400 Stylepark Newsletter – 4x4 Lieblingsartikel

It’s hardly surprising that Carlo Urbinati has chosen an article on a light bulb. But we wouldn’t have guessed that the modest founder of Foscarini is fascinated by as iridescent a figure as Carlo Mollino.

Carlo Urbinati studied architecture and like most architects is also a bit of an all-rounder. For the founder of luminaire makers Foscarini loves not only design but also art and the culture of writing. This is exemplified, for instance, by Foscarini’s commitment to the Venice Art and Architecture Biennales and to “Inventario” magazine – the company has been a strong supporter of both for years now. So we were very excited to see what article hands-on manager and patron Carlo Urbinati remembered most. Needless to say, an article on light was among them: „When back in 2009 came the news that the incandescent light bulbs had become outlawed, the first feeling we had was one of anger. Reading this article by Stylepark made us feel not alone, as it expressed very well our thoughts,“ Urbinati declares. And he has always been fascinated by Carlo Mollino – not only because the latter was a brilliant architect, designer and artist, but also because the man with whom he shares a first name had a passion for “bella macchina”, beautiful machines and great fast cars, just like Urbinati himself. (AS)