Lab Bollard
Marset | Francesc Rifé
The new Lab has not only expanded its sizes and collection, the revised design allows the light fixture to stand alone as an aesthetic object, full of textures. Both the bollard models and the new wall sconce are supported by an aluminum structure, with a hollow interior space to allow for maximum interplay of light and material. The surface of the design shines through: painted sheets of metal or iroko wood will provide different types of lighting via reflection.
The beauty of this new collection lies in the way the light interacts with the different materials. As with th original, the expanded Lab collection conceals the point of light, but provides powerful illumination and outsized presence.
Made in Terrassa, Spain
Marset | Francesc Rifé
The new Lab has not only expanded its sizes and collection, the revised design allows the light fixture to stand alone as an aesthetic object, full of textures. Both the bollard models and the new wall sconce are supported by an aluminum structure, with a hollow interior space to allow for maximum interplay of light and material. The surface of the design shines through: painted sheets of metal or iroko wood will provide different types of lighting via reflection.
The beauty of this new collection lies in the way the light interacts with the different materials. As with th original, the expanded Lab collection conceals the point of light, but provides powerful illumination and outsized presence.
Made in Terrassa, Spain
Marset | Francesc Rifé
The new Lab has not only expanded its sizes and collection, the revised design allows the light fixture to stand alone as an aesthetic object, full of textures. Both the bollard models and the new wall sconce are supported by an aluminum structure, with a hollow interior space to allow for maximum interplay of light and material. The surface of the design shines through: painted sheets of metal or iroko wood will provide different types of lighting via reflection.
The beauty of this new collection lies in the way the light interacts with the different materials. As with th original, the expanded Lab collection conceals the point of light, but provides powerful illumination and outsized presence.
Made in Terrassa, Spain
Brand
Marset
Marset was established in 1942 as a family business, not making lighting, but as a foundry. That foundation in casting metals did eventually segue into lighting design, however, with Francisco Marset formally establishing Marset Illuminacion in 1965.
The decades spent experimenting with and molding metal translated well into the contemporary lighting industry: manipulating all kinds of materials to create unexpected, atmospheric lighting effects.
Designer
Francesc Rifé
Interior and industrial designer, Francesc Rifé (Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, 1969) founded his own studio in Barcelona in 1994. Influenced by minimalism and following a familiar tradition linked to craftsmanship, his work focuses on ways of approaching material honesty, spatial order, and geometric proportion. Currently, he leads a team of professionals from several design fields. His projects, domestic and international, range from interior to industrial design, architecture, the creation of concepts, installations, graphics, and art direction.
Throughout his career, Rifé has been awarded prizes from the field of design such as Contract World, Red Dot, ICFF Editors, HiP in Chicago, FAD, and several ASCER awards.
