PRESS INFORMATION MARCH 2018 VIBIA INTRODUCES NEW COLLECTIONS AT LIGHT + BUILDING 2018

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PRESS INFORMATION MARCH 2018 VIBIA INTRODUCES NEW COLLECTIONS AT LIGHT + BUILDING 2018 On the occasion of Light + Building, from 18-23 March 2018 in Frankfurt, the Spanish lighting

With the collections North, Musa, Structural, Tempo, Guise and Palma, VIBIA presents a wide range of new inspiring lighting collections ready for sale and suitable for private and

As a special highlight at Light + Building 2018, Vibia also showcases for the first time a development of the lighting series GUISE by Stefan Diez: the evolution includes pendant and

The family of luminaires, evolved from a quest to research the relationship between light and transparency, is a showcase of Stefan Diez typical explorative work.

1 PRESS INFORMATION MARCH 2018 VIBIA INTRODUCES NEW COLLECTIONS AT LIGHT + BUILDING 2018 On the occasion of Light + Building, from March 2018 in Frankfurt, the Spanish lighting brand Vibia presents new collections by renowned designers Stefan Diez, Arik Levy, Note Design Studio, Lievore Altherr and Antoni Arola. With the collections North, Musa, Structural, Tempo, Guise and Palma, VIBIA presents a wide range of new inspiring lighting collections ready for sale and suitable for private and public interiors. As a special highlight at Light + Building 2018, Vibia also showcases for the first time a development of the lighting series GUISE by Stefan Diez: the evolution includes pendant and ceiling solutions of the intricate LED light by the Munich based designer. The family of luminaires, evolved from a quest to research the relationship between light and transparency, is a showcase of Stefan Diez typical explorative work. With GUISE, Stefan Diez has developed a new application of LED technology, integrating light into the material. Another special feature of Vibia s Light + Building 2018 presentation is the launch of the collection STICKS by Arik Levy. Notes to Editors VIBIA at Light + Building March 2018 Hall 1.2, B21 Press contact For additional press information, images or interview requests please contact the Vibia press office for DACH and Benelux: Brand. Kiosk Susanne Günther / Danai Colla E vibia@brand-kiosk.com T +49 (0)

2 presents Guise Guise is possible thanks to new LED technologies. Without that it wouldn t exist. Stefan Diez.

Guise A Stefan Diez design With Guise Stefan Diez has discovered a new potential use for LED technology in contact with matter: The light emanates from the piece of glass, while

$A pattern of engraved incisions made in the borosilicate glass, created using a robotic cutting technique, refracts, radiates and reflects the light brilliantly.$

3 Guise A Stefan Diez design With Guise Stefan Diez has discovered a new potential use for LED technology in contact with matter: The light emanates from the piece of glass, while the source remains invisible. With this approach Guise achieves a magical effect and at the same time is fully functional. Because of the transparency of the glass when switched off the lamp almost disappears. When switched on it expresses a luminous and almost magnetic presence. A pattern of engraved incisions made in the borosilicate glass, created using a robotic cutting technique, refracts, radiates and reflects the light brilliantly. The Led source is located longitudinally as if it were a seam, almost imperceptible. IMMATERIAL LIGHT

Stefan Diez was inspired by several traditional techniques, Bohemian glass cutting and luminous street signage which are combined here in a unique contemporary vision.

Guise includes a sensor that allows its intensity to be dimmed simply by bringing one s hand close to the light, without the need for a switch, or even direct contact.

4 Stefan Diez was inspired by several traditional techniques, Bohemian glass cutting and luminous street signage which are combined here in a unique contemporary vision. Together with its innovative technology Guise achieves almost a virtual light. Guise includes a sensor that allows its intensity to be dimmed simply by bringing one s hand close to the light, without the need for a switch, or even direct contact. The collection includes pendant lamps, both vertical and horizontal, that allows them to be placed over dining tables, offices or sitting rooms and circulation areas, with single fittings or multiple configurations. The wall sconce version with a different formal expression features a glass disk that gives off a perimeter glow where the Led light source is also hidden. When turned off it becomes fused with its background, when on it evokes a solar eclipse. Guise was recognised with a 2018 German Design Award for its innovative design. Family Guise Designer Stefan Diez Materials Aluminium and borosilicate glass Light source LED Finishes Matt graphite lacquer Press enquiries For press enquiries, please contact: Brand. Kiosk: vibia@brand-kiosk.com Tel: +49(0) About Vibia Founded in 1987 VIBIA makes contemporary designer lighting systems that bring technological innovation and cultural expression together. Based in Barcelona city centre and with a presence in more than 80 countries around the world, it also has an associate in the USA. VIBIA s products provide specific solutions and also inspire the creative capacity of architectural, interior design and lighting professionals with a catalogue filled with unique lamps. vibia.com

5 presents Musa The very same design process provided us with much inspiration, hence its name, Musa. Note Design Studio

A DELICATE LIGHT OBJECT Musa Designed by Note Design Studio Created by Note Design Studio, Musa is a lamp of organic qualities that attracts the eye due to its lighting function.

The distinctive composition of two circles, one of light and the other of support, marks its balanc4ed formal expression and its functional performance as a lamp.

6 A DELICATE LIGHT OBJECT Musa Designed by Note Design Studio Created by Note Design Studio, Musa is a lamp of organic qualities that attracts the eye due to its lighting function. A delicate and elegant design where a symbiotic interaction is established between the small hand blown opal glass sphere and the dish that holds and reflects it. The distinctive composition of two circles, one of light and the other of support, marks its balanc4ed formal expression and its functional performance as a lamp. The slightly textured concave aluminium base captures the light from the simple diffuser and amplifies it smoothly. It s made in three colour options: white, salmon and mink grey, that adds to the warm quality of the lamp.

Designed as a wall sconce and table lamp there is also a portable model with its own battery lending it complete autonomy.

7 Musa is the final result of an intensive manual research phase involving paper models that influenced its organic expression. This same morphology of the dish successfully resolves the light diffusion in an integrated fashion. Designed as a wall sconce and table lamp there is also a portable model with its own battery lending it complete autonomy. Its capacity of being able to work anywhere underlines its poetic physical form. A design that appeals to the touch, to the day-today and the familiar. Family Musa Designer Note Design Studio Materials Hand blown opal glass diffuser Light source LED Finishes Matt salmon, mink and white lacquer Press enquiries For press enquiries, please contact: Brand. Kiosk: vibia@brand-kiosk.com Tel: +49(0) About Vibia Founded in 1987 VIBIA makes contemporary designer lighting systems that bring technological innovation and cultural expression together. Based in Barcelona city centre and with a presence in more than 80 countries around the world, it also has an associate in the USA. VIBIA s products provide specific solutions and also inspire the creative capacity of architectural, interior design and lighting professionals with a catalogue filled with unique lamps. vibia.com

8 presenta North Floor-Pendant North is a system that exists in space. It s like the light from the sun which overthe year changes its height and position, Arik Levy

A long carbon fibre rod, its lightweigth and flexible qualities making it the perfect support, hangs from the ceiling via an almost imperceptible steel cable.

9 North Floor-Pendant Arik Levy design With North designer Arik Levy has come up with a new category of lamp. One that fuses a floor lamp and a suspended lamp, recreating a floating effect. A long carbon fibre rod, its lightweigth and flexible qualities making it the perfect support, hangs from the ceiling via an almost imperceptible steel cable. A counter-weight at floor level guides the electrical cable from the conical shaped shade to the wall socket and makes it possible to place the light fitting in any desired position. With its essential design North pierces the air extending its luminous coverage while defining a space without overwhelming. SUSPENSION FLOOR LIGHT

Family North Designer Arik Levy Materials Methacrylate diffuser, aluminium screen, carbon fiber cane Light source LED Finishes Matt white, cream, blue and graphite lacquer Press enquiries For press

com Tel: +49(0)69 2649 1122 About Vibia Founded in 1987 VIBIA makes contemporary designer lighting systems that bring technological innovation and cultural expression together.

10 Family North Designer Arik Levy Materials Methacrylate diffuser, aluminium screen, carbon fiber cane Light source LED Finishes Matt white, cream, blue and graphite lacquer Press enquiries For press enquiries, please contact: Brand. Kiosk: Tel: +49(0) About Vibia Founded in 1987 VIBIA makes contemporary designer lighting systems that bring technological innovation and cultural expression together. Based in Barcelona city centre and with a presence in more than 80 countries around the world, it also has an associate in the USA. VIBIA s products provide specific solutions and also inspire the creative capacity of architectural, interior design and lighting professionals with a catalogue filled with unique lamps. vibia.com Arik Levy has come up with a dynamic system of adjustable angles in order to bring light where it s required, in an exercise of functional and poetic deconstruction. The sharper angle circumscribes a close and intimate area, a more open angle creates a more social space. Elegant and stylised, it s the lightest floor lamp yet designed. The name of the collection makes a reference to the qualities of north light. A different and more diffuse light that s projected forcefully while also avoiding sharp shadows. The careful treatment of the diffuser as well as the Led light source lend it a great warmth. The conical shade made from aluminium is available in graphite, blue, cream and white with a matt finish. It s equipped with a dimmer switch provided within the electrical cable.

11 presents Palma The project aims to interconnect light with planting, just like what happens in the natural landscape Antoni Arola.

It s a lighting system that introduces the planting normally associated daylight in the outdoors, to an indoors setting. And promotes a return to nature for our day-today settings.

12 Palma Antoni Arola design Antoni Arola was inspired by the beauty of historic hanging gardens with the creation of Palma. And other references closer to home such as Mediterranean rationalism, giving his design an element of cultural continuity. It s a lighting system that introduces the planting normally associated daylight in the outdoors, to an indoors setting. And promotes a return to nature for our day-today settings. Palma s design is based on elemental forms, its luminous quality expressed though a warm quality dimmable light. Filtered by two glowing half spheres of blown opal glass, joined together by an aluminium ring, in a graphite or white finish. The classic globe, slightly flattened here evolves towards a more organic form and the suspended version with an almost imperceptible cable support accentuates the floating sensation. BRINGING NATURE TO INDOOR LIGHT

The collection also makes possible multiple globe compositions, vertical and horizontal in order to create visual axes on a larger scale, integrating vegetation, for both the pendant and the

One of the most innovative is the use of multiple wall sconce lamps for public spaces.

13 The collection also makes possible multiple globe compositions, vertical and horizontal in order to create visual axes on a larger scale, integrating vegetation, for both the pendant and the wall sconce versions. It can also be used as an individual globe. With this approach numerous options are made possible. One of the most innovative is the use of multiple wall sconce lamps for public spaces. Antoni Arola considers Palma as if it were a landscape project that will be transformed over time, once the designer has finished the first part of the job. The capacity for Palma to create ambience within an interior setting increases with its growth like a luminous hanging garden. Palma has been awarded with the German Design Award 2018 for its innovative design.

Family Palma Designer Antoni Arola Materials Aluminium and blown-glass Light source LED Finishes Matt graphite or white lacquer Press enquiries For press enquiries, please

14 Family Palma Designer Antoni Arola Materials Aluminium and blown-glass Light source LED Finishes Matt graphite or white lacquer Press enquiries For press enquiries, please contact: Brand. Kiosk: Tel: +49(0) About Vibia Founded in 1987 VIBIA makes contemporary designer lighting systems that bring technological innovation and cultural expression together. Based in Barcelona city centre and with a presence in more than 80 countries around the world, it also has an associate in the USA. VIBIA s products provide specific solutions and also inspire the creative capacity of architectural, interior design and lighting professionals with a catalogue filled with unique lamps. vibia.com

15 presents Structural

Structural Designed by Arik Levy The STRUCTURAL lighting collection designed by Arik Levy for Vibia is based on the combination of cubic volumes that together

Through the playful combination of direct and indirect lighting, STRUCTURAL provides a powerful magical light that bathes walls and other surfaces with an

16 Structural Designed by Arik Levy The STRUCTURAL lighting collection designed by Arik Levy for Vibia is based on the combination of cubic volumes that together create integrated sculptures within the architecture of the spaces where they are provided. Through the playful combination of direct and indirect lighting, STRUCTURAL provides a powerful magical light that bathes walls and other surfaces with an intense lighting effect. STRUCTURAL deconstructs the light sources and integrates them with the architecture, placing the light in unexpected locations while generating impressive compositions of elements. ARCHITECTONIC LIGHT SCULPTURES

17 Family Structural Designer Arik Levy Materials Aluminium diffuser Light source LED Finishes Graphite or cream Press enquiries For press enquiries, please contact: Brand. Kiosk: Tel: +49 (0) About Vibia Founded in 1987 VIBIA makes contemporary designer lighting systems that bring technological innovation and cultural expression together. Based in Barcelona city centre and with a presence in more than 80 countries around the world, it also has an associate in the USA. VIBIA s products provide specific solutions and also inspire the creative capacity of architectural, interior design and lighting professionals with a catalogue filled with unique lamps. vibia.com The different elements of the collection that includes sconce, ceiling lamps and wall-wall lamps provide subtle variations in lighting effects. New and unexpected configurations are made possible. The light can be introduced to the corners of a room. The LED light sources are accommodated within aluminium boxes, providing an intense light that avoids glare. The volumes are connected together by square section metal profiles that allow the sources to be separated in space and form an integral part of the overall composition. There are two finishes available: graphite and cream. Light sculptures that become integrated with the architecture. STRUCTURAL could only have been designed by the magnificent teaming of Arik Levy and Vibia.

18 presents Tempo

A UNIVERSAL LIGHT SYSTEM IN THREE PARTS A Lievore Altherr design The designers of TEMPO were inspired by the

To do so Lievore Altherr explored lighting archetypes from different cultures and regions around the world,

fittings supported from ceilings or cantilevered arms.

19 A UNIVERSAL LIGHT SYSTEM IN THREE PARTS A Lievore Altherr design The designers of TEMPO were inspired by the search for a universal language of lighting that could be brought together under the umbrella of a single system. To do so Lievore Altherr explored lighting archetypes from different cultures and regions around the world, concentrating on three that are reduced to their most essential expression; a collection of suspended light fittings supported from ceilings or cantilevered arms. Each of the archetypcal lamps is clearly legible in the final collection, expressed using three different glass diffusers that provide different lighting effects based on their differing shapes.

Family Tempo Designer Lievore Altherr Materials Angular or oval opal diffuser, standard glass diffuser Light source LED Finishes Graphite, matt gold, matt green and matt cream Press enquiries For

20 Family Tempo Designer Lievore Altherr Materials Angular or oval opal diffuser, standard glass diffuser Light source LED Finishes Graphite, matt gold, matt green and matt cream Press enquiries For press enquiries, please contact: Brand. Kiosk: Tel: +49(0) About Vibia Founded in 1987 VIBIA makes contemporary designer lighting systems that bring technological innovation and cultural expression together. Based in Barcelona city centre and with a presence in more than 80 countries around the world, it also has an associate in the USA. VIBIA s products provide specific solutions and also inspire the creative capacity of architectural, interior design and lighting professionals with a catalogue filled with unique lamps. vibia.com One a classic bulb under a disc shape reflector that directs a general ambient light downwards; another reinterprets the classic opaline globe through a softly rounded ovaloid shape with progressive translucence that emits a general and ambient light; and a version of the angular opaline lamps that provides a diffuse general light. All of the various elements belonging to the TEMPO collection are inspired by degrees of luminance and the interplay of opacity, translucence and transparency. Each of the lamps provides a solution for different lighting situations and can be combined with pendant or arm support structures. The common thread for all three strands of the collection is the creation of atmosphere and ambience. TEMPO is available in pendant and wall sconce versions. Both versions come in disc, angle lamp and opaline bulb options. The finishes are graphite black, matt cream white, green and terracota.

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