With this collection, Gaspar resolves the challenge of using wood - a material that is so hard to mould, yet is desirable to use due to its strong associations with cozy lighting. He manages to achieve ultimate simplicity by using a design and method with great complexity. Through the use of high pressure shaping of several layers of wood and paper pressed together, a very thin laminate lamp plate is formed, that appears almost entirely flat. The Ginger can then light spaces with indirect light and achieve the discreet simplicity Gaspar aimed for 'objects have to be in a place without making noise, without clamoring for attention'.
Born in 1966, Spanish designer Joan Gaspar studied Industrial Design at the School of Arts and Crafts of Barcelona.
The partnership between Gaspar and Spanish lighting brand Marset began in 1996, and since then, he has been developing new products for decades and steering the creative direction of the design firm in new directions.
