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A 1973 postmodern Snow table lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce.
A very cool model 201 table lamp from Italian design icon Vico Magistrettis Snow collection of lighting for Olucecomprised of a table lamp, floor lamp, and pedantthat was only in original production for about a year.
Substantial 1.75-inch-thick round carrara marble base with dynamic veining and a chamfered bottom edge. Oversized white acrylic plexiglass shade sits freely upon a black enameled ball-shaped element with dual sockets on a thin matching stem.
Minimalist form and black white materials transform into a warm and inviting light source with a flick of the inline switch.Creator: Oluce (Manufacturer),Vico Magistretti (Designer)Design: Snow Table LampSnow SeriesDimensions: Height: 24.25 in (61.6 cm)Diameter: 24.25 in (61.6 cm)Power Source: Plug-inVoltage: 110-150vLampshade: IncludedStyle: Post-Modern (Of the Period)Materials and Techniques: Acrylic,Carrara Marble,Metal,Plexiglass,EnameledPlace of Origin: ItalyPeriod: 1970-1979Date of Manufacture: 1973Condition: GoodRewired: Cord, inline switch, and plug are more recent. Wear consistent with age and use. In very good vintage condition. A couple small marks on black enameled top element, as well as some very tiny white paint specks. Shade with a few light line marks and a small dark spot on interior.Seller Location: San Francisco, CAReference Number: 1stDibs: LU955037060322Shop All Vico Magistretti
Vico Magistretti
As one of the founding fathers of modern Italian design, prolific architect and industrial designer Ludovico Magistretti (known by his nickname Vico) was guided by his philosophy, There is no excuse for bad design. His architectural projects are widely revered, and an ingenious meld of form and function can be found in his stylish and deceptively simple table lamps, sofas, armchairs and other mid-century furnishings.
Born in Milan, Magistretti followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather (both architects) to study architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan. At the outbreak of World War II, he fled to Switzerland, and it was there he met his role model and mentor, renowned humanist architect Ernesto Nathan Rogers. Magistretti was inspired by Rogerss vision to revive postwar Italy, and they collaborated on several reconstruction projects. Among Magistrettis first architectural designs is a poetic round church, which he created for the QT8, an experimental Milanese neighborhood.
When Magistretti returned to Milan in 1945, he worked at his fathers architectural firm. It wasnt until the early 1950s that he expanded his talents into design while working with furniture artisans.
In the 1960s, Magistretti began his 30-year working relationship with famed entrepreneur Cesare Cassina of the Cassina furniture manufacturing company. In their design approach, the two men shared a vision of the relationship between modernity and tradition and enjoyed a close bond (Magistretti designed Cassinas luxurious villa in 1965). However, their friendship was not without contention.
Legend has it that upon seeing the prototype for Magistrettis Maralunga sofa, Cassina hated it so much that he punched it, breaking the back of the sofa, which crumpled into itself.
Right, great, it looks perfect to me like that, an unfazed Magistretti allegedly responded, and the Maralungas slumped, adjustable-height backrest was born. Incidentally, the Maralunga sofa won Italys Compasso dOro award as did his Eclisse lamp for Artemide and his Atollo lamp for Oluce.
Magistretti died in 2006, but his designs live on in galleries, museums and private residences and offices around the world.
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