How did the collaboration with Marset start? Did you already know the company?
We have known each other with Marset for some time thanks to Christophe Mathieu, my great friend and historic designer of the company. In the past with this brand I had already developed a lamp project made entirely of transparent glass, the Montana.
Babila is a lamp with a lot of character, with personality. Where did the idea of its mirrored surface come from?
From my reflection, namely from the fact that the lamps take on the character of the environments that surround them. This is why I thought of an object that would generate indirect light but that was also able to reflect changes in the sun, the passage of clouds and the appearance of the surrounding nature. The starting idea was to develop a project that obviously sheds light in the hours of darkness, but which continues to be a living and dynamic object even during the day, confronting itself with the solar brightness. The interesting thing about outdoor lamps, in my opinion, is precisely the interaction between natural and artificial light: a very important relationship that is often underestimated. Perhaps because dealing with the beauty of the dark is a luxury that requires care and attention.