You LIGHT UP my life...our very first designer piece by Ferruccio Laviani

Deciding on each purchase for our house has been like a pendulum, striking a right balance between our “wants” and our “needs”.

Like most women, I have always been the visual animal that allows my desire to over-take practicality and of course, limits. I am glad that my future better-half, always strike that balance, by pulling the brake on me.

Till date, there are still several “wants” which had been put thru endless debates and measurement. But what came as a surprised to me was when he said “YES” to our Kartell Bourgie without much persuasion. A trip down to their flagship store in CentrePoint last Saturday ended us walking away empty handed but rewarded. We were told to come back a week later!!!! All because they will be having a month long sales for Bourgie Crystal (ONLY) from 1 August 2008. I repeat…the sale was meant only for Bourgie Crystal.

Instead of having a storewide sale, Kartell runs their promotion by dedicating one product per month for these sales. Thus, our decision was just timely. We walked away with a 30% savings. Yipee!

About Kartell Bourgie: The revisiting of a classic, the baroque table lamp. The revolutionary feature of this lamp is that it is made entirely of a transparent or batch-dyed polycarbonate. On the one hand, it is classical, rich and traditional, and on the other hand, it is innovative, transparent and ironic. The quality of the material and its extremely high-quality processing lend it the resemblance of a precious, crystal table lamp. The baroque style base is composed of three decorated layers that interconnect, and the large lampshade is made with a plisse effect, to create a myriad play of reflections once the lamp is turned on. Thanks to a special coupling system on the lampshade, it can be assembled at three different heights…68, 73 and 78 centimetres. You can choose to assemble it at the height you prefer and, later, modify to your preferred use. In this way, Bourgie takes on great personality, giving the user the possibility to transform it instantly into a splendid decorative table or desk lamp.

Designer/Year:
Ferruccio Laviani : 2004

Dimensions:

370mm ø x 680mm h or 730mm h or 780mm h

Materials / Finishes:

Transparent or smooth batch-dyed polycarbonate

Colours:

transparent