ISIA di Firenze

Nadir

Cieling Lamp for Martinelli Luce

Professor: Chiara Caramelli

Type: group

Year: 2025

Nadir is a pendant lamp that combines freedom of movement with formal simplicity, offering a minimalist aesthetic without compromising performance.

Its ultra-slim luminous ring, just 20 mm thick, emits a direct, uniform, and glare-free light.

Thanks to the vertical tube, the light is no longer bound to a fixed position: the ring moves smoothly along it, allowing for dynamic, sculptural compositions. With a simple gesture, its presence transforms, offering a new way to inhabit light.

The name Nadir, from the Arabic naẓīr (نظير), meaning “equal and opposite”, refers to the celestial point diametrically opposite the zenith, a symbol of tension between high and low, light and shadow. This relationship between verticality and circularity, between void and solid, takes shape in the object itself: a balance of geometric rigor and visual poetry.

The vertical axis recalls the idea of the astronomical nadir, while the luminous ring evokes planetary orbits, bringing a fragment of the cosmos into the domestic space. Nadir transforms light into a living, ever-changing, and contemplative presence, capable of restoring the emotion of gazing toward the sky.

Body in extruded, die-cast, and anodized aluminum.
Available in two sizes: Ø 40 cm and Ø 25 cm. 

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The team

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Stefan Heisu

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Gabriele Cardinali