What we do

Every piece begins as a question about how light should move, then resolves into a physical object. Solid brass is chosen for what it can do: its durability, its ability to be mirror-polished to the precise reflectivity each design requires, and its responsiveness to brushing, patination and hammering — finishes drawn from Mid-century Italian design and reinterpreted for the studio's contemporary language. Components are CNC-milled or shaped from industrial extrusions, then handed to a small group of brass workers whose soldering is, by design, invisible — essential when the form depends on pure geometry and sharp, unbroken edges. Transparent and translucent materials enter the work for a different reason: their optical behaviour. Natural stones are chosen for effects no engineered material reproduces — calcite's double refraction, for instance, splits a single ray of light into two as it passes through. The studio favours raw, uncut minerals over faceted forms wherever possible, since their natural growth patterns are themselves a reference point for the geometry of the collections. Where faceting or surface treatment is used, it is to direct light in more deliberate, calculated ways. In every case, the question is the same: how does adding this material change the way light moves through the space around it. Alongside the collection, Diaphan develops site-specific installations and architectural lighting for high-end residential and hospitality projects — work that draws on the same research but is built to the scale and constraints of a specific space. The studio welcomes projects at any point on that spectrum, from a single collectible piece to a fully custom installation.