IL BRONZETTO | SOUNDLIGHT | SALONE DEL MOBILE
With the occasion of the 60th edition of the Salone del Mobile.Milano Il Bronzetto presents SOUNDLIGHT. A new generation of lamps that are both source of light and sound. An almost one meter hemisphere in diameter, made of brass and entirely covered in gold leaf.
The sound evolution of the light
The vintage-industrial design of the Brass Brothers & Co. line by Il Bronzetto meets with SOUNDLIGHT the innovative sound architecture technologies studied by Volumio e Glauk, two Florentine excellences, respectively in the field of design craftsmanship and sound technology.
An interesting collaboration born to enhance the already natural predisposition of the lamp to amplify light and music, due to its peculiar enveloping shape. With the EXCITERS, created by Glauk and used instead of the classic loudspeakers, the entire surface of the lamp that emits the audio frequencies is transformed into an amplifier itself, creating an original three-dimensional and omnidirectional sound performance.
Plus to optimize the sound reproduction of the Exciter inside the light, the system is designed to equalize the sound precisely based on the response of the lamp material. And in relation to the emitted frequencies. Here a part of the sound intelligence is controlled by Volumio, which takes care of taking all the user’s musical contents and reproducing them. All supported by a class D amplification system, that is a digital amplifier that guarantees lower consumption with the same sound performance. And a DSP that modifies the frequencies in order to make them optimal for reproduction through the Exciter on the material of the object.
Soundlight chandelier with CAGE cofee table
Design e innovazione tecnologica
SOUNDLIGHT was born from an idea of Niccolò Tardelli, a young Florentine designer. And from the need to create a single source of light and sound suitable for small environments, with a simple but surprising design. The lamp that has seen numerous technological and constitutive improvements, also thanks to the contribution of Volumio and Glauk. And now faces the new edition of the Salone del Mobile with a triple version: floor lamp, table lamp and chandelier.
Il Bronzetto believes in the SLOW INTERIOR, an approach to the production of furnishing and lighting accessories that focuses on the origin and quality of the raw materials and on the artisanal production process. A way of doing design that enhances both people and the environment. Which supports and consolidates the cultural and artistic roots and the local economy, made up of a dense network of local artisan excellences. A design that goes ‘slow’ by choice and that focuses on an ethical and conscious ‘consumption’ of furnishing objects in all possible forms.