Uptown by Foscarini: skyscraper of light

Foscarini celebrates New York with a photography project devoted to the sculptural Uptown lamp by Ferruccio Laviani

Uptown: the city of light by Foscarini - Photo © Gianluca Vassallo
Uptown: the city of light by Foscarini - Photo © Gianluca Vassallo

The iconic sights of the city that doesn’t sleep become the stage for 17 shots by Gianluca Vassallo, invited by Foscarini to immortalize one of the creations of the designer Ferruccio Laviani inside the New York skyline.

“All I could do was to take Uptown into the world and allow its enchanting light to be reflected in everyone’s eyes. This implied starting to play again, once more,” says the artist, photographer and videomaker.

The evocative images are on view in the exhibition Uptown: The City of Light, set up during NYCxDesign inside the Italian brand’s showroom in the heart of SoHo. The images are joined by the Chiaroscura lamp by Alberto + Francesco Meda, where the direct upward lighting is diffused at the sides, and the Nile model by Rodolfo Dordoni, a perfect summary of industrial technique and craftsmanship.

Chiaroscura by Foscarini, Design Alberto + Francesco Meda
Chiaroscura by Foscarini, Design Alberto + Francesco Meda
Nile by Foscarini, Design Rodolfo Dordoni
Nile by Foscarini, Design Rodolfo Dordoni

Uptown: the city of light
Photo © Gianluca Vassallo
Foscarini
20 Greene Street – New York
10-20 May 2022
www.foscarini.com