Mimmo Rotella was an Italian artist and poet who is best known for collages made from torn advertising posters in a medium that he called "double décollages."
Rotella was born on October 7, 1918, in Catanzaro, Italy, and studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Naples before moving to Rome in 1945. There, he became associated with the Lettrism movement and — along with Raymond Hains, Jacque Villeglé and François Dufrêne — became known as one of "Les Affichistes," an artist group credited as the forefathers of street art.
Rotella's first solo exhibition was held in 1951 in at the Galleria Chiurazzi in Rome, and later that same year, he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship with which he traveled to Kansas City University. In 1961, he was invited by Pierre Restany to join the New Realism movement, whose members included Yves Klein, Arman and Jean Tinguely. In 1964, he represented Italy at the Venice Biennale. He died on January 8, 2006, in Milan, Italy, at the age of 87.
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Sasso table lamp by Mimmo Rotella, Venini, 2000s
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Sasso table lamp by Mimmo Rotella, Venini, Anni 2000, Made in Italy. Light sculpture from l design inspired by natural and living forms and patterns. The glass on the walls is often ...
Glass
21st Century Sasso Table Lamp in Concrete/Grey/Straw-Yellow by Mimmo Rotella
By Venini, Mimmo Rotella
Located in murano, IT
As heavy as a rock but made from glass: Sasso is a colorful creation by Mimmo Rotella in tones of Straw Yellow, Grey and Concrete. A whimsical interplay of little colour spots, clash...
Glass
Sasso Lamp LTA1 by Luigi Caccia Dominioni
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in London, GB
A rare Sasso lamp which was originally designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni as part of the lighting for a monastery. It was manufactured by Azucena, the furni...
Marble, Brass, Steel
Anemone Table Lamp by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian table lamp with hand blown cream Murano glass globe and brown Murano glass stripes / Designed by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini / Made in Italy circa 1960s Me...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st-Century, Luxury pink and purple Crystal Table Lamp
By Oggetti D'Arte
Located in Calenzano, FI
Experience the pinnacle of artisanal lighting with this stunning table lamp, an exclusive creation by Oggetti d’arte srl. this piece represents the perfect synthesis of technical mas...
Crystal
$1,661 / item
H 20.87 in Dm 7.09 in
21st Century Nana Crystal Pearls Jointed Table Lamp by Patrizia Garganti
Located in Sesto Fiorentino, IT
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Crystal, Nickel
Lamp "Fuoco" by Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia, 2000s
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare Gaetano Pesce fuoco lamp for Meritalia. Very few items edited. Molded manufacturer's mark and signature to rooftop written : ‘L’architettura astratta ripetitiva standard globalizzante e legna da ardere? Gaetano Pesce Meritalia...
Epoxy Resin
Carlo Nason for Mazzega "LS144" Table Lamp, Italy, 2000s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Naples, IT
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Metal
21st Century Karim Rashid Table Lamp Murano Glass Various Colors
By Purho Murano, Karim Rashid
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Karim Rashid Flik table lamp Murano glass various colors Karim Rashid has designed Flik for Purho, a lamp which by the designer’s definition is “forged by fire but rese...
Murano Glass
$3,500 / item
H 17.5 in W 11 in D 9.4 in
21st Century Minos Table Lamp in White Mohair, Terrazzo and Polished Brass
By Merve Kahraman
Located in Istanbul, TR
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Terrazzo
IKEA Lakane Strips Table Lamp Brylle Jacobsen Frosted Acrylic Finland 2000s
By IKEA, Flemming Brylle & Preben Jacobsen
Located in Lisboa, PT
Originally designed by Flemming Brylle and Preben Jacobsen for Quality System, Denmark, in the 1960s, this sculptural table lamp was reissued by IKEA in the early 2000s under the nam...
Plastic, Acrylic
Fuoco Table Lamp by Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia, Italy, 2000s.
By Meritalia, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Lille, FR
Fuoco Lamp by Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia, 2007. Signed and Boxed
Resin
Veart Venini Sasso Vetro di Murano Pulegoso 1970s Table Lamp
By VeArt
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian Murano glass Veart production Sasso lamp in Pulegoso glass lit is almost Magic.
Murano Glass
$2,334 / set
H 29.53 in Dm 17.72 in
Set of Two Gorgeous Huge Table Lamps 'Brasa 365' by IKEA Sweden 2000s
By IKEA
Located in München, BY
Set of two gorgeous, huge and elegant table lamps. Model: Brasa 365. Designed and manufactured by IKEA, 2000s, Sweden. Executed in metal and plastic, each table lamp comes with 1 x ...
Metal