With Dixpari, sustainability becomes play, ritual, and narrative. The luminous popsicle created by Giuseppe Tortato and Carolina Candelo is a pop-infused tribute to transformative design.
Who says lighting has to be purely functional? And who decided that plastic, once labeled as waste, can’t aspire to poetry? LUCIFERO, the lamp-sculpture born from the collaboration between Dixpari and architect Giuseppe Tortato, proves that design can surprise, evoke, play—and most importantly, inspire.
It all began high in the Alps, during Courmayeur’s Design Weekend. A casual meeting turned into creative chemistry: Carolina Candelo – co-founder of Dixpari – met Giuseppe Tortato, and an immediate connection was made. Both shared a vision: to reimagine design as a space where ethics and aesthetics speak the same language.
Their challenge? To shape light into something both playful and nostalgic. The answer came from a universally beloved childhood icon: the popsicle.
With its pop-inspired, reassuring silhouette, LUCIFERO playfully disrupts traditional lighting design codes. What looks like a whimsical object is, in fact, a refined piece crafted from recycled plastic. The irregular textures and ever-changing transparencies make each piece one of a kind. Each lamp becomes a luminous micro-landscape, alive with reflections and light.
And then there’s the name: LUCIFERO. Bold, ironic, and strangely perfect. A popsicle that lights up—and “brings the light”—through a simple, almost childlike gesture: inserting it into its base. A moment that becomes a tiny ritual. It’s not just design—it’s performance.
Everything about LUCIFERO is designed to delight, starting with its packaging. Styled like a real popsicle wrapper, the unboxing becomes an experience in itself. Peel, discover, illuminate. A sensory narrative unfolds, turning a mundane act into something ceremonial. Light, here, is not just about function—it’s about story. About memory. About joy.
At the core of this creation lies Dixpari’s philosophy: giving new life to what industry leaves behind. The brand was born from Carolina and Isabella Candelo’s desire to transform the plastic waste generated by their family company – the SPA of Rossiglione, a specialist in thermoplastic molding – into something radically different.
What the industrial world discards, Dixpari reclaims and reimagines. Each lamp is unique by design, not only in appearance but in origin. This is circular design, yes—but also emotional design. Each object carries its own past, reshaped into new meaning.
LUCIFERO made its official debut at the 2025 Salone del Mobile, where it stood out for its ironic charm, pop attitude, and sustainable soul. Amid grand installations and iconic names, this luminous popsicle caught eyes and hearts alike. Not just a lamp, but a design gesture: light in form, deep in message.
A small object, melting the rules of design. And lighting the way to new ideas.
