Wireflow, what if it were …

On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, we are talking to designer Arik Levy about Wireflow, one of the most versatile and iconic collections from Vibia, with infinite geometric configurations and layouts, that can adapt to all spaces.

Vibia The Edit - Wireflow what if it were... Arik Levi

With a maximum performance using the minimum of material Wireflow is a light fitting featuring a system of sleek black electrical cables and LED light terminals that reinterprets and reinvents the classic chandelier lamp through its four iterations: Lineal, Volumetric, Chandelier and Free-form.

Vibia The Edit - Wireflow what if it were...
Vibia The Edit - Wireflow what if it were...

Ark Levy shares his thoughts on the creative compositions of this collection of light fittings,

…a place, “the Cave of the Crystals or the Naica cave of Chihuahua, Mexico,” recalls the designer, that connects the selenite crystals that traverse the caves with the light fitting. The fitting features electrical cables that trace three-dimensional geometries producing unexpected visual rhythms that despite their large size appear to defy gravity and look see-through similar to the sensation within the caves.

Vibia The Edit - Wireflow what if it were... Jason D
Vibia The Edit - Wireflow what if it were...
Vibia The Edit - Wireflow what if it were...

…a feeling, “compassion”, from the Latin cumpassio, semantically linked and the translation of the Greek word συμπάθεια (sympathy). Like compassion which manifests itself through contact with and understanding the suffering of others, Wireflow empathizes and connects with all spaces.

…an image, “that which can only be seen with the eyes closed,” explains Levy, emphasizing how the creative capacity is enhanced by closing your eyes and giving free reign to the imagination. It is within this ‘imaginary’ world where the playful compositional possibilities take on greater freedom and depth, and which the designer has been able to convey in the real world with this collection.

…an “emotional” material, that transcends its tangible materiality and generates sensations in the way that light can. An intangible concept but one that has an enormous impact on the well-being of the people in the way they experience the space.