Dezeen promotion: Australian lighting studio Articolo has released a short film that pays homage to the team of artisans and craft makers that help realise the products in its collections.
The film, titled Artisinally Articolo ? The Makers, was produced in collaboration with SIRAP Motion Lab and offers an intimate insight into the handcrafted process behind Articolo's lights.
Articolo has released a short film titled Artisanally Articolo
Each one of the brand's lights is made-to-order by a select group of Melbourne-based artisans.
They're captured in the film honing pieces of gold-hued brass, prepping and cutting swathes of leather and shaping molten glass. It also shows them experimenting with mouth-blown glass ? a medium often chosen by the brand for its "unique individuality and subtle differences". The finished lights are designed to "function as true sculptures" rather than simply decorative pieces.
The short film offers an insight into the making of Articolo's lights
"Articolo simply would not exist without the exceptional skill of our artisan makers ? our glassblowers, our metalworkers and our dedicated finishing artists," said Nicci Green, the brand's founder.
"For this reason, we've used this time to capture their spirit and their dedication in our debut short film."
Many of the brand's lights boast a bubbled effect
As well as showing Articolo's artisans at work, the film also unveils what some of the brand's lighting models ...