Planet is a lighting object with a simple and familiar form that also has completely innovative technology. This product is the result of a partnership between Foscarini and the expertise of Changedesign in processes of in-depth technological research and the performance of materials.
The challenge was to create a textile lamp with a spherical form, which was completely empty and had no internal frame, using special stitching that was not only decorative but was also the supporting structure.
The idea came from a study commissioned by NASA and carried out by Dainese, in partnership with MIT (Massachussets Institute of Technology), Boston. It is a study of the high performance “intelligent clothing” worn by astronauts: stitching applied to the surface of the material makes it adhere to the body, stopping it from expanding in the absence of gravity while retaining full freedom of movement.
