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Bit 3
Bit 3 wall lamp, Ferruccio Laviani 1993: a 40 cm glass diffuser giving reflected and diffused light
400 × 400 × 105 mm
1993
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Description
Overview
Ferruccio Laviani designed Bit 3 Wall for Foscarini in 1993. It is a wall lamp with reflected and diffused light, and it is made in one colour, white. It measures 40 x 40 cm on the wall and is 10.5 cm deep.
Construction
Mount and wall canopy are both metal. Fixing the glass diffuser to the wall fitting is a decorative glass-lock in metal. Wiring is transparent, runs to a plug and has the control for ON/OFF in the cable.
Specifications
- Light source: E14 bulb, 60 W maximum, not included
- Net weight: 1.80 kg
- Ratings: CE, class I, IP20
Story
Irregular shapes in coloured or white glass
The Bit diffusers are coloured or white coated glass in five irregular shapes of different hues, for an effect of striking graphic impact. Bit 3 is made in white.
Inventing projects and languages
The family is an alphabet of organic forms and basic colours for infinite compositions, inventing projects and languages. Bit 3 measures 40 x 40 cm on the wall and is 10.5 cm deep; its net weight is 1.80 kg.
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