Joan Antoni Blanc, Semi-spherical lamp for Tramo

JOAN ANTONI BLANC (Tortosa, 1940) for Tramo.
Floor lamp "Hemispherical", ca. 1966.
Chromed metal, lacquered metal and methacrylate.
Measurements: 151 cm (height). 36 cm (shade diameter); 24 cm (base diameter).

The "hemispherical" floor lamp by Joan Antoni Blanc for Tramo is fully inscribed in his design language for its clear commitment to essential geometry and formal purification. The use of the hemisphere as the main element responds to his interest in pure and easily recognizable forms, reduced to their minimum expression.

Likewise, the piece reflects his functional approach, where each component is conceived from the constructive logic, without ornamental concessions. The relationship between the base, the shaft and the screen is resolved in a balanced way, generating a light but structurally clear presence. Its filtered and directed light is evidence of the designer's concern for lighting comfort and the integration of the object in the architectural space.

Joan Antoni Blanc was one of the founders of the Eina school and one of the main advocates of the need to incorporate technological knowledge and to orient design in industrial applications. He specialized in the field of design, specializing in furniture and lighting applied to the domestic, urban and office environment, although he has also developed several designs related to nautical, motoring and motorcycling. In 1972 he created "Estudi de Disseny Blanc", incorporating as assistant Pau Joan Vidal, an industrial designer trained at the Massana and Elisava schools, who later became his partner. He was also president of the Association of Professional Designers between 1986 and 1989 and participated in the creation of BCD. Among the products developed by Blanc, the "Cónica" lamp (Delta de Oro ADI-FAD in 1965), the "Cubiform" system of cabinets and drawers, the "semi-spherical" lamp (Delta de Oro ADI-FAD in 1966), the "Torre de Babel" set of expandable elements, the "globe" lamp (Delta de Oro ADI-FAD in 1966), the "Torre de Babel" set of expandable elements, the "globe" lamp (Delta de Oro ADI-FAD in 1966) and the "Torre de Babel" system of cabinets and drawers, the "Globe" lamp (Delta de plata ADI-FAD in 1968), the "Perfils" shelving and container system, the "Sinclina" lamp (Delta de plata ADI-FAD and prize for the best Spanish design at the Madrid fair in 1991), the "Prima 1000" shelving system and the "Escala" lamp. The Barcelona Design Museum is the repository of part of its documentary collections and three pieces designed by Joan Antoni Blanc: the "Cubiform" cabinet and the "Escala" and "Sinclina" floor lamps.