The original Funiculi Wall Light was first launched over three decades ago, with a striking industrial aesthetic that adds a touch of functional design to your home. The adjustable iron frame allows you to tailor the light to best suit your needs, while the swivelling head gives the option of direct or indirect illumination. When Lluis Porqueras originally developed the design, he envisioned a conical fabric shade that softened the stark shapes and created an elegant atmosphere using tactile textiles.
Released for the first time by Marset, this fabric version of the wall lamp embodies Porqueras’ desire to reduce a design to its basic elements, capturing the object’s pure simplicity. The classic design’s proportions have been tweaked to keep the lamp contemporary. The new shade adds sophistication, gently diffusing the light through your space as it filters through the weave.
Lluís Porqueras himself recognises that he began designing without really knowing what industrial design was all about. In 1956 he set up Stoa, the first Catalan design studio, which, amongst other things, brought out lights by Enric Franch.
Together with Jaume Vaquero, he established Vapor in 1979. The company manufactured warm, simple lamps, going against the technological trendiness of the times. “I made very simple things”, affirms Lluís. “Even though the manufacturing process involved 25 separate operations, the end result was simplicity itself; all I wanted to do was to pare away, to pare away and to pare away until I reached the pure essence of a simple, useful object!”.
