Harria da Argia

Harria da Argia is a minimalist set of four lamps created by Barcelona-based designer Joshua Linacisoro. Drawing from the designer’s Basque roots, each piece reclaims tradition and a return to craftsmanship. The name itself, Harria da Argia, is a Basque tongue twister meaning ‘stone is light’, which in English implies a duality of a stone being illumination but also weightlessness, a contrasting concept that defines the lamps. Made from alabaster, a material characterized by its translucency, the luminaires diffuse a soft glow that cast a warm atmosphere fostering conversation, community and tangibility. The robust yet malleable nature of the alabaster has allowed Linacisoro to craft four shapes, each symbolizing aspects of Basque iconography and rural sports that hold special meaning for the designer.

For instance, Bira 01 evokes the embrace of stone-lifters as they prepare to lift huge stones in a popular rural sport known as ‘harrijasotzea’. Zulo 02 pays homage to artist Eduardo Chillida’s exploration of materiality and negative space, with ‘zulo’ translating to ‘hole’. Arba 03, inspired by the shape of the ‘euskal pilota’ paddle, takes its name from ‘arbaso’, meaning ‘ancestral’. Lastly, Moztu 04, which means ‘to cut’, is a nod to the wood-chopping competitions known as ‘aizkolaris’. Together, the collection unveils a series of shapes that blur the boundaries between physicality and gentleness, building a tension that invites both friction and connection in our lives.

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