Las Santas is a series of light fixtures created by designer Jaime Hayon, stemming from his many works using porcelain, and produced by Metalarte. Las Santas Teresa is a table lamp that provides diffused light. The base and column are made of white ceramic, and the shade is made of white methacrylate for improved diffusion. A sensor switch and dimmer switch are located in the base. It comes in many shapes and colours, such as the Las Santas Lolita, which is smaller and has a cylindrical base.
Born in 1974, Jaime Hayon studied design in Madrid and then Paris, and now divides his time between London, where he lives, Barcelona, where his team is based, and Treviso, home to his production workshop. Heir to Dalí and Almodóvar, his baroque universe is a hybrid blend of art, decoration, crafts and industrial design. He has designed washrooms that look like dressing tables for ArQuitects, moccasins for Camper and candleholders for Baccarat. He works with some of the biggest brands: Bosa (the Bubbles lamp), Lladro (The Masquerade collection of candlesticks), Magis (the Pina armchair)... The Showtime collection for BD Barcelona is surely one of his best-known, with its intriguing, eye-catching leather upholstered armchair. Jaime Hayon claims a return to style as a unique and singular signature. The "Almodóvar of Design", as some people call him, has already, in just 5 years, had a retrospective exhibition at the Kortrijk Design Biennial in Belgium, and a monograph published by the German publisher Gestalten. He is considered by The Times Magazine and Wallpaper Magazine to be one of the most influential designers of the last decade. His creations retain the know-how of traditional craftsmanship while adding his own unique, whimsical style.
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METALARTE
Metalarte is a company specialised in lighting and combines new technologies with tradition. The history of the brand began in the early 60s in Barcelona, before it relocated to Sant Joan Despí. Innovation, creation and romanticism feature among the brand's characteristics. For the company and the designers it collaborates with, light is not an abstract concept but the material they work with. Each product is designed with meticulous attention to detail. Today, Metalarte can be proud of the number of iconic pieces of designer lighting it has created.