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Born in Rome in 1967, he experiences design as an alchemy of nature and hi-tech where form is not aesthetic invention, but the outcome of a process that measures itself against the constraints of matter and pushes them beyond.
In Paolo D'Arrigo's design, each material is a map to be traveled by being guided by its own signs, following its implicit directions and revealing those yet to be written.
Active in the world of associationism, since 2008 he has been a member of ADI, of which he chaired the Lazio delegation from 2015 to 2017. From 2001 to 2004 he led the association In Forma Azione.
He teaches and has taught Product Design to students at AANT, IED and Sapienza University of Rome. He has won numerous awards and prizes in Italy and abroad, including: German Design Award, A'Design Award, European Product Design Award, IDA Design Award and several selections in the ADI Design Index.
The distinct concentric shell structure of this new design, becomes a representation of a visual narrative of Slamp's 30 years, through the 3 materials that have marked its evolutionary milestones.
Fiordlys, with its contemporary aesthetic that at the same time recalls traditional glassmaking techniques, declares itself as an ode to technopolymers.
Starting from the innermost surface, the first material used is Opaflex®, which, characterized by a gentle golden hue, represents the origins of the brand; in the central part appears Lentiflex®, introduced about 15 years ago, which presents a ribbed texture capable of creating fluid and unexpected iridescent effects; lastly, the outermost surface is made with a new technology introduced in 2023 that allows the cold application of a metallized foil whose texture, as it lets light pass through it, creates poetic effects of light and shadow.