Aria by Zaha Hadid nominated for a DesignEuropa award

Aria, the latest sculpture of light designed by Zaha Hadid for Slamp, is one of the 8 contenders of the DesignEuropa award managed by EUIPO (the European Union Intellectual Property Office), to acknowledge design excellence amongst Registered Community Design holders. “She was inspired by her own architectural works, and without replicating them, created decorative suspensions that avoided traditional archetypes, opting for the placement of layers that followed rigorous mathematical design”, notes Cristina Morozzi, editor-in-chief of The Moodboarders Magazine. Aria Gold is made of 50 metalized polycarbonate layers, which radiate around a central Led source. Each of the chandelier’s 50 “arms” is different from the others, requiring that each piece is almost entirely constructed by hand. Slamp is one of four Italian companies that has been chosen as finalists (the others are Alessi, Caimi Brevetti and Ducati). The winners will be announced on November 30th in Milan.