LUCETTA MAGNETIC BIKE LIGHTS by Ana V. Francés Lucetta by Emanuele Pizzolorusso &nb
LUCETTA MAGNETIC BIKE LIGHTS by Ana V. Francés Lucetta by Emanuele Pizzolorusso client: Palomar Lucetta is an innovative set of two small magnetic bycicle lights. Easily attached to several differents parts of a bicycle, the two small lights - white for the front, red for the rear - are switched on and off with just one click. Designed to stay securely in place on even the bumpiest of roads, the lights give the option of a steady, slow or fast flashing beam, also selected with a simple click. 1. How did your idea “The lucetta” come up? I came up with the idea of a magnetic bike light together with my brother Giancarlo one evening more than two years ago. 2. Why bikes accessories ? I myself use the bike every day…The world around bicycles is challenging because it includes practical needs, security issues and it relates to matters which influence quality of life in cities. At the same time, like all personal vehicles, the bike is an extension of the body and it therefore becomes something that represents you. 3. Who do you take your inspiration from? I studied industrial design therefore course I have my mentors… I could mention three random names such as Bruno Munari, Dieter Rams, Jonathan Ive among others. However, I believe that my projects usually starts from personal situations of my daily life. I try to design things that I or my friends would actually use. I try to be honest with myself and see things from the prospective of the user, and if an idea doesn’t convince me 100% I abandon it immediately. Sometimes those lead to new projects though. 4. Where are you based and why? I am Italian but I live in Helsinki. I moved here for a Finnish girl, about three years ago. I cannot say I am based here specifically for work reasons, in fact at the moment I could work anywhere: I spent last summer working on a small balcony in the Gotic district of Barcelona for example. 5. Any future project? Soon it’s going to come out a plant-pot I designed for an Hong Kong based company. Then I will focus on new ideas and projects… 6. What kind of bike do you ride? An old racing Bianchi, red one. It was my dad’s bike. Photos and introduction text: lucetta website. http://pizzolorusso.com/ -- source link
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