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Specifically, the objective was to reflect the mechanics of The Leonardo 1482 poetically resembles a rising sun,
Da Vinci, and to reflect his approach in magnifying and borrowing heavily from Renaissance-era mechanics, and is
projecting light. appropriately named for the year Leonardo da Vinci began
designing and developing his inventions.
Unlike anything Maurice Dery and his award-winning team
at Karice have created in the past, the Da Vinci collection The Vitruvian Table Lamp complements the 1482, with
demanded a reverence for history, and a resurrection of correlating expression. In honour of Da Vinci’s Vitruvian
centuries-old lighting methodology. Man, the Table Lamp speaks to the geometric purity and
deconstructed anatomy this series reveals.
The task was not easy. Karice has taken on many
“impossible” projects, but epic pieces like the Sprocket, for To complete the collection, the Infinity 1519 is an avant-
example, were purely from the heart of Maurice. But with garde luminaire symbolizing a setting sun, as 1519 was the
this series, Maurice was searching for what inspired Da Vinci year Leonardo da Vinci passed away.
… alone.
The ringed capsule has a seemingly endless horizon, so the
The Collection: honouring a lifetime of ingenuity sightline is infinite. It can be displayed as a hanging pendant
Honouring the Renaissancian tradition required months of or suspended within a half-moon table lamp.
historical research.
Together, the corresponding pieces honour the story of
This was followed by extensive prototyping and history’s greatest designer: A mechanically-minded, artisan
development, beginning with the design and inventor—Leonardo da Vinci.
experimentation of the intricate gear components that
form the core aesthetic of the collection’s feature piece, the
Leonardo 1482.