Connect your floor and ceiling, in a sleek, innovative way, using a light strip. You can switch it on, off and adjust the brightness with a simple tug. This light strip not only lights up your home but will also enhance your décor with its colourful geometric design. The Elastica light consists of an elasticated band of coloured fabric that you stretch between the ground and ceiling. A flexible, integrated LED circuit illuminates the entire strip. The fabric strip attaches to the ceiling using the attachment bracket provided. At the floor level, the strip is held in place by a counterweight cylindrical base. To switch on, switch off or alter the light intensity, you just need to pull on the fabric strip. Give it a quick tug to switch on or off. Slowly pull down on the strip to dim and up to increase brightness. Central to the design is the natural interaction between the light and user. The sensors recognize an individual’s instinctive gestures and coordinates them accordingly, turning the lamp on and off and adjusting the brightness. This light, which extends between the floor and ceiling, can be adapted to suit the height of the room and space requirements. Variable height, 2.5 to 3 m – The light strip can also be arranged in different positions: straight or angled (you need to alter the position of the strip so it’s off-centre in relation to the base and adjust the length using the hook attached to the fabric strip). Move it around, experiment and enjoy the pleasure of touch. Enjoy the softness of the light: a soft, versatile, interactive light. Innocenzo Rifino and Diego Rossi from Studio Habits describe the concept underlying the design of their Elastica light: “One evening we were working in our office fablab; we were swamped by huge numbers of prototypes that were being assembled for the Fuorisalone Super Studio event and, amongst these, there was one that caught our eye. We’d been trying to develop a fabric floor-ceiling light for a long time. We had spools of elastic that we used for the straps for the floor-to-ceiling prototype, and when considering how to exploit their mechanical properties, we thought that elasticity could become a metaphor for adjusting brightness in this innovative lighting design.”

In detail:

Variation : Red

Brand : Martinelli Luce

Designer : Studio Habits

Type : Floor lamp

Colour : Red

Material : Elastic fabric strip with an integrated, flexible circuit of LED lights – Ceiling attachment and floor base: painted metal

Dimensions : Adjustable height: from 2.5 m to 3 m – Fabric strip: width 3.5 cm – Base: Ø 13 x H 8 cm

Weight : 11 lb

Characteristics : Project date: 2019 – A fabric light strip stretched between the floor and ceiling (attachment for ceiling provided + counterweight floor base) – Variable height, 2.5 to 3 m – Straight or inclined position – Floor base fitted with electric mains cable – Switch on / switch off / adjust brightness by tugging the band up or down – Integrated LED light source: flexible LED circuit runs along the length of the fabric strip (23W, 2662 lm, 2700K, duration 50000 hr, CRI>80) – IP40 – Energy class: E – Supplied with EU plug: EU to UK plug adapter included