Alicanto by FontanaArte is a contemporary lamp, solid and light, with an innovative design that is capable of adapting to cutting edge furnishings without departing from the FontanaArte philosophy, in balance between art and industry, suspended between clarity and durability.
It takes its name from Chilean mythology; Alicanto is a nocturnal bird that is said to live in the Atacama Desert and has the peculiarity of feeding exclusively on gold and silver.
According to the fable, its feeding makes it unable to fly but makes its wings glow with golden reflections. The miners, seeing its light in the dark, would follow it and thus find gold.
It was therefore the image of this bird capable of lighting up the night, about to take flight but firmly set on the ground, that suggested the inspiration when it came to finding a name for a new lamp characterised by a slight forward imbalance: its arched shape is all projected to carry the light, almost as if to “extend” it, as far as possible.
“The vaguely zoomorphic appearance, the stand of the legs slightly apart, the profile of the arch that almost seems to trace the trajectory of a leap, the luminous sphere that only rests on the structure, the support rod that tilts forward almost as if assimilating the light to an offering gesture, are the suggestions that have contributed to defining the character of this lamp with its structure all outstretched, with a dynamic gesture towards the light.” Francesco Librizzi, architect, designer of Alicanto and FontanaArte Artistic Director.
With integrated LED modules, Alicanto is a floor and wall lamp, the latter version is available in two sizes. Both versions are developed in black/gold and white/gold colours. The diffuser is made of hand-blown etched glass with the base and stem made of painted metal.
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