Studio d'Armes' Comeback at Milan Design Week 

As spaces are once again opening up to the public, Studio d'Armes is making its big comeback at Design Week in Milan. Exhibited at Archiproducts Milano's Future Habit(at) space at Fuorisalone, d'Armes will present its two new lighting collections: The Gigi Collection and the Etat-des-Lieux lighting system.

Etat-des-Lieux configuration created by Studio Salaris at Future Habit(at) Archiproducts Milano, Photo credit: Archiproducts Milano

Gigi Collection

Last spring, in collaboration with Montreal-based glass blowing studio, Verre d'Onge, d'Armes virtually unveiled its Gigi collection. Now, you will have the opportunity to view the two handcrafted, blown glass lamps in person in the Archiproducts Milano space: the Gigi Grande floor lamp and the Gigi table lamp.

Gigi Collection Clear, Photo credit: Studio d'Armes

With their elegant geometry and refined details, the two Gigis allow themselves to be discovered, revealing themselves in alternating opacities and transparencies. Under the glass artist's breath, their different shades and gradations unfold in the material, each time in a unique way. The Gigi Collection embodies joy and infuses a touch of softness into the muted ambiance it creates.

Gigi Collection in the Dark, Photo credit: Studio d'Armes

With a desire to explore and rethink the classic glass lamp, Studio d'Armes and Verre d'Onge pushed the limits of glass to create Gigi Grande, which has monumental dimensions for this art form.

Gigi Grande Rising Fog, Photo credit: Studio d'Armes

Etat-des-Lieux

Studio d'Armes is also exhibiting two configurations of Etat-des-Lieux, its new high-end lighting system with an evolving silhouette. Etat-des-Lieux has redefined suspension standards with large conductive bands that support handcrafted blown glass globes. These bands split the landscape at a slant and vertically to construct a daring geometric horizon. It invites the designer into the creative process by enabling them create a light adapted to their space through plays in height, direction, shape, and tension.

Etat-des-Lieux & Gigi Clear, Photo credit: Javier Wainstein

Studio Salaris was enthusiastic to try this system and elaborated a masterpiece adapted to the length of the stairwell in the Archiproducts Milano space. This exclusive Etat-des-Lieux creation is a must-see in the exhibition.

Etat-des-Lieux configuration created by Studio Salaris at Future Habit(at) Archiproducts Milano, Photo credit: Archiproducts Milano

Etat-des-Lieux won an Archiproducts Design Award in 2020.

Ra Pendant

The Ra ceiling light is a representative of the popular and iconic Ra collection. Selected by Studio Salaris to be showcased at the Future Habit(at) exhibition, it is one of Studio d'Armes's classics thanks to its versatility and the timelessness of its design. Its clean and minimal lines, as well as the use of hand-curved neon, give it unparalleled personality and presence. It takes shape like a line of light suspended in the sky, emphasizing the moment of its hypnotic halo.

Ra Pendant Chrome, Photo credit: Studio d'Armes

About Studio d'Armes

D'Armes is a design studio that creates both enigmatic and modern lighting with a poetic and singular approach. Nestled between the lakes and mountains of eastern Canada, a team of professionals, designers, and artisans craft refined, distinct, and timeless lighting with unusual and disparate elements that elicit unique emotional responses.