In mid-2023, BROKIS organized a photo shoot project in Italy and France in collaboration with Italian stylist Simona Sbordone and photographer Max Zambelli.
Over 120 lights were photographed in four exclusive locations, using collections from across the BROKIS portfolio. The output of the project is a printed magazine featuring the majority of the photographs, which were presented to the public this year at Salone del Mobile in Milan and will be available to selected business partners and clients. The project was created as a brand statement and marks the beginning of a new chapter of presentation.
Como Lake
The first of the homes is Villa Peduzzi, an amazing building from the 1920s with incredible views of Lake Como, a world-famous destination. The house has an amazing history, and it was very inspiring to work with our lights in this remarkable space.
Exterior lighting plays an important role in certain types of homes, and it’s interesting to see how indoor and outdoor lights can coexist perfectly and complete a given space despite comprising different materials, shapes, and finishes.
Milan
The second location is an apartment in Milan, with walls that have been redone in the delabrè style but otherwise with very few architectural modifications. The apartment is furnished with pieces of historic design, such as a table that once belonged to Carlo Botta, and is a quintessential example of the townhouses of this city and its sober style.
Throughout the space, modern and retro are mixed in a single expression. The lights of our brand complement the interior and have both a utility and a purely aesthetic function.
Stresa
A house in Stresa was chosen as the third location, its architecture providing a remarkable contrast to the first location on Lake Como and opening new possibilities for creating a wholly unique atmosphere.
The colour palette for this location was cast in shades of white, which was also reflected in the choice of lights. Our collections simply completed the spaces of the location, where the architects worked with a palette of cream tones on the walls and in the furnishings.
Though situated near Italy’s Lake Maggiore, the house is not unlike those one might expect to find in Miami Beach, Beverly Hills, or even on the coast of the Sea of Japan.
Evian
The last in the series of homes telling the story of BROKIS lights is the Korten House, which can be found in Evian on Lake Geneva. This unique villa features metal cladding on the outside and wooden cladding on the inside.
The house contrasts with the completely white house in Stresa, the wooden décor and the overall design evoking the atmosphere of the 1960s. Another contrast is found in the choice of lights, which for this location appeared in darker tones.
One of the goals of the Storyline project was to show how BROKIS lights work in a variety of completely different situations. To present the lights in such a way that each of them can be used in both traditional and modern, contemporary interiors simply by changing the finish on the fixture, the colour of the glass, the type of metal, or simply the power cable.
Join us in looking ahead to the chapters of BROKIS Storyline that are yet to come.
