50 years after its inception, the highly contemporary Chiara lamp is reworked and reimagined.
An icon of lighting architecture, created from a single piece of mouldable metal, Chiara is now available in a range of sizes. A stainless steel cut-out, wrapped and closed via riveted hooks houses the bulb, whilst a large open shade, tilted at 45 degrees acts as a reflector of light. Bellini designed the body and shade to act as an apparatus that would gracefully guide the light into its surroundings, casting a gentle illumination from a bedside or dressing table.
Mario Bellini, born in Milan in 1935, is an architect, critic and designer. From 1959 to 1962 he collaborated as an architect with the Rinascente group. In this period he also taught at the Istituto Superiore di design in Venice. In 1963 he was team leader with Olivetti, for typewriters and computers, and during this time won various SMAU (Information and Communication Technology International Exhibition) awards for some projects.
Mario Bellini has worked with various significant industrial companies such as B&B, Cassina, Brionvega, Yamaha, Artemide, Flos, Vitra, Fiat, Lancia and Renault. The MOMA in New York holds 25 of Mario Bellini's projects and in 1987 dedicated a monographic exhibition to him.
