Opus Barro Lucerna a designatore Caterina Moretti est victor maxime honoratus praemii praestigiosissimi 2023 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Categoria Certaminis Designatio Luminarium.

ArgentumLuminaria· 2023

Barro Lucerna

a Caterina Moretti

Cliens: Graypants

Victor praemii Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Categoria Luminaria

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Designum

De Barro Lucerna

Barro Lamp in compositione argillae et vitri naturae fervorem capit. Haec lucerna pendenti ex duobus elementis conficitur ubi Oaxaca Mexicana urbs praecipua est. San Bartolo Coyotepec artifices fabricati sunt, qui Barro Negro a pre-Columbianis temporibus dominati sunt; a blown-glas tholum operit argilla compages: symbolice custodiens pretiosas res custodiens. Barro lucerna in duobus codicibus est: argilla rubra et umbra perspicua et argilla nigra cum umbra cinerea.

Agnitio

De Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

Barro Lucerna victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Barro Lucerna opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. Barro Lucerna creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.

Post Designum

Fasciculus Nuntii

Merita, sodales gregis et singula technica a designatore praebita.

Proprietates Singulares: Made from Oaxacan Barro Negro clay and blown glass, Barro Pendant Lamp is not only a meeting point of ancestral traditions and contemporary design, it is also an exploration where the limits of traditional materials and techniques are pushed and the clay’s essence is brought to a modern setting. The clean lines of the cylindrical clay structure are circled by a blown glass dome -a symbolic protection for precious objects- rendering a soft, filtered light. Barro pendant lamp is available in two versions: red with a transparent dome and charcoal with a smoke gray dome.
Dimensiones et Involucrum: Overall product dimensions are 165 mm in diameter x 350 mm in height.
Notulae: Lamp, clay lamp, pendant light, contemporary lighting, interior design, Mexican traditional techniques, hand-blown glass
Technologia Productionis: A clay cylindrical structure sits inside a glass-blown glass cylindrical dome that envelops and lends the lamp its main form. Oaxacan Black Clay is a technique dating back from Pre-Hispanic times and has withstood the passage of time, perfected through trial and error to create such perfect pieces we enjoy today. Only in the small community of San Pedro Coyotepec on the outskirts of Oaxaca City, this technique is mastered by sourcing local clay and hand-burnishing each piece before firing using a smooth stone in order to achieve its characteristic iridescent sheen and smooth feel. The pieces are then set in a special two-vent kiln on a process known as reduction of atmospheres where in a precise moment, close to the end of the firing the vents are shut down to reduce oxygen intake and so generating a chemical reaction that will produce a deep black color in the natural color of the clay. The red clay is fired for a shorter time and the oxygen reduction technique is not used.
The outer part of the lamp is a blow-glass shade made by a local craftsman we have worked with before. He created a textured glass dome of sorts that surrounds the clay structure, rendering soft, filtered light.
Provocatio Designandi: Since both components of the lamp are made by experts in trades passed along through many years –centuries in the case of Oaxacan Black clay, in general, Barro Lamp is a product of empirical knowledge and age-old technology. The methods have been tried and perfected through the craftspeople's work and learned from their experience and intuition, ingrained in their technique like second nature.
Investigatio: This has been mostly an empiric project, since both components of the lamp are made by experts in a trade that has been passed along through many years –centuries in the case of the Black clay. Some of the methods have been explained to us and some shown but many of the details of the craftspeople’s work are made from experience and intuition and ingrained in their technique like second nature. We did several trials of materials but again, all the work was very intuitive.
Inspiratio: The city of Oaxaca, its beauty, culture, art, and tradition have inspired this lamp. Barro negro (Oaxacan Black clay) is admired throughout the world for its peculiar method of preparing and firing it. We love the richness of its satin-like feel and the small tell-tell signs of the fire marked on its sheen. We have found a local glass blower in the city whose work we love, so we married the two materials, playing with the elements of fire, earth, and air, where both clay and glass are born.
Duratio Operis: We started drafting for this project in July 2019 in Guadalajara, after a visit to Oaxaca to source another project. There, we visited the community of San Pedro Coyotepec and met the Amando family. We started prototyping in June 2020 and working on the glass dome in June 2020. The design was finished by March 2021
Cursus Operationis: Barro was conceived as a pendant lamp. The height can be adjusted through the wiring, which is very basic in itself. The glass dome serves both as an encasing for the clay structure as well as a shade to soften the light.
Membra Turmae: Designer: Caterina Moretti.
Agnitiones Imaginum: Image #1: Design by Caterina Moretti for Graypants, Photo: Andrés Alejos.

Image #2: Design by Caterina Moretti for Graypants, Photo: Andrés Alejos.

Image #3: Design by Caterina Moretti for Graypants, Photo: Andrés Alejos.

Image #4: Design by Caterina Moretti for Graypants, Photo: Andrés Alejos.

Image #5: Design by Caterina Moretti for Graypants, Photo: Andrés Alejos.