WWD - April 2023
Celebrating Natural Essentials at Rossana Orlandi
The Milanese gallery owner, who's known for her commitment to promoting the best in Italian design and supporting fresh talent, brought together 80 brands to highlight simplicity, nature and all its
MILAN - In a gallery that overlooks Rossana Orlandi's fabled strawberry grape vines, California-based lighting designer Andrea Claire explained that a real surfer never divulges his or her best spots.
MILAN - In a gallery that overlooks Rossana Orlandi's fabled strawberry grape vines, California-based lighting designer Andrea Claire explained that a real surfer never divulges his or her best spots. Prodded further, the architect who had just returned from a Hawaii surf trip, revealed that her Pisces lighting collection is inspired by the kelp beds in a little-known surf spot in north Malibu. Her bicoastal firm Andrea Claire Studio strives to bring state-of-the art design into upscale homes, whilst drawing the attention to the environment at the same time. She pointed out that her Cloud collection was made from porcelain and was envisaged to shine a light on the dying reefs of the South Pacific. "During COVID-19 the shapes of the waves inspired me. I also wanted to create something that captured the shapes of the kelp beds of California," she said in an interview. Claire was among those invited to join the 2023 edition of RoCollectible, a dialogue composed of 80 designers and artists who bring forth the styles, cultures and traditions of more than 30 countries.
April 20, 2023