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I began making my lamps without knowing whether I would ever sell them. Success came suddenly, unexpectedly, without warning. I didn’t even know how to make them on a production line. This is how Catellani & Smith was born. Almost by chance. Logan Smith – who we encouraged people to believe was a London architect – was actually the name of the horse I had at the time. It was a way of not concentrating everything on me, giving myself credibility but also beginning an unbroken journey marked out by ongoing and spontaneous irony. I like to play down my creations. At the end of the day they are simply lamps. But I put all of myself into them, all my research, attention, expression. And I expect everyone working with me to do the same. It is a question of respect for those who believe in us and are moved by our products. I’m not a designer. I’m not an artist. And I don’t want to be either. I’m a person who loves what he does. Then other people like it too.

Daniel Vila and Ester Pujol, industrial designers, founders of Nahtrang Studio, Barcelona (Spain).

Karim Rashid is one of the most prolific designers of his generation. Over 3000 designs in production, over 300 awards and working in over 40 countries attest to Karim’s legend of design. Karim’s diversity affords him the ability to cross-pollinate ideas, materials, behaviors, aesthetics from one typology to the next, crossing boundaries and broadening consumer horizons. His award winning designs include democratic objects such as the ubiquitous Garbo waste can and Oh Chair for Umbra, interiors such as the Morimoto restaurant, Philadelphia and Semiramis hotel, Athens and exhibitions for LG Hausys and Audi. Karim has collaborated with clients to create democratic design for Method and Dirt Devil, furniture for Artemide and Magis, brand identity for Citibank and Hyundai, high tech products for LaCie and Samsung, and luxury goods for Veuve Clicquot and Swarovski, to name a few. Karim has recently been selected to design several real estate developments in New York City for HAP Investments, a New York City based International

Lucie Koldova is an acclaimed Czech and international product and furniture designer. Her collaboration with Brokis began in 2010 with the iconic Muffins and Balloons lighting collections, which she designed while living and working in Paris. Holding the post of Brokis art director since 2014, she is the creative force behind the brand and is instrumental in shaping its product portfolio and image. In 2018, she was the first Czech designer invited to design the Das Haus installation for imm cologne, in which she showcased her Puro Sparkle, Ivy, Big One, and Jack O’Lantern lighting collections.

The voluminous glass lights embody her charismatic and uniquely elegant style and quickly established Brokis as an innovative producer of handblown glass lighting. In addition to developing increasingly novel and exciting concepts, Lucie Koldova has introduced important technological and formal solutions that have enabled Brokis to push the limits of handblown glass production.