1940s Giovanni Michelucci Brass Ministerial Table Lamp for Lariolux

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1940s Giovanni Michelucci brass ministerial table lamp for Lariolux. Produced circa 1940 and executed in richly patinated brass with swiveling arm and rotating adjustable shade. Reminiscent of the early designs of Kaiser Idell. An elegant table lamp with beautiful scale and presence.

Professionally rewired for US electrical but not UL listed. Recommended UL listing possible from authorized 3rd party vendor upon request for an additional fee.

Accommodates 1x 60w equivalent standard medium base (e26) LED bulb. New brown cloth cord and period style US wall plug. Some age appropriate scuffs, dings, nicks, losses and wear as largely shown and noted only for accuracy.Creator: Lariolux (Maker),Giovanni Michelucci (Designer)Similar to: Kaiser Idell (Manufacturer)Dimensions: Height: 16.25 in (41.28 cm)Width: 8.75 in (22.23 cm)Depth: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)Power Source: Plug-inVoltage: 110-150vLampshade: IncludedStyle: Scandinavian Modern (Of the Period)Materials and Techniques: Brass,PatinatedPlace of Origin: ItalyPeriod: 1940-1949Date of Manufacture: circa 1940sCondition: GoodRewired. Wear consistent with age and use. Please see listing description for more details.Seller Location: Glendale, CAReference Number: Seller: V33261stDibs: LU1447236976422Shop All Giovanni Michelucci

Giovanni Michelucci

When discussing Italian architect Giovanni Michelucci, it is difficult to decide which is the more impressive achievement: his more than half-century track record of notable projects, which includes designing and restoring some of Tuscanys most famous landmarks, or his nearly century-long life. While he is often remembered for passing away just two days before his centennial birthday, in the same breath he is memorialized for his exceptional contributions to Tuscan architecture, including Florences Santa Maria Novella Train Station, Palazzo delle Poste and restored rooms inside the legendary Uffizi Gallery.

Micheluccis practice began in childhood, at his familys artistic metal workshop. There, he rubbed elbows with many passing artists and architects before pursuing design academically at Florences Istituto Superiore di Architettura. Michelucci graduated in 1911 and embarked on a long teaching career. By the early 1920s, he was instructing at the Istituto dArte of Rome and later at the Istituto Superiore di Architettura, from 1928 until 1936. He served as dean of the schools architectural faculty twice during the 1940s and founded the magazine La Nuova Citt between the two appointments. He left Florence in 1948 to become a professor at the School of Engineering in Bologna, where he remained until his retirement.

Other significant architectural projects dot Michelucci s career, like the Santa Maria Novella church and church of St. John the Baptist. Often working in collaboration with the Grouppo Tuscano, a collective of young architects, Michelucci beat out more than 100 other bidders on multiple contracts to bring his modernist, rationalist approach to Italys architectural landscape.

In his hometown of Pistoia, as well as Fiesole, Michelucci formed the Fondazione Giovanni Michelucci, which undertook social projects targeted at prisons, hospitals and asylums within the cities. He dedicated the rest of his life toward using architecture to address social challenges a cause the foundation continues to support today.

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