{"id":884368,"date":"2026-10-16T13:18:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T13:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/884368\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T13:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T13:18:20","slug":"hollowed-quartzite-and-steel-form-concav-book-a-magnetic-bookend-luminaire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/884368\/","title":{"rendered":"hollowed quartzite and steel form concav book, a magnetic bookend luminaire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HOLLOWED BRAZILIAN QUARTZITE HOUSES HIDDEN LIGHTING ELEMENTS<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The CONCAV collection, designed by Ignacio Mart\u00ednez Todeschini and Ignacio Noel and produced in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-argentina\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Argentina<\/a>, explores geometric forms and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/lighting-installation-and-design\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lighting<\/a> through Brazilian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/marble-and-stone-design\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">quartzite<\/a> and galvanized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/steel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">steel<\/a>. The central element of the series is a hollowed, curved quartzite module created through CNC milling and hand-finishing. This process houses the light source within the stone, creating a backlit linear element that contrasts the material\u2019s inherent density. The piece pairs an L-shaped support and a mobile C-element connected by hidden magnets to turn a functional bookend into an interactive luminary gesture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"hollowed quartzite and steel form concav book, a magnetic bookend luminaire - 1\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/concav-book-10-6accee00b28ea.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"1227\"\/>CONCAV book was designed by Ignacio Mart\u00ednez Todeschini and Ignacio Noel | all images \u00a9ANNLAB I PRODUCTORA<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>MAGNETIC light SWITCHING pairs WITH ADJUSTABLE BOOK SUPPORT<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural release, CONCAV Book, functions as a hybrid bookend and luminaire. The design by Ignacio Mart\u00ednez Todeschini and Ignacio Noel \u2013 Imto Deschini <a href=\"https:\/\/imtodeschini.com.ar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Studio<\/a> comprises two distinct components: a fixed L-shaped steel base that houses the light source and acts as the main support, and a mobile C-shaped element. Hidden magnets regulate the internal circuitry, activating the light source when the two components are connected and turning it off when separated. This magnetic connection allows the user to adjust the configuration based on the arrangement and volume of books.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"hollowed quartzite and steel form concav book, a magnetic bookend luminaire - 2\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/concav-book-5-6accee00b2771.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"1227\"\/>the lighting series features Brazilian quartzite and precision-folded steel<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"hollowed quartzite and steel form concav book, a magnetic bookend luminaire - 3\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/concav-book-11-6accee00b292f.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"1227\"\/>the design contrasts geometric forms with the raw, natural texture of stone<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"hollowed quartzite and steel form concav book, a magnetic bookend luminaire - 4\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/concav-book-12-6accee00b2971.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"1227\"\/>a curved quartzite arch forms the primary architectural module of the luminaire<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"hollowed quartzite and steel form concav book, a magnetic bookend luminaire - 5\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/concav-book-3-6accee00b26e5.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"1227\"\/>hand-finishing refines the interior cavity to house the embedded light source<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"hollowed quartzite and steel form concav book, a magnetic bookend luminaire - 6\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/concav-book-6-6accee00b27b4.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"1227\"\/>the hollowed structure transforms dense stone into a translucent, backlit curved element<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOLLOWED BRAZILIAN QUARTZITE HOUSES HIDDEN LIGHTING ELEMENTS \u00a0 The CONCAV collection, designed by Ignacio Mart\u00ednez Todeschini and Ignacio&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":884369,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[223,88,151434,60956,8569],"class_list":["post-884368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-books","tag-books","tag-entertainment","tag-lighting-design","tag-marble-and-stone-design","tag-steel-architecture-and-design"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/884368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=884368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/884368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/884369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=884368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=884368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=884368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}