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Parentesi

Product
Parentesi
Designer
Achille Castiglioni and Pio Manzu
Photography
Fondazione Achille Castiglioni, Studio Casali, Piero Fasanotto, Ramak Fazel, Gionata Xerra

The Parentesi lamp, created by design pioneers Achille Castiglioni and Pio Manzù, has been a global icon for over 50 years. Its ingenious design strikes a perfect balance between simplicity and sophistication.

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Inspired by the parenthesis symbol, its adjustable spotlight glides vertically along a cable suspended from the ceiling, held taut by a counterweight hovering just above the floor. This ingenious design balances movement and stillness, engineering and artistry, simplicity and sophistication.

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Accent and ambient light

Parentesi has a perfect accent light for a reading corner, and thanks to its directional bulb, we can focus it on the ceiling or wall and turn it into an ambient lamp.

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Parentesi is also a celebration of collaboration and creativity

Designer Pio Manzù, whose work included the Fiat 127, died two years before the Parentesi came to be. Castiglioni transformed his drawings into the lamp we know today, sharing credit as a tribute to original thinking and design innovation.

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Finishes

Parentesi is available in four color options: black, red, white, and nickel.

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