Pitaya
Pitaya was founded in 2003 by two « craftsmen » designers, David Lesort and Arnaud Giroud who met during their Art and Design Studies.
This duo from Lyon, France enjoys exploring a variety of design fields including food design and most notably lighting. To each endeavor they bring their personal style which is both playful and poetic.
Since 2006, light has played a special part in their work, and their bright ideas for luminous objects and street light installations have been particularly well recieved. Pitaya's original and innovative concepts and products have been presented at the Fête des Lumières in Lyon and Arbres et Lumières in Geneva ammong others.
Expositions & Awards
Design&Shop, 'Biennale Internationale du Design' 2010, St-Etienne, France
« Jeunes concepteurs lumière 2010 » : Young Creator Award by the Association of Street Lighting Designers (trophys Lumiville, Lyon) for the Rorschach project, presented during the 2009 Arbres et Lumières Festival of Geneva
Griffe Lyonnaise Young Talent Award 2009
Two of their creations presented in the Biennale Internationale du Design de Saint-Étienne (2008), were selected for a touring exhibition in Brazil (Salvador de Bahia, Rio de Janeiro et Brasilia) during the Année de la France au Brésil (2009), in the frame of a partnership between the Cité du Design de Saint-Étienne and Cultures France.
Biennale Internationale du Design 2008, St-Etienne, France
Design map 2007
