Pending Cultures Exhibition is an Interational project that puts in contact two student from two different Universities in the world. I have been mated to an Argentine girl and when we started brainstorming, we found out that we had something in common, the achluophobia. Achluophobia is the fear of darkness, so the name of the project makes understand the concept of the lamp. In fact, Achluophobia is a lamp that keeps a constant light. The project was born from the idea of a visible light even in the dark nights and would show its shape even when the last lights are switched off. So this lamp has new functional values, both to help people who are afraid of the darkness and to not have problems of energy waste.
The shape of the lamp is inspired to the mix of our two different cultures: the Italian one and the Argentine one. In fact the two crossing rings would represent Italy through softer shapes covered in luminescent fabric and a second light, that would represent Argentina with more straight lines and traditional palosanto wood, thus creating a weave of cultures through materials and shapes.
This project was selected for the exhibition and it was selected among the winners.