Prototipo 2024 - 2025
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- Pubblicato Sabato, 03 Gennaio 2026 15:16
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The "Prototipo" (prototype) series explores the relationship between an object and its user. Reinterpreting the forms of iconic design lamps or starting with existing lamps and combining them with natural elements, it seeks to rethink design through self-design and the unpredictability of natural forms. It is a model for reaffirming individual creativity and the need for non-conformity, imperfection, and the wonder that nature can combine with standardized elements.
Prototipo was born in 2024 using lagenaria pumpkins (calabash) grown by Fossati, and continued in 2025 with pumpkins purchased from a local grower. The works in the series are halfway between sculpture and design object: they are luminous bodies made from dried pumpkins, hollowed out and transformed into natural lampshades. These lamp-sculptures are a reinterpretation of design objects that are both ironic and eco-sustainable. Hung from the ceiling, placed on top of furniture, or placed on the ground to simulate a forest where the electrical cables resemble a tangle of surface roots, they transform the space into an immersive environment through light.
Francesco Fossati, Prototipo 04, 2025, calabashes, wood and electricial circuits, 70 x 20 x 120 cm
Francesco Fossati, Prototipo 02, 2025, calabashes and modified floor lamp, 45x60x180 cm
Francesco Fossati, Prototipo (MUDI), 2025, calabashes, electricial circuits and taxidermaied animals, variable dimension, installation views at MUDI Museo Diffuso di Lentate sul Seveso, photos Cosimo Filippini
Francesco Fossati, Prototipo 01, 2024, calabash and electricial circuit
Francesco Fossati, Prototipo 06, 2025, calabashes and electricial circuits