Pro Retro
As the lamps accumulate artifacts from each owner, they become a representation of many personal histories. This provenance and evolution guards against the premature obsolescence of fully-functional designs caused by fleeting trends.
Pro Retro Designers
Adrien Nettere
Ally Schreiber
Andrei LiLo
Elisabeth Seidel
Fernanda Uribe-Horta
Matt Howard
Louis Filosa
Lynn Lin
Phillip Vitus Höltgen
Ryan Twardzik
Jason Krugman
Jimmy Rojas
John D'Onofro
JOOYEI LEE
Malcom Majer
Sarah Guan
Sebastian Martinez
Studio Ejarque
Studio Soft Hairy
Partners
Fluora’s Monos
The advanced LED illuminating the designs of Pro Retro.
The Monos is the most advanced LED lighting system. It is controlled by gesture, sound, and a phone application. The sophisticated animation engine allows color and white light to dance across all five surfaces of the LED core.
View several of Pro Retro’s designs below
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Ghost in a Shell
by John D'Onofrio
A new walnut panel marks a new owner
Working with each owner, John will fabricate a single new wooden panel based on the clients aesthetic preferences. The wooden shell of the lamp disassembles, for the new panel to replace an existing one. As the lamp changes hands it continues to evolve as a reflection of both the new owner, and those who have come before.
The same hand blown glass in a new form
The very same glass that was blown into the initial wood form is remelted and blown into the remade wooden design as a symbol of continuity across both material and design.
Knowledge as an heirloom
Like the Ise shrine of japan, the designer will teach the skills of each manufacturing step so that the knowledge will be passed down so that generational change continues with the next generation.
