Foreverlamp

History

LEDs were invented in 1927 by the Russian scientist Oleg Losev, and were revived in 1961 to be used in calculators. The LED market has grown exponentially in different segments of the market. From the automotive to the aviation industry the potential of LED is infinite. This trend has continued to the consumer lighting market in 1993 after several years of research bringing white LED to homes and the professional markets. Peter Shen recognized this opportunity and created Foreverlamp in 2010 to provide energy efficient LED lighting for both the consumer and professional market. In collaboration with Alessi, Foreverlamp introduced its first collection in 2011 of Design Light Bulbs and Luminaires under the name AlessiLux. Simultaneously a range of retro-fit LED lighting products under its own brand name was marketed. In 2012 the AlessiLux portable range was introduced for flexible lighting solutions.

Cooperation with Alessi

In collaboration with Design company Alessi from Milan, Italy, Foreverlamp brought a new LED Design collection on the market under the AlessiLux brand. Alberto Alessi CEO of Alessi, is the eldest son of Carlo Alessi, representing the third generation of the Alessi family. Together, Foreverlamp and Alessi produced a line of Light Bulbs and Luminaires. LED enables new design possibilities due to smaller and vibration free light sources generating less heat, which resulted in fresh designs shapes such as the oil lamp, the North Star, and Tam Tam drums to the futuristic looking UFO.

Designers

The AlessiLux collection is designed by:

Frederic Gooris, is an industrial designer, graduated from the Hogeschool Antwerpen in 1998. In 1999 he moved to Milan, where he obtained his Master in Design at Domus Academy. In 2010 he moved to Hong Kong to open the second office of Studio Gooris in order to offer concept and industrial design, and finished products, designed on demand. For Foreverlamp he designed the Ricordo, U2Mi2, Tam Tam, Polaris, Paraffina, and the Vienna.

Giovanni Alessi Anghini After conducting his primary studies in Italy and Switzerland; his professional training began at the University of Florence where he focused his attention on courses in cultural sociology and anthropology. As part of the 4th generation of ALESSI family, in 2002, he returned to Milan with a view to translating and applying his studies to industrial design, collaborating with Stefano Giovannoni and working freelance. Over the following years, he worked with companies such as ALESSI, PHILIPS, VITRA, FOREVERLAMP, OPPO, LENOVO both through experience within the companies themselves, and as an external consultant through his own studio, GAA Design Farm, founded in 2006. In the following years his work (notably: POP-UP, LUMIERE, FLAME, ABATJOUR) was recognized with the 2008 and 2012 GOOD DESIGN™ AWARD, and was included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Architecture and Design in Chicago, "The Chicago Athenaeum"

Gabriele Chiave moved around during his childhood, and completed his French baccalaureate diploma in Rome. His passion for design brought him to Milan where he studied Industrial Design at IED. After gaining experience in Milan, working for several recognized companies, he moved to Amsterdam in 2007, working as head of the design team for Marcel Wanders studio working for international design companies. Together with his fellow designer Anghini Giovanni Alessi, he designed the Lumière, Flame, Abatjour, and DR, which have been adopted in the Foreverlamp range.