This week in lighting: launches and leadership moves | Lighting Report
Contemporary lighting manufacturer Adesso Home has appointed Chris Banning as senior vice president, sales, leading the company’s sales strategy across retail, e-commerce, furniture stores and hospitality channels.
“Chris brings a powerful mix of brand building, omnichannel expertise and a roll-up-your-sleeves leadership style that fits Adesso perfectly,” said Lee Schaak, CEO.
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Chelsea House has reconfigured some of its most popular candle sconces into electrified designs, including the Leggit Sconce with an antique gold leaf finish, the hand-formed Wheat Sconce that features a sheaf of antique silver-finished leaves, and the Belk sconce, which has a rectangular tempered glass panel and a bronze finish.
“We introduced them at [High Point] market and they are already a huge hit,” said President Pam Cain.
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PET Lamp, the Spanish sustainable design project that transforms discarded plastic bottles into unique luminaires by global artisan communities (and which received a HAT tag a few High Point markets ago), will be at Miami Design Week next month, where it will showcase the Gurunsi collection, a “lamp-tapestry” born from Fafra weaving that translates traditional African architecture into stunning lighting.
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Zafferano held a launch party last night in New York for Skyline, a series of shades designed by Kickie Chudikova for its iconic Poldina cordless lamp. It’s inspired by the New York skyline.
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Foscarini has launched a trio of sculptural suspension lamps that feature a new patented material made from recycled lava. A tribute to Italy’s volcanic landscapes, each lamp — Alicudi, Filicudi and Panarea — is crafted from lava sourced from Mt. Vesuvius. The lava-derived composite combines scraps of processed lava with a natural binder, creating lightweight yet durable structures with cratered, expressive surfaces. They were designed by Alberto and Francesco Meda in collaboration with Ranieri.
