Enrica Massei
Enrica Massei (1)

1. Show-room Enrica Massei: the big chandelier "Nautilux"




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The radically restructured and redeveloped space is quite different from most shops like this: as well as clothes collections, there are small objects for the home and office and a range of gifts. There is also a small bar serving drinks and snacks. This bright, simple and warmly welcoming setting is bounded by a curved curtain structure where the bright colours of the clothes on display catch the eye. The lighting takes the form of a specially designed and manufactured suspended central appliance called "Nautilux": its metal frame holds convex lenses conveying a beam of light from one single 1500 W halogen light on the curved wall: the top part of the light is sheltered behind sandblasted glass and shines evenly over the ceiling, reflecting right across the exhibition facility. Hidden out of view inside an iron girder, there are some extremely low-voltage halogen lights with adjustable reflectors incorporated to light up the shop windows and create a striking graphic effect.
Milan, Italy
(In collaboration w/ Arch. V. Brega, G. Bolzoni)
Piero Castiglioni