{"title":"Lluís Porqueras","description":"\u003cp\u003eLleida, Spain, 1930\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePorqueras himself recognises that he began designing without really knowing what industrial design was all about. After doing some courses in architecture and renovating a few country houses, in 1956 he set up Stoa, the first Catalan design studio, which, amongst other things, brought out lights by Enric Franch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether with Jaume Vaquero, he established Vapor in 1979. The company manufactured warm, simple lamps, going against the technological trendiness of the times. “I made very simple things”, affirms Lluís. “Even though the manufacturing process involved 25 separate operations, the end result was simplicity itself; all I wanted to do was to pare away, to pare away and to pare away until I reached the pure essence of a simple, useful object!”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his own words, “In time, I have come to realise that I have been a very bad businessman. Luckily, Marset showed an interest in what we were doing in Vapor and the major part of our catalogue now forms part of their collection”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome time later, he worked for Targetti for 3 years to create a lighting series. In addition to creating lights for his own organisation, he has also collaborated with companies such as Mobles 114 and Santa\u0026amp;Cole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hanging Claris lamp and the Finisterre street marker, designed in conjunction with Joan Gaspar, stand out amongst his many designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Thinking about it, I have always believed that the light in a room must also go with shadow, that there should be contrasts with the points of light. This is what creates well-being, calm; your home must be a refuge from the aggressive outdoors in the city. Lights are lit for several hours a day, and the rest of the time they must maintain a certain discretion so that they do not bother you when they are off, and only become noticeable when they are on… like glow worms. Fashion does not interest me, and I have never made fashionable lights because they soon go out of fashion. I have always made lamps I liked.”\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"funiculi-collection","title":"Funiculí Floor Lamp","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor Lluís Porqueras, designing consisted of eliminating the superfluous until an essential object was left: beautiful, useful and simple. This was the case with the Funiculí, a 1979 lamp that Marset reissued in 2013 and which has become an emblem of the collection. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hidden-block\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLightweight, it takes up almost no space and can function as an ambient lamp or for direct light, depending on how you direct the beam. Its designer released the shade to give maximum mobility. It can rotate through 360 degrees to focus the light where you want and also has a double clamp system for height adjustment. For the Funiculí, forty years are nothing; it has stood the test of time and now comes in new colours that further expand its possibilities. It is no longer only available in the neutrals moss grey, black and off-white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new colours – green, terracotta and mustard – are intense. They are design statements, highlighting the shapes of the Funiculí and bringing chromaticism to the space. The new shades are cheerful and vivid, conveying that colour can also be essential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Marset","offers":[{"title":"Moss grey","offer_id":40767080792167,"sku":"47111_1","price":295.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Off-white","offer_id":40767080824935,"sku":"47111_2","price":295.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black","offer_id":40767080857703,"sku":"47111_3","price":295.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Green","offer_id":40767080890471,"sku":"47111_4","price":295.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Terracotta","offer_id":40767080923239,"sku":"47111_5","price":295.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Mustard","offer_id":40767080956007,"sku":"47111_6","price":295.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0069\/2358\/3591\/files\/FuniculiCollectionMain.jpg?v=1717502988"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0069\/2358\/3591\/collections\/Lluis-Porqueras_Funiculi.jpg?v=1724926850","url":"https:\/\/www.oakvero.live\/collections\/lluis-porqueras.oembed","provider":"Skandium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}