Model 1095 by Astep. When a lamp decides to be something else.

Is it a lamp? The question arises almost instinctively the first time you see it.

Perhaps because its visual weight rests in the base rather than the light source. Perhaps because the reflector is little more than a small white gesture at the end of a slender black stem. Or perhaps because it directs light upwards, effortlessly challenging an image we all thought we knew.

Designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1968 and reissued by Astep, Model 1095 continues to surprise with the clarity of an apparently simple idea capable of transforming the perception of an everyday object.

Its silhouette is elegant and unexpected, defined by a deliberate imbalance that turns the base into the dominant visual element while reducing the shade to a small white reflector measuring just a few centimetres in diameter.

Light as direction.

The small reflector directs the light upwards. A simple yet unusual gesture that transforms both the perception of the lamp and the space around it.

Rather than illuminating a specific point, Model 1095 creates atmosphere. Light rises and reflects back to produce a soft, indirect and dimmable illumination.

The precision of an idea.

The introduction of the halogen bulb opened up a new field of experimentation for Sarfatti. With Model 1095, he reduced the light source to its essential minimum, creating a new relationship between form, proportion and light.

A slate-grey tubular aluminium stem supports a small glossy white reflector that echoes the finish of the base. Available in three heights, the luminaire maintains a slender, elegant profile that appears to defy balance with remarkable ease.

A quiet presence.

In its reissue, Astep incorporates LED technology and a liquid-cooling system in place of the original solutions, while preserving the clarity of Sarfatti’s design exactly as it was conceived more than half a century ago.

Almost. sixty years later, Model 1095 has lost none of its ability to surprise. It continues to inhabit the present with the same effortless naturalness with which it was first imagined.