Nicolas Aubagnac
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geometric poem
A sculpture as much as a lamp…
I created the Stella lamp in homage to Luca Pacioli de Borgo, a Renaissance mathematician known for writing a "best seller" of the time: the "Divina Proportione", printed in 1509.
This scholarly work remains a reference for all architects, painters, and sculptors because it compiles all the formulas for drawing or creating in three dimensions simple or complex geometric figures derived from circles, squares, or triangles. The Stella lamp is one of these polyhedra.
The multitude of facets combined with the unique brilliance of the gold leaf produces an almost moving, satiny light.
A golden star lands on your table…
lampshade: taffeta
Eternal gold
The Stella lamp showcases two traditional skills of the Decorative Arts: artistic ironwork and gold leaf decoration on steel.
To decorate this lamp, the gilder applies 24-carat gold leaf, 0.000125 millimeters thick, to the metal…
This is how architectural elements on monuments and castle gates are gilded.
The gilder uses a sable brush to pick up each gold leaf without tearing it.
It is a work of patience and precision.
But since gold is incorruptible, the final object will retain its shine forever.
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August – September 2017
