Viola Pineider presents Light the Void and collection of sculptural jewellery that redefine sustainable luxury through noble woods and silver

Italian designer and artist Viola Pineider launches Light the Void, a series of luminous sculptures that establishes new dialogue between light, materiality and spatial perception, expanding a portfolio that already includes iconic pieces such as the Snake, Gea and Persistência necklaces, alongside architectural chains. The creations, handcrafted in reclaimed wood and silver, propose a conceptual inversion: the void ceases to represent absence to become the protagonist of the composition.

Viola Pineider

Viola Pineider

The Light the Void collection comprises table, floor and wall luminaires, as well as floating objects with stainless steel applications. Each piece presents organic forms that can be suspended from the ceiling or delicately supported on surfaces, creating multiple spatial configurations. The curved wooden hoops, equipped with LED strips, carve out space without enclosing it, delineating intersections that stimulate the imagination and transform perception of the surroundings.

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“The works require bodily displacement to be fully apprehended,” explains the series’ concept. This characteristic distinguishes both Viola’s luminous sculptures and jewellery: they are not static objects for frontal contemplation, but vibrant presences that invite sensory interaction. The observer must circulate, experiment with different angles and distances to comprehend the totality of the artistic proposition.

The Snake necklaces explore serpentine forms that adapt to the body, creating sculptural volumes in movement. Gea dialogues with organic elements from nature, whilst Persistência investigates the permanence of form through structures that defy gravity. The chains, in turn, transcend their utilitarian function to become architectural elements that redefine the relationship between jewellery and body.

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In the luminous sculptures, the interplay of light and reflection created by LED strips and stainless steel elements amplifies the visual experience. The sinuous curves float in space, generating dreamlike atmospheres that oscillate between the contemplative and the architectural. The reclaimed wood, with its unique textures and histories, dialogues with LED technology in a synthesis between artisanal tradition and contemporaneity.

Viola Pineider brings to her projects technical expertise built over more than a decade in Florence. Born and raised in the Tuscan city, she developed solid training in traditional carpentry and wood restoration alongside Florentine master craftsmen. This apprenticeship resulted in acute aesthetic sensibility and rigorous technical mastery, characteristics evident both in the precision of the jewellery and in the assembly of the luminous structures.

In 2018, she founded ARC, a creative design studio that moves between sculptural jewellery and art objects. The brand produces limited-edition pieces that combine reclaimed noble woods with silver, exploring tensions between body, space and materiality. Each creation challenges conventional notions of luxury, proposing sustainability without relinquishing formal audacity and technical excellence.

Based in Rio de Janeiro, Viola interweaves the timeless elegance of Italian design with the experimental spirit of Brazilian culture. This fusion manifests both in the jewellery-sculptures and in the Light the Void pieces, where European geometric rigour meets tropical organicity in a singular synthesis.

The choice of reclaimed wood reinforces commitment to sustainable practices without compromising visual sophistication. Each piece carries unique stories and textures from the repurposed material, transforming waste into works of art that question boundaries between functional design and contemplative sculpture.

Viola Pineider’s portfolio proposes an experience that transcends decorative function. Her creations operate as invitations to reflection on how we perceive and inhabit spaces, how we adorn and express our bodies. The void, traditionally understood as negative, reveals itself as creative potency – territory where light, form and imagination construct new possibilities.