Sola emerged from the ‘Icarus’ installation shown in
Milan in 2010. It was based on the Greek myth about
the boy who flew too close to the Sun. The full installation
(including Wing lights) was later purchased by the Pompidou
Centre in Paris for its permanent collection. Sola is a complex
design in appearance but is based on the same simple
geometry of Coral and Floral. Sola makes a strong statement
with its highly decorative skin of frond-like fingers which can
imitate sun flares, especially when an orange finish is chosen
for the inside.