Sampei Anniversary
10th Anniversary 2011 | 2021
Design Enzo Calabrese and Davide Groppi
Sampei is a special project, an authentic ready-made.
Obtained from a fishing rod, flexible and telescopic, it is a delicate and elegant sign, which brings to mind the subtle branches of a willow tree or bamboo canes floating on a light breeze.
Sampei is an unexpected gift, it is the magic of looking up, using light as a hook, and being amazed by so much weightlessness.
A small head atop a long, thin carbon fiber stem. At the slightest shift, it responds with a slight swaying motion, instilling a rhythm of slow waiting.
Since antiquity, fishing has been a powerful metaphor, which suggests a continuous and patient research, a curiosity that cannot be quenched.
In 2011 Sampei burst with the charm of a magical object, immediately establishing itself as an icon of international design.
In these ten years we have learned to look at Sampei with different eyes, discovering, each time, new aspects: floor chandelier, graphic sign, blade of grass, ideogram, …
AWARDS
- XXIII ADI Compasso d’Oro Award
- Elle Deco International Design Awards
EXHIBITIONS
- ADI Design Museum in Milan, 2021
- Quirinale Contemporaneo, 2019
- Italian Embassy Berlin, 2019
- Porto Design Biennale, 2019
- Villa Croce Museum in Genoa, 2015 | Museum of Contemporary Art
Sampei Limited Edition
We have decided to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Sampei with a special and limited edition. Sampei Limited Edition is made with golden finished details and is engraved with the serial number.
Choosing a Sampei Limited Edition means participating in the thought and history behind the uniqueness of the project.
Each Limited Edition piece has a Certificate of Authenticity that proves its uniqueness.
Share #yOurExperience | Your and Our experiences merge
Premio ADI Compasso d’Oro per la sua capacità di essere una lampada allo stesso tempo a sospensione e da terra.
Giuria Premio ADI Compasso d’Oro
2014
Sampei irrompe con la magia di un oggetto magico, per di più illuminante.
Trasmette un ritmo di lenta attesa e di ricerca del benessere.
Elle Decor Italia
30 Progetti Made in Italy, 2020
Sampei stands as a testament to Davide's craft; through it, he unshackles the light from its frozen distance and pulls it closer if by only a soft line, a thread drawing a star nearer to our grasp. Sampei is Davide, a balance of light and tension.
Nasir Kassamali
Luminaire
Un faisceau de lune qui oscille au gré du vent. Sa lumière est cosmique !
La lumière se pose sur les objets avec douceur et précision comme sortie d’une baguette magique.
Cette lampe, de par sa pureté et sa simplicité amène l’imaginaire et la poésie.
Marie-Line Salançon
My Design
Quattro maestose Sampei donano carattere contemporaneo a un ambiente iconico, concepito all’inizio degli anni ’60, che oggi dialoga con la luce poetica e inafferrabile di Davide Groppi.
Claudio Ceroni e Paolo Marchi
Identità Golose Milano
Le due Sampei con i loro piccoli occhi lontani dalle loro piccole basi si infilano altissime nel grande spazio dello scalone monumentale del settecentesco Palàcio das Artes di Porto, incrociandosi con due Flash di dieci metri che, diversamente inclinate, attraversano e illuminano lo stesso spazio, e concludono insieme la mostra "Abitare Italia" alla Biennale Design di Porto 2019.
Arch. Paolo Deganello
Curatore mostra "Abitare Italia"