Cornucopia
Press Release StoreCornucopia is the Spanish word to describe a typical wall mirror used in baroque times that reflected the light of a candle magnifying its brightness. Our lives and our daily rituals radically changed when 150 years ago the candle was replaced by the Edison light bulb.
Now that the iconic Edison lamp is ceding its place to new, greener technologies, we have chosen to use a low-voltage version of this masterpiece to fill it with a poetic purpose, much like how candles are used at specific moments today.
In the same way as the candle was once replaced by the Edison lamp (losing its functional sense but still being used for special occasions), we aimed to give a second life to the Edison light bulb recalling the physical gesture and ritual that for centuries the candle has required in order to be litten up.
This principle is materialized in cables, bulbs, switches and most electrical components. The idea was to make the simplest possible lamp by reducing it to only these 3 elements.
Each component should cover more than one function. The mirror finished stainless steel sheet is an electrical pole, reflector and container for the bulb when not in use. The brass ring is the other electrical pole, places the bulb in the precise position and holds the lamp onto the wall. The rubber washer isolates both poles and separates the lamp from the wall.
Finally the bulb acts as a source of light and switches making the act of lighting up the space a warmer and interactive experience closer to lighting up a candle than an electrical lamp.
- Cornucopia lighting process. Photos by ACdO
- Cornucopia lighting process. Photos by ACdO
- Detail of Cornucopia off. Photo by ACdO
- Cornucopia placed on a living room. Photo by ACdO
Cornucopia
Cornucopia is the Spanish word to describe a typical wall mirror used in baroque times that reflected the light of a candle magnifying its brightness. Our lives and our daily rituals radically changed when 150 years ago the candle was replaced by the Edison light bulb.
Now that the iconic Edison lamp is ceding its place to new, greener technologies, we have chosen to use a low-voltage version of this masterpiece to fill it with a poetic purpose, much like how candles are used at specific moments today.
In the same way as the candle was once replaced by the Edison lamp (losing its functional sense but still being used for special occasions), we aimed to give a second life to the Edison light bulb recalling the physical gesture and ritual that for centuries the candle has required in order to be litten up.
- Cornucopia lighting process. Photos by ACdO
- Cornucopia lighting process. Photos by ACdO
- Detail of Cornucopia off. Photo by ACdO
- Cornucopia placed on a living room. Photo by ACdO
This principle is materialized in cables, bulbs, switches and most electrical components. The idea was to make the simplest possible lamp by reducing it to only these 3 elements.
Each component should cover more than one function. The mirror finished stainless steel sheet is an electrical pole, reflector and container for the bulb when not in use. The brass ring is the other electrical pole, places the bulb in the precise position and holds the lamp onto the wall. The rubber washer isolates both poles and separates the lamp from the wall.
Finally the bulb acts as a source of light and switches making the act of lighting up the space a warmer and interactive experience closer to lighting up a candle than an electrical lamp.
