Antesia Composition

Antesia's compositions gather the collection's four glass forms under one canopy, so a single fitting holds the whole sequence Stella Gianola and Giovanni Battista Gianola set out to capture: a gather of molten glass on the blowpipe opening, stage by stage, into a finished vessel. Small domes of acid-etched pressed glass hang among mouth-blown bubbles of transparent, light amber or smoky glass, each blown piece holding the smaller form inside it, like moments from one object caught at different points in time.

The domed caps are galvanised metal in Masiero's G09 golden bronze, a polished earth tone, and each pendant hangs on its own black cable, so the drops can be set to step the forms up and down through the space. Masiero showed Antesia at its Milan showroom in Via Statuto for Milan Design Week in April 2026. The company has made lighting at Casale sul Sile, near Treviso, since 1981, and makes each piece through the full cycle, from the metalwork up, in its own workshops.

In the room

The round pebble canopies, Ø30 to Ø100cm, hang the glass as a loose bunch: the nine-light C9 PB 80 suits a sitting room or a round table of 140 to 160cm, and the 13-light C13 PB 100 fills a stairwell or a double-height hall, with cables up to 300cm. The long cobble canopies follow a table. Use the C7 CB 120 or C10 CB 120 over a dining table of 200 to 260cm, and the C13 CB 160 over one of 280cm or more.

The clusters are architectural. Cluster 24 drops 254cm through a stair void; Cluster 25 runs 413cm along a reception desk or a banquette; Cluster 54 and Cluster 80 are for hotel lobbies and atria, where 80 pendants spread over a Ø335cm field. Light amber gives the warmest room, transparent the most sparkle, smoky the most graphic outline by day.

Made by Masiero in Casale sul Sile, Treviso.

Configurations

• C3 PB 30: three S1 16 pendants, Ø30cm canopy, drop up to 300cm, 30.9W LED, 4,995 lm
• C5 PB 40: four S1 16 and one S1 26, Ø40cm canopy, drop up to 300cm, 51.5W, 8,325 lm
• C7 PB 60: six S1 16 and one S1 35, Ø60cm canopy, drop up to 300cm, 72.1W, 11,655 lm
• C9 PB 80: six S1 16, two S1 26 and one S1 35, Ø80cm canopy, drop up to 300cm, 92.7W, 14,985 lm
• C13 PB 100: eight S1 16, four S1 26 and one S1 35, Ø100cm canopy, drop up to 300cm, 133.9W, 21,645 lm
• C5 CB 90: five S1 16, canopy 90 x 30cm, drop up to 300cm, 51.5W, 8,325 lm
• C7 CB 120: six S1 16 and one S1 26, canopy 120 x 30cm, drop up to 300cm, 72.1W, 11,655 lm
• C10 CB 120: seven S1 16, two S1 26 and one S1 35, canopy 120 x 30cm, drop up to 300cm, 103W, 16,650 lm
• C13 CB 160: ten S1 16, two S1 26 and one S1 35, canopy 160 x 40cm, drop up to 300cm, 133.9W, 21,645 lm
• Cluster 13: 13 pendants, Ø146.5 x H81.5cm, 133.9W, 21,645 lm
• Cluster 22: 22 pendants, 316 x 210 x H97.5cm, 226.6W, 36,630 lm
• Cluster 24: 24 pendants, Ø155 x H254cm, 247.2W, 39,960 lm
• Cluster 25: 25 pendants, 413 x 42 x H75cm, 257.5W, 41,625 lm
• Cluster 54: 54 pendants, 530 x 335 x H160cm, 556.2W, 89,910 lm
• Cluster 80: 80 pendants, Ø335 x H250cm, 824W, 133,200 lm

Specification

• Designer: Stella Gianola and Giovanni Battista Gianola
• Materials: Galvanised metal; acid-etched pressed glass and mouth-blown glass
• Metal finish: G09 golden bronze
• Glass: Transparent, light amber or smoky for the blown pieces; the S1 16 domes are always etched pressed glass, so the C3 PB 30 and C5 CB 90 are pressed glass throughout
• Light source: Integrated LED, CRI above 90
• Colour temperature: 3000K as standard; 2700K on request
• Dimming: TRIAC on the canopy compositions; on request for the clusters
• Suspension: Black cables, up to 300cm on the canopy compositions
• Certification: CE
• Origin: Made in Italy

Every Antesia composition is made to order by Masiero in Italy. Caspen handles the specification with you, from the glass colour and the drop of each pendant to the canopy and the control of a large cluster, and confirms the lead time when you order. Bespoke arrangements, other metal finishes and drops for taller spaces are available through the studio.