Two flat plates of lacquered aluminum — available in white or brown stripes — carefully fold around a bulb in Foscarini’s Flat light.

Designed by Marco Zito, the simple sconce is almost invisible when turned off, and the shadow it casts when lit give depth and character.

In a world where lighting and energy consumption have become increasingly sinful, it sometimes feels good to be a little bad.

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