| A cultural attitude, rather than just industrial, | | | | and unbreakable as plastic, it is patented and |
| marks Slamp’s research, a company | | | | produced exclusively for Slamp. Opalflex is a |
| established by Roberto Ziliani in 1994. | | | | totally original mix of polymers and particular |
| Innovation and aesthetic renovation with no limits | | | | additives with unique properties for the emanation |
| are the chief ingredients of the creative process | | | | of light. The gradation of the colours, which is also |
| of the company, which has the real DNA of Italian | | | | brought about by serigraphic means, renders the |
| Style. For instance, part of the inspiration for each | | | | lamps into luminous presences which create a |
| project also comes from architecture, always | | | | specifically unmistakable atmosphere. |
| coexistingwith design in Italy, as regards both | | | | Cristalflex |
| creative and operative process. This pair (most | | | | Transparent material developed and produced by |
| appreciated in the contract industry, in particular) | | | | Bayer Vivak. As brilliant as glass, light and versatile |
| underlies the story and success of Slamp, tank | | | | as only modern materials can be. |
| also to the various designers of International | | | | Steelflex |
| renown, who share Slamp’s spirit. First of all, | | | | Steelflex is an innovative material with a perfectly |
| Nigel Coates, director of the Architecture | | | | reflecting surface. A mirror which distinguishes |
| Department at the Royal College of Art in London | | | | itself for its flexibility, a quality which is absolutely |
| and Art Director at Slamp. | | | | indispensable for all the Slamp sheet materials. |
| Advanced technologies of prototyping and | | | | Each product is checked and each stage of its |
| manufacturing enable Slamp to meet the | | | | making is verified so as to maintain all the |
| public’s requirements promptly, especially the | | | | characteristics of quality and success. A staff of |
| request for an almost handicraft product yet | | | | qualified personnel deals with the production, all the |
| carried out through a semi-industrial production. | | | | productive phases are followed scrupulously and |
| “Innovation and appearance”, Roberto | | | | rigorously. All the products are assembled on a |
| Ziliani says, “must always come at reasonable | | | | one-to-one basis as handicrafts are. The |
| prices.” That’s why luxury on a budget | | | | serigraphic processes are also artistic prints. |
| was the inspiring theme for the latest works | | | | Customer care is available for our clients as |
| presented at Euroluce 2009, some of them | | | | regards the checking of orders. Orders are |
| purposely designed for the contract industry. | | | | shipped daily by carrier. |
| Since their inception in 1994, this Rome-based | | | | Finally, great attention is paid to the packing of |
| company has been dedicated to creating lights | | | | the products, both in terms of presentation, as |
| with character; lights that deliver a flash of | | | | well as resistance and manageability. The ribbons |
| artistry. Slamp are experts at exploring and | | | | on the Slamp tube boxes are the unmistakable |
| playing with the effects of light and shade in a | | | | sign of the Slamp concept of light to give and to |
| decorative and original way. | | | | be given. |
| Over the past fifteen years they have | | | | This year Slamp have presented exciting new |
| commissioned internationally famous designers for | | | | products and have organised their range into four |
| their lighting ranges both for the home and for | | | | families. These families, The Beauties, The |
| public spaces. | | | | Simples, The Futures, and The Totems, are partly |
| Slamp transforms its materials in "decor" thanks | | | | based on functional typology, but also on their |
| to its sophisticated productive technology. It | | | | decorative anguage. |
| selects the best possible natural and technical | | | | The Beauties are rich, layered and have a |
| materials for all the components: natural leather, | | | | chandelier-like stature. They include classics like |
| prestigious woods, Swarovski crystals, anodized | | | | Ginetta and Fiorella, and the exquisite new |
| brass, steel, shiny finishinox steel. | | | | Creatures. |
| The materials in sheets which characterize Slamp | | | | The Simples, like Goccia and Gemmy, are smaller, |
| production are: Opalflex Cristalflex Steelflex. | | | | simpler and more playful. |
| Opalflex | | | | The Futures, including newcomers Corona and |
| Exclusive material which is recyclable and patented | | | | Pacis, have more abstract outlines, wheels that |
| used for making Slamp lamps. Luminous, | | | | appear to spin across a room, or attach directly |
| opalescent and as attractive as glass, versatile | | | | to the ceiling. |