Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 10

Marika Carniti Bollea Nautilus Lamp Il Mare Translucent Large

About the Item

Very large model of table lamp / Shell floor lamp "LIMNEA" by Marika Carniti Bollea, famous Italian designer from the 1970s to the present day. Large standing light made from fiberglass and resin. As though a nautilus shell were plucked from the shore line and blown up in size, outfitted with a light, and a small leg to balance. This light glows with every prehistoric nuance and beach like form. Painfully unique, there is but one for sale here and one in the world. Biography of MARIKA CARNITI BOLLEA: Interior designer, decorator and costume designer from the 70s to the present day, she never ceases to amaze. Marika Carniti Bollea is also called “the Lady of Interior Design”, this tireless and very elegant lady wrote important pages in the Italian history of interior design and architecture. Born into a noble Genoese family, she frequented Milan in her youth and in particular La Scala, where she met Maria Callas, Renata Tebaldi and the maestro De Sabata. She travels the world meeting artists and architects of international renown, she then begins to devote herself to design, committing to revive artisanal design, ignoring the industrial. Marika Carniti Bollea has pursued throughout her career as an interior designer or rather, as an inventor of houses, a constant principle: to seek and develop the playful aspect of things with the greatest seriousness, consistency and commitment. , to such an extent that she conceived her profession of interior designer as a risky and playful operation which constantly climbs the dangerous ridge of Kitsch without ever crossing the threshold beyond which elegance becomes ostentation ....
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 24.41 in (62 cm)Width: 30.71 in (78 cm)Depth: 12.6 in (32 cm)
  • Power Source:
    Plug-in
  • Style:
    Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1970's
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. For the material the state of the piece is in wonderful condition. It is important to note that this is made of fiberglass and resin and therefore is fragile in nature.
  • Seller Location:
    Vancouver, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU9387237105122

More From This Seller

View All
Joe Colombo Spider Lamp Red Oluce Made in Italy Early Edition
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Vancouver, BC
With a lacquered metal base, chromium-plated stem, and adjustable reflector in lacquered aluminium, renowned designer Joe Colombo’s Spider Lamp was...
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Harvey Guzzini Olympe Lamp Made in Italy by ED 1970's
By Harvey Guzzini
Located in Vancouver, BC
Here we see the ethereal Guzzini demilune, in rare miniature wall lamp form. The Olympe series was designed by Guzzini – an Italian lighting company founded by six Guzzini brothers: ...
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Enamel, Steel

Borge Lindau X75-2 Chairs by Lammhults
By Lammhults, Borge Lindau
Located in Vancouver, BC
A pair of perfectly faded X75-2 chairs. One of the most compelling foldable chair ever made. Tubular steel and canvas make up this iconic director chair. The ‘X’ denotes the cross be...
Category

Vintage 1980s Swedish Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Green River Project Chair GRP LLC Peruvian Walnut Chair 2020
Located in Vancouver, BC
Rare opportunity to own 1 of 1 signed Green River Project LLC Chair. This chair was made while Green River Project was in British Columbia, it wa...
Category

2010s Canadian Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Shogo Okamoto 20th Century Japanese Fish Signed Copperplate Print
Located in Vancouver, BC
Incredibly hand done copperplate etching print of a pair of fish. I can't make out the name of the artist but it is signed and is an edition of 77/150 - dated 1983 Printmaker Shogo Okamoto...
Category

Vintage 1980s Japanese Drawings

Materials

Other

Early 20th Century Japanese Braided Blown Glass Cups
Located in Vancouver, BC
Touched by the most talented glassmakers of Japan. Braided for your pleasure. This pair of beach glass style cups are an incredible piece of design from the opaque colour of the gr...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Glass

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

You May Also Like

Large Silver Carlo Nason Translucent Glass Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp
By Carlo Nason
Located in Weesp, NL
Mid-Century Modern translucent large silver Murano glass table or floor lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega Murano, Venice, Italy. Measurements: D 54 x H 37 cm. Lamp will only be shipped...
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Art Glass

"Il Pezzo 3 Floor Lamp" - nickel - crystal - LEDs
By Il Pezzo Mancante
Located in Firenze, IT
Inspired by Arabic calligraphic art and the icon of the classical candelabrum is Il Pezzo 3, a collection of lamps with a hand-forged brass stru...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Nickel, Brass

"Il Pezzo 3 Floor Lamp" - bronze - crystal - LEDs
By Il Pezzo Mancante
Located in Firenze, IT
Inspired by Arabic calligraphic art and the icon of the classical candelabrum is Il Pezzo 3, a collection of lamps with a hand-forged brass structure and elegant “candles” crafted fr...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Gold, Brass

"Il Pezzo 3 Floor Lamp" - satin brass - crystal - LEDs
By Il Pezzo Mancante
Located in Firenze, IT
Inspired by Arabic calligraphic art and the icon of the classical candelabrum is Il Pezzo 3, a collection of lamps with a hand-forged brass structure and elegant “candles” crafted fr...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Gold, Brass

"Il Pezzo 3 Floor Lamp" - gold finish brass - crystal - LEDs
By Il Pezzo Mancante
Located in Firenze, IT
Inspired by Arabic calligraphic art and the icon of the classical candelabrum is Il Pezzo 3, a collection of lamps with a hand-forged brass stru...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Brass, Gold

Il Pezzo 12 Satin Brass and Calcatta-Gold Marble Floor Lamp by Il Pezzo Mancante
By Il Pezzo Mancante
Located in Milan, IT
Il Pezzo 12 Floor Lamp, designed by Cosimo Terzani and Barbara Bertocci, showcases a circular shape with three light sources. It is supported by a Calacatta gold marble base. Illumin...
Category

2010s Italian Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Recently Viewed

View All