ILLUMINATING RUMINATIONS
New-York-based designer Lindsey Adelman launched her experimental platform LaLAB where she’ll push her sculptural luminaires into the realm of one-off or limited-edition art. Retro-leaning Cage pendant lights with barnacle globes, Rock lamps buffeted by mineral formations, and ethereal mobiles featuring an array of chains, hand-blown glass and ceramic details filled a tranquil midnight-blue corner of discovery within a buzzy Alcova. lindseyadelman.com
MATERIAL MARK
Over at Rossana Orlandi, Draga & Aurel made a vibrant impression with its own material explorations and artistic expressions titled Transparency Matters. Vivid resin, cast glass, bronze and concrete pieces, crafted by hand at the duo’s Lake Como atelier, had colourful allure drawn from influences encompassing Lighting Boxes by Brian Eno, Space Age design, as well as a minimalistic aesthetic. draga-aurel.com
CRAFTED EDGE
While the appeal of ceramics is drawn from its handmade nature, Santiago Braby Brown and Maria Teresa Castillo cast digital technology into the mould through “coding and 3D printing prototyping, all the way to artisanal ceramic crafting processes and experimentation,” says Brown. For this year’s Salone, the couple behind Forma Rosa Studio held their first solo show, Natura Obscura, in an upper-level nook at Alcova where sensuous Wave Form lamps stood alongside otherworldly Caracoles stools and bulbous Botryoidal lights. “As we continue to develop these new designs, we continue to learn and expand our understanding of where we can control, and where we
