{"id":33903,"date":"2024-09-26T15:58:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T13:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webdev.santacole.com\/historia\/the-reflection-of-light-by-antoni-arola\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T09:55:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:55:28","slug":"the-reflection-of-light-by-antoni-arola","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/en\/story\/the-reflection-of-light-by-antoni-arola\/","title":{"rendered":"The Reflection of Light by Antoni Arola"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"block-header pt-sc-layout-grid-padding-column-rythm-xl pb-sc-spacing-padding-sm align wp-block-santacole-block-section-header\">\n\n    \n            <div class=\"px-sc-spacing-padding-md\">\n\n                <div class=\"pb-sc-spacing-padding-sm\">  \n                    <button class=\"sc-btn sc-button-sm sc-button-link\" type=\"button\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/en\/stories\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center\">\n                            <i class=\"!text-base icon-arrow-left\"><\/i>\n                            <span class=\"flex align-items-center\">\n                                View all Stories                            <\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/button>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"pb-sc-spacing-padding-sm\">\n                    <h2 style=\"font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-2-font-size\">\n                        Archives                    <\/h2>\n                <\/div>\n\n                                    <p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default has-lg-font-size pb-sc-layout-grid-padding-column-rythm-md w-full lg:w-2\/3\">\n                        On 10 September, we met with Antoni Arola at Dahl Agenturer\u2019s showroom in Stockholm where the designer shared with us his vision of his products. Santa &amp; Cole\u2019s Editor, David Mart\u00ed, also joined the event to bring the brand closer to the attendees.                    <\/p>\n                                    \n            <\/div>\n\n                \n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group scroll-fade-in is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c7c56d77 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--md);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--rythm-xl);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--md)\">\n<div class=\"block-image group w-full relative !bg-sc-color-border  overflow-hidden aspect-16\/10 flex justify-center items-center\" style=\"\">\n\n    \n    <!-- Si hay link dentro del bloque imagen -->\n        \n    <!-- Simple -->\n    \n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LaReflexionDeLaLuz-Lamina-EnricBadrinas-2024-16-x2400.jpg\" class=\"  w-full h-full object-cover\" alt=\"LaReflexionDeLaLuz-Lamina-EnricBadrinas-2024-16-x2400\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LaReflexionDeLaLuz-Lamina-EnricBadrinas-2024-16-x2400.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LaReflexionDeLaLuz-Lamina-EnricBadrinas-2024-16-x2400-600x414.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LaReflexionDeLaLuz-Lamina-EnricBadrinas-2024-16-x2400-1280x882.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LaReflexionDeLaLuz-Lamina-EnricBadrinas-2024-16-x2400-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LaReflexionDeLaLuz-Lamina-EnricBadrinas-2024-16-x2400-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LaReflexionDeLaLuz-Lamina-EnricBadrinas-2024-16-x2400-1200x827.jpg 1200w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>        \n        <!-- Caption inside -->\n        \n    \n    <!-- Hover overlay -->\n    \n    <!-- Slider gallery -->\n    \n    <!-- Si hay link cierre -->\n    \n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Simple (Caption outside) -->\n    \n    <!-- Caption outside -->\n    \n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group scroll-fade-in is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-564fe2cd wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--md);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--rythm-xl);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--md)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-lead-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">The privilege of working with light<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-md-font-size\">From a multi-disciplinary designer standpoint, Arola defined light not just as a tool but as a material brimmed with sensitive nuances. Through his artistic intuition, he captivates light to communicate ideas, create beauty and raise awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-md-font-size\">He defined himself as someone with the ability to observe. He is particularly attracted to ordinary objects, which accompany him daily configuring the material universe around him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-md-font-size\">\u2018My entire universe is based on letting things happen and watching closely.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group scroll-fade-in is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c7c56d77 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--md);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--rythm-xl);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--md)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<div class=\"block-image group w-full relative !bg-sc-color-border  overflow-hidden aspect-16\/10 flex justify-center items-center\" style=\"\">\n\n    \n    <!-- Si hay link dentro del bloque imagen -->\n        \n    <!-- Simple -->\n    \n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Toni-Arola-DAHL-Stockholm-Septiembre-Photo-by-Anna-Lovehed-20242730-x2400.jpg\" class=\"  w-full h-full object-cover\" alt=\"Toni-Arola-DAHL-Stockholm-Septiembre-Photo-by-Anna-Lovehed-20242730-x2400\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Toni-Arola-DAHL-Stockholm-Septiembre-Photo-by-Anna-Lovehed-20242730-x2400.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Toni-Arola-DAHL-Stockholm-Septiembre-Photo-by-Anna-Lovehed-20242730-x2400-600x392.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Toni-Arola-DAHL-Stockholm-Septiembre-Photo-by-Anna-Lovehed-20242730-x2400-1280x836.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Toni-Arola-DAHL-Stockholm-Septiembre-Photo-by-Anna-Lovehed-20242730-x2400-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Toni-Arola-DAHL-Stockholm-Septiembre-Photo-by-Anna-Lovehed-20242730-x2400-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Toni-Arola-DAHL-Stockholm-Septiembre-Photo-by-Anna-Lovehed-20242730-x2400-1200x784.jpg 1200w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>        \n        <!-- Caption inside -->\n        \n    \n    <!-- Hover overlay -->\n    \n    <!-- Slider gallery -->\n    \n    <!-- Si hay link cierre -->\n    \n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Simple (Caption outside) -->\n    \n    <!-- Caption outside -->\n    \n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group scroll-fade-in is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4be5fea7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--rythm-xl)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-lead-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">The playfulness of lighting design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-md-font-size\">He explained that making a lamp might seem simple. However, a paradox arises quickly as achieving genius simplicity implies a complex process. Not overwhelmed by this challenge, Arola conceived the exercise of designing as a playful activity: domesticating light in different forms is a game that enables him to explore colours, intensity and gradients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-md-font-size\">\u2018The lamp becomes an excuse to play with light.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group scroll-fade-in is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fb07d0e7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--rythm-xl);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"block-image group w-full 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1457w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>        \n        <!-- Caption inside -->\n        \n    \n    <!-- Hover overlay -->\n    \n    <!-- Slider gallery -->\n    \n    <!-- Si hay link cierre -->\n    \n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Simple (Caption outside) -->\n    \n    <!-- Caption outside -->\n    \n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group scroll-fade-in is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4be5fea7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--rythm-xl)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-lead-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">The privilege of working with light<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-md-font-size\">From a multi-disciplinary designer standpoint, Arola defined light not just as a tool but as a material brimmed with sensitive nuances. Through his artistic intuition, he captivates light to communicate ideas, create beauty and raise awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-md-font-size\">He defined himself as someone with the ability to observe. He is particularly attracted to ordinary objects, which accompany him daily configuring the material universe around him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-md-font-size\">\u2018My entire universe is based on letting things happen and watching closely.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group scroll-fade-in is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c7c56d77 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--md);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--rythm-xl);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--md)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<div class=\"block-image group w-full relative !bg-sc-color-border  overflow-hidden aspect-16\/10 flex justify-center items-center\" style=\"\">\n\n    \n    <!-- Si hay link dentro del bloque imagen -->\n        \n    <!-- Simple -->\n    \n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1700\" height=\"1133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/antoni-arola-stockholm-5-x1700.jpg\" class=\"  w-full h-full object-cover\" alt=\"antoni-arola-stockholm-5-x1700\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/antoni-arola-stockholm-5-x1700.jpg 1700w, https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/antoni-arola-stockholm-5-x1700-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/antoni-arola-stockholm-5-x1700-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/antoni-arola-stockholm-5-x1700-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/antoni-arola-stockholm-5-x1700-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.santacole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/antoni-arola-stockholm-5-x1700-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>        \n        <!-- Caption inside -->\n        \n    \n    <!-- Hover overlay -->\n    \n    <!-- Slider gallery -->\n    \n    <!-- Si hay link cierre -->\n    \n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Simple (Caption outside) -->\n    \n    <!-- Caption outside -->\n    \n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 10 September, we met with Antoni Arola at Dahl Agenturer\u2019s showroom in Stockholm where the designer shared with us his vision of his products. 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