During the 2013 edition of Maison & Objet, Italian design manufacturer Seletti presented Egg of Columbus, a striking pendant lamp in recycled pressed paper designed by Valentina Carretta / Fabrica, featuring an internal ceramic lamp holder and a coloured fabric chord, contrasting with the muted colour of the paper.

In this lamp, the robust delicacy and coarse finish of pressed paper are combined with technology, since Egg of Columbus is produced with a technique that renders the piece moisture resistant.

Seletti describes the piece as having "the shape of the most romantic, discreet, democratic chandelier", and points out how the lamp seeks to evoke "post-modern charm."

Egg of Columbus is named after the story that narrates how Christopher Columbus, having been challenged by his critics about the importance and feasibility of discovering the Americas, challenged them to make an egg stand on its tip.