On a spring evening in 1972 I was introduced to the person who would change my life. Cleto Munari remembers the meeting well. It took place in Vicenza, the Palladian city north of Venice, where both he and Carlo Scarpa worked. In Scarpa the architect, Munari found friend, teacher and collaborator. Munari, then 42, remembers their compelling relationship, The first two hours of the day we would spend discussing design. The rest of the day was devoted to architecture, history and art. I …
Jacco Maris for Global Lighting in Hospitality Design
"Holland is a great. inspiring country to design in," according to lighting designer Jacco Maris, who is featured in Hospitality Design magazine. Open, free-minded people who are not afraid to give their honest opinion make sure the quality stays high, and every inch of Holland has been designed to fit both the functionality of beauty and space limitations. Also, our history of great artists and architects has given us a rcsponsibility to create new icons; it's in our DNA, so to speak. Read …
Jacco Maris for Global Lighting in Interiors & Sources
Jacco Maris Featured in Interiors & Sources Interiors & Sources talks with designer Jacco Maris, distributed in the US through Global Lighting, and teases out answers to questions like: Describe the secret to your success. Our power is in our paradox; we are hard materials that curve like ribbons. Our form can be turbulent but our light is serene. View the full PDF The essential, basic aspects of your home such as windows and lights are the most important thing when it comes to …
New Ravenna Mosaics Introduces the Delft Collection
(Exmore, Virginia)........New Ravenna Mosaics is proud to introduce the new Delft Collection in a blue and white palette of jewel glass. Dutch Deltfware was inspired by Chinese porcelain which was brought to the Netherlands by the United Dutch East India Company in 1620. Emulating the crisp and vibrant color combinations, the Dutch potters covered their earthenware pottery in a white tin glaze and used a cobalt, a metal oxide pigment, to add decorative motifs of daily …
Global Lighting Presents Jacco Maris Designs in Delft
Mt. Vernon, New York........Dutch designer Jacco Maris has collaborated with artists Frank De Wit and Ben Quaedvl to create a Delft version of his stainless steel Montone chandelier. The artists hand paint traditional Delft patterns on the strips of metal which have been powdercoated in white. The entire light is created by hand in the Jacco Maris studio located in Breda, the Netherlands. The Montone chandelier is available in oval, round and triangular shapes. It is the triangular shape that …