Catodo

The result of an elegant combination of volumes and materials, the new Catodo lamp evokes the lines of the vase with the same name. A conical base in matte or glossy lacquered polyurethane, decorated with two dark smoked glass discs, accommodates an illuminating sphere in smoked glass or milk white glass. Designer and artist Elena Salmistraro takes her inspiration from the historical period between the 1940s and 1960s. During those years the world was a victim of the Cold War and afraid of the imminent nuclear catastrophe, but, despite the scary climate, the public found the strength to imagine a better future. Bold and graphic shapes linked to the fear of the atom were recurrent in the artistic expression of the time as a symbol of the common will to change people’s destiny and defeat the overwhelming sense of fear. The New Atomic Age collection by Elena Salmistraro reflects these neo-tribal and post atomic symbols through precious inlays and innovative resin carvings on marble surfaces.