Set of 'Atollo' Large and Small Bronze Table Lamp Designed by Vico Magistretti
About the Item
- Creator:Vico Magistretti (Designer),Oluce (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 27.56 in (70 cm)Width: 19.69 in (50 cm)Depth: 19.69 in (50 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Contemporary
- Production Type:New & Custom(Current Production)
- Estimated Production Time:7-8 weeks
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Barcelona, ES
- Reference Number:
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 Rogers’s vision to revive postwar Italy, and they collaborated on several reconstruction projects. Among Magistretti’s 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 father’s architectural firm. It wasn’t 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 Cassina’s luxurious villa in 1965). However, their friendship was not without contention.
Legend has it that upon seeing the prototype for Magistretti’s 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 Maralunga’s slumped, adjustable-height backrest was born. Incidentally, the Maralunga sofa won Italy’s Compasso d’Oro 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.
Find a range of vintage Vico Magistretti furniture and lighting on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Barcelona, Spain
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
- Set of 'Atollo' Medium and Small Bronze Table Lamp Designed by Vico MagistrettiBy Vico Magistretti, OluceLocated in Barcelona, BarcelonaSet of two table lamp -medium and small- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977 Manufactured by Oluce, Italy. Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo ...Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Set of 'Atollo' Medium and Small Bronze Table Lamp Designed by Vico MagistrettiBy Vico Magistretti, OluceLocated in Barcelona, BarcelonaSet of two table lamp-medium and small- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977 Manufactured by Oluce, Italy. Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo h...Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Set of 'Atollo' Large and Small Glass Table Lamp Designed by Vico MagistrettiBy Oluce, Vico MagistrettiLocated in Barcelona, BarcelonaSet of two table lamp -large and small- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977 Manufactured by Oluce, Italy. Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo h...Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsOpaline Glass
- Set of 'Atollo' Large and Small Gold Table Lamp Designed by Vico MagistrettiBy Oluce, Vico MagistrettiLocated in Barcelona, BarcelonaSet of two table lamp -large and small- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977 Manufactured by Oluce, Italy. Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo h...Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Set of 'Atollo' Large and Small Gold Table Lamp Designed by Vico MagistrettiBy Oluce, Vico MagistrettiLocated in Barcelona, BarcelonaSet of two table lamp -large and small- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977 Manufactured by Oluce, Italy. Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has ...Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Set of 'Atollo' Large and Small Gold Table Lamp Designed by Vico MagistrettiBy Vico Magistretti, OluceLocated in Barcelona, BarcelonaSet of two table lamp -large and small- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy. Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo ...Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Atollo Satin Bronze Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for OluceBy Vico Magistretti, OluceLocated in Brooklyn, NYAtollo Metal Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce. The Atollo lamp has become an iconic representation of the table lamp. The simple cylinder, cone, a...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Small Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Opaline Glass Table Lamp For OluceBy Oluce, Vico MagistrettiLocated in Glendale, CASmall Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' opaline glass table lamp for Oluce. Originally designed in 1977, this iconic re-edition is still crafted by Oluc...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Large Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Opaline Glass Table Lamp For OluceBy Oluce, Vico MagistrettiLocated in Glendale, CALarge Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' opaline glass table lamp for Oluce. Originally designed in 1977, this iconic re-edition is still crafted by Oluce in Italy using many of the origina...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Atollo White Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for OluceBy Vico Magistretti, OluceLocated in Brooklyn, NYAtollo Metal Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce. The Atollo lamp has become an iconic representation of the table lamp. The simple cylinder, cone, a...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Atollo Black Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for OluceBy Vico Magistretti, OluceLocated in Brooklyn, NYAtollo Metal Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce. The Atollo lamp has become an iconic representation of the table lamp. The simple cylinder, cone, a...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Atollo Metal Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for OluceBy Vico Magistretti, OluceLocated in Brooklyn, NYAtollo Metal Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce. The Atollo lamp has become an iconic representation of the table lamp. The simple cylinder, cone, a...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal