Hope Suspension Light

Hope (name inspired by a famous, strikingly beautiful
diamond with over four hundred karats), project by Francisco
Gomez Paz and Paolo Rizzatto, presents the magic of
traditional lamps. A series of thin, flat plastic Fresnel lenses, created using
imprinted microprisms on polycarbonate film to achieve a dioptric effect similar to glass
(without any limitations in terms of space, thickness and weight), reduce the elevated
luminance of the light source while at the same time multiplying its light an infinite number
of times, recreating a pleasant, glittering atmosphere sprinkled with thousands of tiny
reflections. When the device is turned off, the effect is both charming and surprising, since
the geometric nature of its thin lenses captures and refracts both daylight and
environmental light. Its lightness is interpreted with a few, studied elements: a slender,
three-dimensional load-bearing frame in pressed and bent steel, a variable number of
transparent, polycarbonate injection moulded stems on which the lenses are attached
and a simple, central lamp.
Incredibly light and easy to assemble, the lamp can be dismantled and becomes highly compact in size. Hope – the fruit of a brilliant project and manufacturing process – has
been designed for use with any type of light source: halogens, incandescent and
fluorescent light bulbs.