此文章来自2022奥马设计期刊第9篇。
The history of design told by lamps.从灯具看设计的历史。
With some models becoming archetypes, the lighting design sector has contributed to creating the history of design, leaving an indelible and tangible trace both in aesthetic and socio-cultural terms.
随着部分设计定格为经典，照明设计为设计的历史添上了浓墨重彩的一笔，留下了有形且不可磨灭的美学及社会文化痕迹。
Ingo Maurer, the lighting designer (read the article on page 24 and following, ed) defined lighting as the fourth dimension of interior design. Lighting accessories represent a fundamental category in the world of furniture for two reasons: they have the essential role of illuminating domestic environments, making them comfortable and functional including from an emotional point of view, and because they enhance the identity and uniqueness of those environments.
照明设计师Ingo Maurer（编者注：详见第24页及下文）将照明定义为室内设计的第四维度。照明设备是家具领域的基本类目，其原因有二：照明产品能够点亮室内环境，营造舒适实用的环境和氛围；并且照明产品有助于凸显环境特点。
They are products where notwithstanding the necessary merging of form and function, planners and designers have always continued to experiment, to the point of rethinking aesthetics sometimes in unprecedented ways.
尽管照明产品的形式与功能必须统一，但设计者始终在不断尝试，以期从创新的角度重新构思美学问题。
Experimentation, innovation and genius are condensed to such an extent in these furnishing accessories that those who desire to know the history of design must start from here. From the discovery of the iconic products that have marked and made the history of lighting, and that testify to the profound consideration that has been dedicated to the nature of the lamp.
照明设备是试验、创意和天赋的集中体现。要了解设计的历史，便应从此处入手，从了解标志性照明产品入手。因为这些产品代表着照明的历史，体现了对灯具属性的深刻思考。
An important contribution to the lighting design sector comes from Italian production. This counts among the most distinguished and emblematic protagonists brands and designers who have given life to products that have literally revolutionized lighting. They have questioned parameters considered fixed with designs that then became timeless and ever-popular classics. They have created cult models capable of defying the passing of time to influence contemporary designers, and they have designed icons now present in the collections of the most important museums in the world.
意大利灯具为照明设计的发展做出了卓著贡献。意大利知名品牌和代表设计师赋予产品生命，掀起了真正的照明革命。他们对设计中所谓的固定参数提出质疑，从而打造出经久不衰的经典产品。他们的独特设计永不过时，对当代设计师产生了深远影响。这些标志性设计已被收藏于世界各地的知名博物馆。
The secret of this success on an international level is the uniqueness of the approach of the internal system of Italian design, established since the 1960s. This involves an equal and intense collaboration between designers and producers, often small local firms, who consult together from the beginning of the project. The designer contributes to the expression of a concept and the company to its practical implementation, with the aim of innovating while respecting origins, bringing intelligent innovation capable of improving people’s lives.
意大利之所以能在国际上取得成功，秘诀在于上世纪60年代建立的独特内部设计体系。自项目启动起，设计师和生产商（通常是当地的小公司）就需要共同协商，建立平等且紧密的合作。设计师负责概念表达，生产商则负责产品落地。这种做法旨在尊重原始创意并鼓励创新，打造能够改善人们生活的智能创意产品。
作品：FORTUNY 设计师：Mariano Fortuny
作品：BILIA, FontanaArte, 设计师：Gio Ponti
作品：Fontana, FontanaArte 设计师：Max Ingrand
作品：AJ Table, Louis Poulsen 设计师：Arne Jacobsen
作品：Akari Light Sculputes, Vitra 设计师：Isamu Noguchi
