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Marika Carniti Bollea Nautilus Lamp Il Mare Translucent Large

$30,400
£22,779.19
€26,703.87
CA$42,574.98
A$47,719.27
CHF 24,981.69
MX$588,827.22
NOK 313,816.65
SEK 295,401.12
DKK 199,212.51
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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

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