Cassola

Merz monster
  • ProjectBreak the Mold
  • ProductionOne-of-a-kind
  • StockMade to order
  • OriginItaly
  • Dimension38cm x 38cm x 30cm (approx.)
  • MaterialCeramic, brass ring, stainless steel lamp holder, black or transparent cable, additional lighting components
  • Weight2kg
  • SignatureBack of ceramic
  • Lead timeWithin 8 weeks
  • Illumination/ EuropeE27 base, max. 60W, led retrofit lamp, lamp not included
  • Illumination / North AmericaE26 base, max. 60W, led retrofit lamp, lamp not included
  • ApprovalsAll electrical components are UL listed / approved for North America
  • Limited EditionOption to customize forms and glaze colors for creating limited editions.

Proceeds

5% of the proceeds go towards creating The Fondamenta

Collaged Form

The lamps are meticulously handcrafted pieces, composed of various forms from plaster molds that are reshaped, altered, and collaged into a cohesive design. This inventive process ensures each lamp is entirely unique, serving as a conceptual critique of mass production. While plaster molds are typically used to create identical objects, Basso Pietrobon reimagines this approach by modifying the molded forms, assembling them into distinctive compositions, and crafting entirely new creations. Each lamp proudly displays marks that reveal the creative process, celebrates imperfection, and is personally hand-signed at the base.

Break the Mold

deconstructs and reimagine traditions of craft by subverting the ethos of mass production. For this project, I engaged .