VENINI ZOE TABLE LAMP by DORIANA & MASSIMILIANO FUKSAS (2014) – 865.53

“From the ancient tracks of desert rocks to present-day Venice. Zoe – designed by Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas in 2014 – is a paradigm, a place where different times and spaces come together, an encounter between light and dark colours. Mysterious yet generous, it conceals light, then spreads it. Zoe is available as a pendant light, a wall light and a table lamp.”

Headed by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas, Studio Fuksas is an Italian design studio with an international soul, with offices in Rome, Paris and Shenzhen. Massimiliano Fuksas is of Lithuanian origin, but was born in Rome in 1944. He is one of the leading figures on the contemporary architectural scene. Visiting Professor at several universities worldwide, including Columbia University in New York, the École Spéciale d’Architecture in Parigi, the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Vienna, and the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart, Fuksas directed the VII Mostra Internazionale di Architettura in Venice entitled “Less Aesthetics, More Ethics” from 1998 to 2000. Since the year 2000, he has authored the architecture column in the Italian weekly magazine “L’Espresso”, a column that was founded by Bruno Zevi. Doriana Fuksas was born in Rome and graduated both in History of Modern and Contemporary Architecture at the Università La Sapienza in Rome and in Architecture at the ESA – École Spéciale d’Architecture – in Paris. She started working with her husband Massimiliano Fuksas in 1985 and has been responsible for Fuksas Design since 1997. Doriana Fuksas was awarded the honours of “Officier e Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de la République Française”, and has received several awards for her creations.