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The January edition of the Parisian design and interiors trade fair Maison et Objet sets the tone for the year ahead. Spread over nine vast halls at the Parc des Expositions to the north of Paris, the show hosts 3,194 exhibitors and attracts 83,000 visitors over five days.

今年初舉辦的巴黎Maison et Objet家居裝飾博覽會爲全年的室內設計風格確定了風向標。展會在巴黎北部世博園(Parc des Expositions)的九個大展廳內舉行，在爲期五天的展覽中，共有3194家參展商參會，吸引訪客8.3萬人。

This year the theme was “make”, in response to growing interest in the process of how things are made across the design world — from the potter at the wheel to the engineer in the digital environment. This was evident in the lighting on show at the fair, where recent advances in low-energy bulb technology were incorporated artistically into many designs.

今年的展會主題是“製造”，以迴應對家居產品設計製作整個過程的越來越多的關注——從操作轉輪的陶工到數字環境中的工程師。在本次博覽會舉辦的燈展中表現得尤爲明顯，最新的節能燈技術被巧妙地設計進諸多產品中。

At Canadian company Bocci, Omer Arbel’s tactile new design, the 73 light, appears to float in the air like a cloud. “We are drawn to the ways of making new things, rather than the new things themselves,” he says. “With the 73 we explored the technique of blowing hot glass into a high-temperature-resistant ceramic fabric, so that the glass takes on not only the form but also the texture of the textile.”

在加拿大Bocci公司的展臺前，歐邁•阿爾貝爾(Omer Arbel)設計的全新觸摸式產品——73 節能燈——猶如空中飄浮的雲朵。“我們着迷於製作全新產品的方法，而不是新產品本身。”他說。“通過製作73節能燈，我們掌握瞭如何把高溫玻璃轉變成抗高溫陶瓷纖維的先進技術，玻璃成品不僅呈現出形狀，而且還顯露出織物的紋理結構。”

An LED light source is positioned inside the 73 light, and the pendants can be clustered and their lengths staggered to create a cloud effect. More flexible than a chandelier, the result is arguably more like a bespoke piece of art.

LED光源被放置在73節能燈內，然後收攏起吊燈，長長的吊燈錯落有致，營造出雲朵的效果。它比樹形吊燈更爲靈便，整件燈具更似一件高級定製的藝術品。

The idea of lighting as a work of art was also explored at London-based Ochre, where a large grouping of its Seed Cloud pendant lights looks more like a sculptural installation. Each bronze bud has a solid glass drop hanging from it through which light from a tiny LED is magnified. “It’s like a bronze eyelid for the glass,” says co-founder Joanna Bibby. “When something is handmade it can’t have a manufactured feel.”

倫敦Ochre公司也成功地把節能燈打造成藝術品，它們製作的Seed Cloud大型組合吊燈就如同一件雕塑裝置。從每個銅質弔頭懸掛一個立體玻璃小圓球，微小的LED光源通過它得以大幅放大。“這就好比給玻璃安上了銅質眼瞼，”聯合創始人喬安娜•畢比(Joanna Bibby)說。“手工製作的產品，不可能有規模化生產的感覺。”

Wonderglass is a relatively new London-based lighting company, established by Italian father and son Maurizio and Christian Mussati, which aims to inspire “wonder” with its thoughtful creations. In the past year it has launched design-led chandelier ranges including John Pawson’s Sleeve, Claesson Koivisto Rune’s Grappa and Zaha Hadid’s Luma.

Wonderglass是一家成立時間不長的倫敦燈具公司，它由來自意大利的一對父子莫瑞吉奧與克里斯蒂安•莫薩蒂(Maurizio and Christian Mussati)創辦，旨在用創意十足的產品激發“神奇”效果。過去一年，公司推出了強調設計的樹形燈系列：約翰•帕森(John Pawson)的Sleeve燈、克萊鬆•卡爾維斯托•盧恩(Claesson Koivisto Rune)設計的Grappa燈以及扎哈•哈迪德(Zaha Hadid)設計的Luma燈。

The Flow [T] light by Nao Tamura is made from blown Venetian glass and is designed to look like the reflections of the city’s buildings in the water. Available in turquoise/green lagoon, this year the Flow [T] was also launched in white.

田村奈惠(Nao Tamura)製作的The Flow燈使用棕色威尼斯玻璃材質，並設計成城市建築物水中倒影模樣。天藍色與綠色瀉湖款目前有售，今年the Flow [T]還推出了自己的白色款式。

Creating statements with a strong silhouette is what Tom Dixon does best — he has led the trend for multiple pendant lights and the use of copper and brass. His Plane pendant plays with simple minimalist forms and geometry — looked at from any angle, it is always a full sphere. Dixon’s Beat collection is designed to be hung in a cluster of varying heights to resemble a landscape. The brass lights are spun and hand-beaten by skilled craftsmen in northern India. This year the range will be painted in matt grey.

打造帶有超強剪影的燈具是湯姆•狄克遜(Tom Dixon)的拿手絕活——他是多盞吊燈及運用銅材的流行時尚引領者。他的Plane吊燈擺弄出極簡主義造型與幾何圖形——從任何一個角度欣賞，永遠是實心球的模樣。狄克遜的Beat燈具系列設計成各種不同高度的懸掛式吊燈束，宛如美侖美奐的風景畫。銅燈由印度北部的能工巧匠手工延展鍛造而成。今年推出的燈具系列將使用啞灰色。

At French company Le Deun, the high-glamour spherical Micro lights and newly launched vanity mirrors are illuminated by strips of LEDs on the inside of their frames.

在法國公司Le Deun的展臺上，美不勝收的Micro球形燈與新推出的梳妝鏡由鏡框內側的LED條燈照射，煞是好看。

Blackbody is one of the only lighting companies working with OLEDs — organic LEDs, which are more usually found in television or mobile phone screens. They are glare-free, heat-free and recyclable. Each bulb is a flat disc, nicknamed a “pixel”, and the company works with Thierry Gaugain, formerly head of design at Philippe Starck. His pendants can be installed in any number and formation, while the new O Mi Kami chandelier can be configured in any size and has shades made of Murano glass.

Blackbody是爲數不多運用有機發光二極管(OLED)技術的公司之一。有機發光二極管技術更多地應用於電視及手機屏幕上，它有無眩光、不散熱以及利於回收的優點。每個燈管呈扁平碟狀（美其名曰“像素”），公司與菲力浦•史塔克(Philippe Starck)前設計總監蒂埃裏•戈甘(Thierry Gaugain)合作。戈甘設計的吊燈能以任意燈管數及形狀安裝，而新推出的O Mi Kami樹形燈則可以設置成任意大小，並使用Murano玻璃燈罩。

There were more cloudscapes at Canadian company Molo, which launched the XXL Cloud Softlight, measuring two metres in diameter, to add to its existing Cloud Softlight mobiles, which are inspired by the work of Alexander Calder. These soft, luminous forms float benignly above people’s heads while casting a subtle light and aiding acoustic absorption.

加拿大公司Molo則設計了更多的雲彩狀燈具產品，它推出了直徑達2米的巨型Cloud Softlight無影燈，爲現有的活動型Cloud Softlight系列“添丁”，該巨型燈的設計靈感來自亞歷山大•考爾德(Alexander Calder)的藝術作品。這些柔美的燈具優雅地“懸浮”於參觀者頭頂上方，同時又照射出淡雅的燈光，此外它還具有一定的吸音效果。

First Light, a ceramic pendant in black, white and terracotta by London-based Another Country, is more humble in design than some of the larger-scale pieces, but tells that all-important maker story. The pendants are made from handcrafted stoneware with brass-turned parts.

First Light是由倫敦燈具公司Another Country推出，是包括了黑色、白色以及赤褐色的吊燈系列，相比某些巨型燈件，它的設計風格更爲簡約，但卻完整展示了關鍵的製作過程。吊燈由石件手工打造而成，其它部件則用黃銅製品。

“For me, it’s about longevity, what is au courant now will be obsolete next year,” says Paul de Zwart, founder of Another Country. “It has to have been made in an authentic way and not just be judged on its look. It’s about doing it right all the way through.”

“在我看來，燈具的使用壽命最爲重要，當前的最新款式一到明年就會過時，”Another Country創始人保羅•德茲瓦特(Paul de Zwart)說。“任何燈具的製作必須一絲不苟，而不能僅從外觀判斷。必須至始至終保證質量。”

In keeping with this set of values, de Zwart sells items created by the Brooklyn-based Workstead studio, which designs and makes functional, industrial-style lighting. The Workstead Chandelier, available in black steel or polished brass, is an example of the desire for honesty and quality in both materials and production. It can be configured in multiple ways and hangs like a piece of sculpture from the ceiling.

爲了確保自己的這套質量觀，德茲瓦特只銷售布魯克林Workstead工作室設計的燈具，該工作室設計及製作實用型廠燈風格的燈具。目前市場銷售的The Workstead Chandelier樹形燈用碳鋼與拋光的黃銅製作而成，是體現材質與製作過程講究誠信與質量至上的範例。它可以隨意搭配成多種形狀，懸掛起來後就猶如一件精美的雕塑作品。

“Now it’s about lighting as decoration and function, whereas in the past it was just relied upon for function,” says Melissa Musson, a lighting buyer for the furniture store Heal’s. “This has enabled us to get more creative with the design of a piece.”

“如今的燈具需要集美觀與實用性於一身，而在過去，往往只是注重實用，”英國家居店Heal’s燈具採購員梅利莎•穆森(Melissa Musson)說。“這將促使我們推出更具設計創意的燈具產品。”