La Bella Durmiente Floor Lamp

Design: Nina Masó, Gabriel Ordeig Cole, 1985 for Santa & Cole.

Designed by Santa & Cole co-founders Gabriel Ordeig Cole and Nina Masó, La Bella Durmiente (Sleeping Beauty) is a totemic volume that explores the expressive potential of color, playing with contrasts between warm and cold hues. The result is a visually dynamic and balanced composition. Contemplation and imagination. A sequence that nods to the geometric abstraction of Piet Mondrian or Theo van Doesburg.

Born in 1986 as a defiant response to an era dominated by cold halogen lights and stark metal structures, this lamp championed colorful fluorescence (now LED) when this light source was considered blue and soulless.

“It was a time of artistic expansion without predefined limits–very sweet, very beautiful. Critics ignited a debate to draw a line between art and design, an absurd distinction that only stifled creativity. That’s when La Bella Durmiente was born.” — Xano Armenter

The shade is now printed with pigmented inks on a special paper, achieving a clean, precise and rich finish. A transparent laminate protects it from moisture and the passage of time. Two tiered, black-lacquered wooden end caps frame this sculptural piece, secured with a threaded closure.

The 2025 reedition maintains the original dimensions, allowing new screens to be replaced on old structures.

Features

• Cardstock shade with Giclée print laminated with protective film.
• Base and top cover made of black lacquered wood.
• Internal aluminum structure with LED module and transparent methacrylate tube.
• Foot switch.
• Adjustable legs for leveling on uneven floors.