ROSSANA ORLANDI 2018
VIA MATTEO BANDELLO, 14/16, 20123 MILANO MI, ITALY
MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2018
After a successful debut at Rossana Orlandi Gallery, Canadian designer Matthew McCormick presents his latest addition MILA. Celebrated for his elegant chandeliers and large-scale lighting installations, McCormick has made a name by creating poetic, refined, and compelling lighting fixtures that elicit emotion with distinctive graphic language. For this year, Matthew McCormick, the designer’s eponymous brand, has conceived a new chandelier named MILA to be displayed on the first floor of the Galleria Rossana Orlandi.
Mila7 by Matthew McCormick debut at Spazio Rossana Orlandi
Mila7 on display Galleria Rossana Orlandi.
“I created MILA as a study of balance between two pure and simple volumes,” explains McCormick. MILA's simple yet expressive form is achieved with minimal elements designed to produce light effects that replicate the soft iridescence reflection of organic pearls. At the centre of the fixture is a hand-blown pearl-coloured glass sphere, elegantly balanced at the base of looped oval metal frames that convey the fixture's geometry in a very graphical language. Each pendant cascading in varying lengths casts soft and organic light.
With this spectacular new chandelier, McCormick showcases the infinite capabilities of good design, where two basic shapes can be combined boldly and experimentally to recreate the dazzling glamour of jewelry pieces. Machined to perfection to house the electronics and look sleek, the MILA lights are available in precious metals; brass, copper, and nickel. MILA adds an element of architectural purity to any space and compliments them with their proportion.
“MILA is a labour of love,” says Matthew McCormick.“I spontaneously followed my state of mind and intuition during the time when my wife and I were expecting our first child. I wanted to do something experimental, and bold but also intimate, vulnerable, and personal. My instincts guided me in creating a simple and minimal object, however full of subtleties and capable of showcasing the inherent ability to light to change the feel and mood of any room. For me, MILA is a celebration of life and a fresh interpretation of the interplay of glass, metal, and light”.
ABOUT GALLERIA ROSSANA ORLANDI
Gallery Rossana Orlandi was opened in 2002 in a former tie Factory in the Magenta neighbour, Galleria Rossana Orlandi has been forecasting along the years new and upcoming designers and establishing the premise as one of the most revered platforms for avant-garde Design and Lifestyle. She started her activity by focusing on the rising Dutch design wave with designers such as Piet Hein Eek, Maarten Baas, and Nacho Carbonell. The research has moved widely worldwide, creating a catalog that reflects the most innovative scenes from Europe to Asia to America.
The space is articulated in a not traditional way mixing a showroom, a retail store, offices, and a courtyard for events and meetings with no boundaries between the different activities