Water Works

摘要

ON THE COAST OF CYPRUS is a freshwater pool called Fontana Amorosa. "They say it's where Aphrodite went to find eternal love and youth," explains Cypriot lighting designer Michael Anastassiades, whose latest collection-which debuted at Milan's Nilufar gallery-is named for the mythical site. "I see them as a series of fountains and fireworks," the dashing talent says of fixtures with names like Manneken-Pis, Wishing Well, and Bellagio. (Some of that work will soon appear at the Future Perfect in New York.) In Palm, shown here, spindly metal arms cascade into hand-blown orbs of light. Noteworthy is Anastassiades' use of color-a first for the master of restraint. However, the crimson hue applied to the collection is no standard paint or powder coat, but a brass patina. Says Anastassiades: "I did not want color just for the sake of color."