CONVERSATION ON NEBULA. THE MAKING OF. THE GAZETHE GAZETHE GAZETHE GAZE Q. What does looking mean to you?FS. To feel. To enter into resonance with what I observe.To select, to isolate one possibility among the many that compete for our attention.For me, looking means expanding my inner consciousness, allowing myself to be enriched by new meanings.It is a practice of self-inquiry, as understood in Indian culture, a tool that allows me to understand myself.Seeing as an act of openness and receptivity, rather than mere observation. Q. What kind of light do you seek? Describe the light in which you feel at ease.FS. An external light that follows my internal circadian rhythm throughout the different moments of the day: cool, natural and nourishing during daylight hours; warm, artificial and soft in the evening. THE FORMTHE FORMTHE FORMTHE FORM There is a contrast between the precise, geometric definition of the Vesica Piscis and the concept of Nebula, which by its very nature evokes diffusion, softness and an expanding wave of light. What are the qualities of each that attracted you? Q. Where does the form begin? Describe in one sentence what this form represents and why it attracted you.FS. To express the concept of light, I turned to the primordial form from which all things originate in sacred geometry: the Vesica Piscis. It evokes the origin of everything, and therefore the primordial light. Through the two centres of the intersecting circles, in dialogue with one another, it evokes the concept of polarity, connecting to the theme of energy inherent in light.In my personal narrative, it represents the eye and the act of seeing. Q. The first sketch: what did you draw? Describe it as if you were looking at it right now.FS. A circle representing light, and another circle entering into a relationship with the first, representing darkness.An image I had previously encountered in the terrazzo floor design inside the Nemo Group headquarters. Q. Why is the milling radial? How does it relate to the way light vibrates?FS. It is a way of making visible the propagation of energy emitted from a point of light across a two-dimensional plane, through the metallic material. LIGHT AND SHADOWLIGHT AND SHADOWLIGHT AND SHADOWLIGHT AND SHADOW Q. What does chiaroscuro represent to you? Describe in one sentence the duality between light and shadow, and the tension it creates.FS. It is the relationship between opposites that has always fascinated me, as it also reflects the human condition: we are both good and evil; we simply have to choose which side of ourselves we wish to look at. Q. How does light behave on the surface? And shadow? How does this light inhabit the space?FS. Light vibrates, making the energy of illumination visible through the very design of the product.Shadow takes shape as an eclipse in its relationship with light, introducing the interplay between these two leading protagonists.The result is a soft, subtle and indirect beam of light. Q. Light and shadow on the product: one word for each.FS. Light, movement. Shadow, stillness – immobility. Q. What does chiaroscuro represent to you? Describe in one sentence the duality between light and shadow, and the tension it creates.FS. It is the relationship between opposites that has always fascinated me, as it also reflects the human condition: we are both good and evil; we simply have to choose which side of ourselves we wish to look at. Q. What does this light do for someone walking in the dark?FS. I like to think that it engages with the movement of the observer, guiding their attention not only towards the effect it creates on the ground, but also towards the light source itself, which becomes worthy of attention through its gentle glow.As the Indians say: “When you look at the sun, you receive its light.” “With Nebula, my intention is to make perceptible the energy that interacts with metallic matter, transforming light from a mere technical function into the manifestation of a subtle presence” WHO Ilti Luce WHEN 2026