"Salon of Light" in Novosibirsk Irina and Mikhail Karpenko

Passing the gallery

A photo: Evgeny Luchin

Leading headings: Nina Farizova

Architect: Irina Karpenko, Mikhail Karpenko

Magazine: N5 (83) 2004

“It’s not because it’s light ...” These lines of Innokenti Annensky, if you approach them utilitarianly, speak about the latest tendencies better: not every lamp or chandelier should glow brightly. Sometimes only a hint of light is important in the interior. Design today comes first. QUASAR, MODULAR, FONTANA ARTE, I TRE, FOSCARINI - this is an incomplete list of the brands represented in the new "Salon of Light" (Novosibirsk, Sovetskaya str., 25). The whole interior is divided by color: day and night, black and white. “We wanted to reveal the design idea of ​​the lamps as much as possible,” says Irina Karpenko. “Hence the idea to make three partitions in the center of the hall (like frames) so that everyone could inspect any lamp from all sides, it’s usually impossible do in a regular store. "