There’s something deeply ironic and poetic about Kabelsalat, the lamp designed by designer Athime de Crécy and presented at the latest edition of the Isola Design Festival for Conscious Objects. The project takes its name from the German expression that translates to “cable salad” — that messy and often hidden tangle of wires that powers every electrical device. But here, the cable isn’t hidden: it’s the heart, the structure, and the very aesthetic of the object.

Kabelsalat is a lamp that renounces all ornamentation in favor of the raw beauty of material and the essential logic of construction. An electric wire, shaped with simplicity and precision, becomes form, volume, and light. The result is a minimal yet highly expressive object — one that tells its story through function without disguise and elevates elemental design as a core value.

In the context of Isola — where experimentation and sustainability are shared languages — Athime de Crécy’s work stands out for its ability to bring attention back to the elements we usually keep hidden, making them the stars of a new visual and functional narrative. Kabelsalat is not just a lamp, but a small manifesto: an invitation to see design from a more honest, playful, and conscious perspective.