About Diaphan Studio
Diaphan Studio is a Milan-based atelier designing collectible light sculptures at the intersection of gemology and lighting design. Founded in 2019 by Alessandro Giacomelli — a trained gemologist — and Dominique Wolniewicz — a lighting designer — the studio draws directly from crystallography and the structural geometry of natural minerals to create contemporary handcrafted brass luminaires. Each piece is fabricated in solid brass in Milan, with light effects — prismatic diffusion, spectral dispersion, directional play — treated as the primary design element rather than...Read More
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Featured Pieces
UNIS UP - Geometric Brass Pendant Light, Crystallographic Cube Form
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
UNIS UP is a solid brass pendant light built around the cube — the simplest and most universal unit cell in crystallography. The geometry of the pendant replicates the structure of a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Silf - Unique light sculpture in patinated brass and Iceland Spar
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Silf is part of Diaphan Studio’s continuing exploration into the interplay between reflective metals and translucent minerals. A precisely crafted brass profile houses our cutting-ed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Cast Stone, Brass
Tetra Horizon - Solid Brass Wall Sconce, Prismatic Two Way Wall Wash
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Tetra Horizon is a contemporary wall sconce with a deliberately minimal body — a long, narrow profile inspired by the Tetragonal crystal system, in which atoms organise into a lattic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Tetra Twin - Solid Brass Wall Sconce, Prismatic Two Way Wall Wash
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Tetra Twin is a solid brass wall sconce that scatters light into a spectrum of colours and intensities. The body — inspired by the Tetragonal crystal system, in which atoms organise ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
UNIS - Patinated Steel Pendant Light, Crystallographic Cube Sculpture
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
UNIS is a patinated steel pendant light built around the cube — the simplest and most universal unit cell in crystallography. The geometry of the pendant replicates the structure of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Tetra Ray - Solid Brass Wall Sconce, Adjustable Wall Wash
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Tetra Ray is a solid brass wall sconce that scatters light into multiple rays of varying colour temperature. Uniquely, the lamp is manually adjustable — the body can be repositioned ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Octa Wall — Contemporary Brass Light Sculpture, Pyramid Sconce
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Octa Wall is a contemporary light sculpture in solid brass built around a single defining form: a flattened pyramid, conceived as an octahedron bisected at its equator. The shade's brushing direction runs consistently across every face, accentuating each edge and facet and giving the piece a precise, mineral quality that reads as sculpture on the wall whether lit or unlit.
When illuminated, the integrated LED source emits multiple...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Octa Twin — Solid Brass Chandelier Pendant, Directional and Ambient Light
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Octa Twin Pendant resolves a tension most chandeliers ignore: the opposition between directional and ambient light. Its design delivers both simultaneously — a warm downlight through...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
FLIS - Solid Brass Sculptural Floor Lamp, Floating Cube Composition
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
FLIS is a solid brass sculptural floor lamp built from a dynamic composition of two floating cubes. The piece is designed to be read differently from every angle — each viewpoint rev...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Lattis Chandelier L - Solid brass chandelier handmade by Diaphan Studio
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Lattis is a complex composition of simple elemental units. Perceived differently from every angle, the sculpture’s appearance shifts between a clearly readable shape and an intricate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Futurist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Magnets
Octa Table — Contemporary Brass Light Sculpture, Pyramid Lamp
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Octa Table is a contemporary table lamp in solid brass conceived around a single defining form: a square pyramidal shade inspired by the octahedral crystal system. The acute angles o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Octa Pendant — Contemporary Brass Light Sculpture, Pyramid Chandelier
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Octa Pendant is a contemporary light sculpture in solid brass originating from the intersection of two octahedral forms. The upper body is a brushed brass shade whose mirrored interi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
UNIS UP - Geometric Brass Pendant Light, Crystallographic Cube Form
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
UNIS UP is a solid brass pendant light built around the cube — the simplest and most universal unit cell in crystallography. The geometry of the pendant replicates the structure of a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Silf - Unique light sculpture in patinated brass and Iceland Spar
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Silf is part of Diaphan Studio’s continuing exploration into the interplay between reflective metals and translucent minerals. A precisely crafted brass profile houses our cutting-ed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Cast Stone, Brass
Tetra Horizon - Solid Brass Wall Sconce, Prismatic Two Way Wall Wash
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Tetra Horizon is a contemporary wall sconce with a deliberately minimal body — a long, narrow profile inspired by the Tetragonal crystal system, in which atoms organise into a lattic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Tetra Twin - Solid Brass Wall Sconce, Prismatic Two Way Wall Wash
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Tetra Twin is a solid brass wall sconce that scatters light into a spectrum of colours and intensities. The body — inspired by the Tetragonal crystal system, in which atoms organise ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
UNIS - Patinated Steel Pendant Light, Crystallographic Cube Sculpture
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
UNIS is a patinated steel pendant light built around the cube — the simplest and most universal unit cell in crystallography. The geometry of the pendant replicates the structure of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Tetra Ray - Solid Brass Wall Sconce, Adjustable Wall Wash
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Tetra Ray is a solid brass wall sconce that scatters light into multiple rays of varying colour temperature. Uniquely, the lamp is manually adjustable — the body can be repositioned ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Octa Wall — Contemporary Brass Light Sculpture, Pyramid Sconce
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Octa Wall is a contemporary light sculpture in solid brass built around a single defining form: a flattened pyramid, conceived as an octahedron bisected at its equator. The shade's brushing direction runs consistently across every face, accentuating each edge and facet and giving the piece a precise, mineral quality that reads as sculpture on the wall whether lit or unlit.
When illuminated, the integrated LED source emits multiple...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Octa Twin — Solid Brass Chandelier Pendant, Directional and Ambient Light
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Octa Twin Pendant resolves a tension most chandeliers ignore: the opposition between directional and ambient light. Its design delivers both simultaneously — a warm downlight through...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
FLIS - Solid Brass Sculptural Floor Lamp, Floating Cube Composition
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
FLIS is a solid brass sculptural floor lamp built from a dynamic composition of two floating cubes. The piece is designed to be read differently from every angle — each viewpoint rev...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Lattis Chandelier L - Solid brass chandelier handmade by Diaphan Studio
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Lattis is a complex composition of simple elemental units. Perceived differently from every angle, the sculpture’s appearance shifts between a clearly readable shape and an intricate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Futurist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Magnets
Octa Table — Contemporary Brass Light Sculpture, Pyramid Lamp
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Octa Table is a contemporary table lamp in solid brass conceived around a single defining form: a square pyramidal shade inspired by the octahedral crystal system. The acute angles o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Octa Pendant — Contemporary Brass Light Sculpture, Pyramid Chandelier
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Octa Pendant is a contemporary light sculpture in solid brass originating from the intersection of two octahedral forms. The upper body is a brushed brass shade whose mirrored interi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass