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20 years of Twiggy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  • \n SHOWROOM FOSCARINI SPAZIO MONFORTE<\/span>\n

    Corso Monforte 19, Milano
    \n21st\u201326th April 2026
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    There was a fishing rod, a mannequin that looked like a fisherman and a light bulb at the end. From that elementary image, Twiggy was born: one of the most loved, imitated and recognisable lamps in contemporary design, created by Marc Sadler with Foscarini.
    \nTwenty years after its inception, we celebrate a story that is much more than an anniversary, featuring an installation by Ferruccio Laviani at Foscarini Spazio Monforte for Milano Design Week<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \"\"\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>

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      When Twiggy was first created, some predicted a short life for such a strange lamp – slender, tall, gangly, swaying like a flower in the wind. Twenty years later, it is not only still here but remains one of the most appreciated and imitated arc floor lamps.<\/p>\n

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      We explore what it took to achieve its unique design: a lamp that took an established typology – the arc – and overturned it, creating an object with a completely different personality: light, playful and possessing an elegance born of subtraction and the resolution of complexity into immediately understandable shapes. Behind it lies a story of many years of trial and error. It is the narrative of how to create something that has never been done before. A design story, exactly the way Foscarini likes it.<\/p>\n

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      Inspired by the image of a fishing rod – a light suspended at the end of a flexible line – Twiggy was born from research into materials. The use of reinforced fibreglass and carbon – borrowed from the world of sports equipment – results in a slender, hard-wearing and extremely flexible structure, capable of bringing light exactly where it is needed. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \"\"\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>

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        Twiggy\u2019s sinuosity – the name evokes the slim figure of the iconic British model – stems from a calibrated relationship between rigidity and flexibility: carbon ensures strength, while reinforced fibreglass allows the structure to bend and sway while maintaining stability. The result is a clean, continuous mark: slender yet decisive. A single line joins the base and diffuser in a game of mass and tension, accompanied by a natural oscillation. The rod draws a wide, discreet curve, while the flat, sleek base integrates easily under furniture and rugs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \"\"\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>

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          Contemporary in its light as well, Twiggy lights both downwards and upwards, blending function with atmosphere. The wide diffuser offers full light, screened by a band to ensure visual comfort, while a system of counterweights adjusts its height: a simple and intuitive mechanism made possible by the structure\u2019s flexibility.<\/p>\n

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          Lastly, colour completes the project\u2019s identity. Moving away from traditional monochrome, Twiggy expresses itself through tones that become either an accent or a discreet presence in the space. The diffuser, in glass fabric pigmented with resin, introduces a moir\u00e9 texture born of a chance discovery, an example of the Foscarini approach, where technical research and aesthetic sensitivity are intertwined.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \"\"\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>

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              Twiggy has become a contemporary icon: a gesture that becomes a line, a tension, a dynamic presence. An avant-garde object capable of inhabiting everyday life naturally, without ever stiffening into the role of a status symbol.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>

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              Explore Twiggy during Fuorisalone at the Foscarini Spazio Monforte showroom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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