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Richard Sapper is famous for his work as an industrial designer. One of his most famous creations is the Tizio lamp. Unveiled by Artemide in 1972, the desk lamp features an adjustable design made possible by two counterweights. Other iconic Sapper designs include the 1992 ThinkPad, the 1962 Lambda chair and the 1979 Sapper office chair. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of Richard Sapper lighting and furniture.
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Richard Sapper ‘Tizio’ Table Lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1972
By Richard Sapper, Artemide
Located in Lisboa, PT
This table lamp, model Tizio, was designed by Richard Sapper for Artemide, in Italy, in 1972. Introduced in 1972, the lamp is built with two counterweights allowing the user to direc...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Richard Sapper Flex Arm Counterweigh Angle Poise Desk Lamp by Artimide c. 1970's
By Richard Sapper, Artimide
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Post Modern angle poise desk lamp, made in Italy, designed by Richard Sapper for Artimide circa 1970's.
The lamp features a flex arm composted of two elements ( Lower 20 in....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Brionvega Algol 11 Portable Red Television
By Richard Sapper, Marco Zanuso, Brionvega
Located in Sacile, PN
Red Algol 11 portable television by Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper for Brionvega. A classic of Italian design. It needs some maintenance and a rou...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Marco Zanuso, Richard Sapper, TS 502 Cube Radio, Brionvega 1964 Original working
By Marco Zanuso, Brionvega, Richard Sapper
Located in London, GB
Marco Zanuso, Richard Sapper, (designers)
TS 502 ‘Cube’ radio
Designed 1964, produced from 1965 by Brionvega, Italy. This example dating from the 1960s.
ABS plastic case in two equ...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Plastic
Siemens Cricket Phone Marco Zanuso Richard Sapper
By Richard Sapper, Siemens, Marco Zanuso
Located in Taranto, IT
Iconic cricket model telephone designed in 1965, winner of the 1967 compasso d'oro award, was exhibited at MOMA in New York in 1993.
Item is in good conservative condition, present ...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
Marco Zanuso & Richard Sapper for Brionvega TS 505 Cube Radio, 1976
By Brionvega, Richard Sapper, Marco Zanuso
Located in Naples, IT
The TS 505A is a unique portable transistor radio, designed by designers Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper in 1962 and launched two years later by the Milan-based company Brionvega.
The TS 505 - also known as the 'Cube' - is a worldwide icon of industrial design, and is exhibited in the most important museums of contemporary art. It can also be found at the MoMa in New York.
A cult object composed of two cubic plastic 'valves' that make it resemble a cuboid shell.
The radio bears the Florentine silver...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
