The Foscarini Soho showroom becomes, during NYCxDESIGN, a bold stage for light and design. The window display — dressed in strong, vibrant colors — is dedicated to two new suspension lamps that made their debut at Euroluce in Milan: Allumette and Asteria. Two distinct visions of a shared starting point: the contemporary reimagining of a grand archetype, the chandelier.

Allumette, designed by Francesca Lanzavecchia, is asymmetrical and sculptural — a chandelier that liberates itself from symmetry and plays with the balance of opposites: rigid geometry and soft lines, textile cables and metal arms of varying lengths. Its name means "matchstick," suggesting the idea of a light that is delicately released. The LED light runs through transparent tubes, igniting their extremities like small flames suspended in space. From every angle, it reveals a different image — a composition that is never quite finished, always becoming.

Asteria, by Alberto and Francesco Meda, takes a different path toward the same essential quality. Technology arises but conceals itself, absorbed into the structure. Curved extruded aluminium arms with integrated LEDs emit light from above and from the sides — a line that seems to float in air. Available in single and multi-level configurations, Asteria pursues a synthesis of function and décor, where warmth and elegance emerge from minimal forms.

Inside the showroom, visitors will also discover a refined selection of products first presented at Euroluce — now refined and ready to be experienced up close, alongside the broader Foscarini collection.

And in a dedicated corner: 20 years of Twiggy. Suspended on a flexible rod just like a fishing rod and adjustable with counterweights, Twiggy is a simple and genius idea that has become an icon of designer arc lamps. Designed by Marc Sadler in 2006, it has grown into a family of lamps — floor, ceiling, suspension, outdoor — each one a variation on an unmistakable gesture. Two decades on, that gesture is still surprising.

Come and see the light — at Foscarini Spazio Soho, in the heart of New York's design district.