Wax, stone, light

Wax, Stone, Light is a table lamp designed by Linde Freya Tangelder. In 2022 Cassina launched its Patronage project with the aim of cultivating young international talent, supporting culture and developing creative ideas. This first chapter saw the debut of the Antwerp-based designer Linde Freya Tangelder who, thanks to the company’s support, developed limited-edition pieces for her first solo show at Carwan Gallery in Athens. These collectable items were the foundation of her inspiration for the Soft Corners pieces developed for the Cassina Collection last year and continue to be the inspiration of her work for the new Cassina Lighting Collection. Wax, Stone, Light develops Linde’s original idea of sculptural blocks placed precariously one on top of the other in a seemingly unstable architectural column. Fascinated by liquid materials that change form to become solid, the designer began experimenting with glass to uncover the multiple facets of this fascinating material, playing with transparency, tactility and light to create not just an object but an atmosphere. The collection includes five different-sized totemic columns made from Murano glass cubes that have been blown by craftsmen inside cast iron moulds. Defined by irregular forms, the surface of each block is manually worked with wax to create its unique shape. Vertically stacked on top of each other, they are connected by a customised central LED tube that illuminates the whole piece with a warm light thanks to the off-white or smoky grey finish. High: LED strip 22W, 2950lm, 2700K, CRI >90 Low: LED strip 12W, 1610lm, 2700K, CRI >90.