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Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table lamp, winning the Compasso dOro in 1979 and completely revolutionising the way we imagine the Classic bedside lamp. The geometric shapes that compose it cylinder, cone and hemisphere have resulted in a product that is decorative and essential at the same time, disconnected from the historical period and the fashions of the moment, and one that has now fully become one of the icons of Italian design.
Materials and color:
Metal black
Dimensions:
D 38 cm x W 38 cm x H 50 cm
Technical information:
2 x max 75 W (E27) + 1 x max 40 W (E14) – universal dimmer
Production delay:
8 weeks.
Founded in 1945, Oluce is the oldest Italian design company in the lighting sector still in operation today. Oluce lightings design aesthetic is crisp, linear, and decorative. A subtle, intellectual beauty that over the years has led the company to produce some of the more recognizable and admired iconic lighting in the world. Oluce, already participating at the 9th Triennale in Milan, throughout its long history, has received numerous acknowledgements including two Golden Compass awards, two Design Awards and the Gold Medal at the 13th Triennale in Milan. Its lamps appear in the most important permanent design collections worldwide.
Oluces expertise reveals its unparalleled manufacturing excellence which transforms into objects an untiring technological research into the potential of light. Each lamp is a milestone along this journey. Over time, from unusual materials, original designs and new lighting sources ensued revolutionary iconic designs by Tito Agnoli, Joe Colombo, Marco Zanuso, Ostuni e Forti, and Vico Magistretti, who since the 50s, have been rewriting the history of lighting. Recent collections reaffirm Oluce design and decorative approach, expressed through the signs by Italian and international designers such as Angeletti Ruzza, Francesco Rota, Nendo, Victor Vasilev, Nicola Gallizia, Christophe Pillet, Mist-o and David Lopez Quincoces.Creator: Oluce (Manufacturer),Vico Magistretti (Designer)Dimensions: Height: 19.69 in (50 cm)Width: 14.97 in (38 cm)Depth: 14.97 in (38 cm)Style: Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)Materials and Techniques: MetalPlace of Origin: ItalyPeriod: 2010-Date of Manufacture: ContemporaryProduction Type: New Custom(Current Production)Estimated Production Time: 8-9 weeksCondition: NewSeller Location: Barcelona, ESReference Number: Seller: RL.18.01.23.GB.651stDibs: LU1427232284832Shop 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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-Small and large version.
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