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december 04, 2018 - Vibia

VIBIA presents “Light is the sustenance that has been articulated in the language of architecture.”


If I had to define LINK with four words, I would say that it is modular, architectural, structured, and versatile. LINK is more than a system of luminaires; it subtly suggests daylight entering, giving the impression of an overhead skylight. To me, it helps create the space.

In my houses, a constant premise is to play with the lighting; therefore I used skylights to allow me to create a spatial atmosphere. From this practice came the idea for LINK . I wanted to create a fixture similar to a hollow coned shape, which creates a reflection produced at the threshold of windows and skylights. Additionally, I wanted to emulate the drama medieval architecture, providing an architectural dimension to the object and what would eventually be adapted to the different dimensions and depths of the modular collection LINK .

As an architect, I understand that light is what unveils the properties of matter. There are two types of lights...a natural and dynamic one causes a building to change over the day and over the seasons of the year. The other type, artificial, is needed when we no longer have access to this ever changing natural light. I believe that the generated light is just as important as the natural light. This light can be manipulated, which to me is the function and philosophy of architecture.

Personally, I am interested in achieving a specific set of characteristics for any lighting project I embark on, in the manner of the artist James Turrell. I like to model the artificial light as if it were a form that bathes, discovers, and gives prominence to what I want to highlight. On the other hand, I care very much for the color temperature, having a predilection for warm light and control of the shade it produces, as well as controlled dimming and smooth, uniform lighting.

With this philosophy I began this particular project, which lasted nearly a year, during which time many models were made to study the proportions.

From the very first, we put the idea of the LINK to #vibia, who had given us a very particular briefing for large-scale modular light fixture. The system was to cover the maximum amount of ceiling surface area while being powered from a single connection point. Along with this requirement we were looking for a light source that would give the illusion of being amorphous and indistinct as a natural light source would seem to the viewer.