Andrea Castelli, Valentina Folli and Margherita Paleari of the UNA collective were the curators, artistic directors and display designers of the exhibition. They opted for a chronological approach divided over two floors to recount the origins of projects by Perriand and Le Corbusier, who worked on lighting as an architectural symbol that not did not only have a practical function.

Le Corbusier’s notes and drawings of the development of several of his most famous and innovative lamps such as the Lampe de Marseille; Perriand's original sketches that helped her to define and choose the materials for the Applique à Volet and the Potence Pivotante (1938); archive photographs portraying the two creators at work – all show the conceptual and constructional phases of a number of modern design classics.

Two designs are being reproduced by Nemo. La Roche (1925) was Le Corbusier’s first purist-style lamp. It was presented at the Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau as a wall lamp built from off-the-shelf components and adapted to suit his needs as an architect. It was used in several buildings, including Villa La Roche in Paris, where the Fondation is currently housed.

Rio (1963) is a large floor lamp, designed by Perriand during a trip to Brazil. The metal rod structure carries two lanterns made of synthetic fabric. It was inspired by a candomblé evening she attended in the state of Bahia – its points resemble a devil’s horns.