Canneté: essential light, materiality and 1920s rigour
Canneté was born from the encounter between the memory of 1920s lines and a contemporary vision of light. Its name recalls ribbed glass, the distinctive element of the entire line: a surface crossed by fine grooves that cature the light, guide it and softly diffuse it through the space.
Brass and glass meet in essential, slender, almost suspended forms. The structure is rigorous, yet never cold: the metal brings depth and presene, while the glass introduces rhythm, transparency and lightness. It is precisely in this balance that Canneté finds its identity: a discreet, sophisticated light, capable of transforming an atmosphere without imposing itself.
A collaboration born from the dialogue between workshop and design
The line was created in collaboration with Angelo Mammoliti, a young industrial designer who, during his studies at the Design Campus in Florence, developed the project together with Il Bronzetto. A dialogue between new visions and artisanal knowledge, between design research and workshop culture.
Canneté also represents this: the continuity between tradition and new designers, an exchange that matures over time, changes, renews itself and opens up new possibilities. It is through the encounter between experience and a contemporary perspective that craftsmanship finds new forms of expression.
The most important technical challenge was to make the meeting between brass and glass feel natural, almost concealing the point where one material ends and the other begins. The lamps seem to be born from a single gesture: brass cylinders and ribbed glass elements merging into one continuous luminous presence.
A complete family for different interpretations of light
Presented in an expanded version at Euroluce 2023, Canneté is now one of Il Bronzetto’s most complete families. It includes table lamps, wall lights, floor lamps, ceiling lamps and chandeliers, designed to interpret light in different yet coherent ways and to offer multiple possibilities for residential, contract and hospitality projects.
The table lamp, small and portable, is ideal for creating intimate and welcoming atmospheres. The floor lamp, with its light verticality, recalls the shape of organ pipes or bamboo canes: stable, elegant, silent. The chandelier, in its most scenic version, becomes a composition of suspended drops that together create an almost textile effect, like a luminous weave within the space.
Canneté is designed for essential and refined interiors, where detail is not an added decoration but a living part of the project. A light born from matter, rhythm and the precision of the artisan gesture.
An essential light, yet one capable of leaving a trace.
