Wall Light 'Mania' by Vico Magistretti for Artimide, 1963

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Wall Light 'Mania' by Vico Magistretti for Artimide, 1963

About the Item

First edition wall light 'Mania' designed by the Italian designer Vico Magistretti for Artimide, Milano, 1963. Dimensions: diameter 24 cm, depth of the wall 10 cm. The lamp, which is fixed on the wall with a painted metal wall plate, sheds diffused light and is made up of two glass molded shells of different size and partially laid over each other. The fixture is equipped with two small Edison screw sockets (SES), (E17 14-17 mm) max 25 watts. The lamp was developed in 1963 at the Artimide company and presented at the XIII Triennale di Milano in 1964. It was one of the first lamps that Magistretti designed for this famous Italian company and it was the beginning of a very successful collaboration. This is the first version of white murano glass and with the brass slide to fix the lower shell. When mounting, first secure the lower shell and then slide the upper shell over it. Particularly simple. The 'Grande Mania' followed in 1972, which has a diameter of 28 cm and a depth of 14 cm. Later versions are of 'Makrolon' (polycarbonate). There is also a later rare version made of one piece of cast opaline glass. This 60 year old light, which comes from Italy, is in good condition. Some remnants of latex paint on the fixture, not visible, possibly easy to remove. The lower shell has a minor chip (2mm) at the top of the lower shell. Absolutely invisible because the upper shell completely covers the lower shell. But I do mention this for the sake of completeness (see last picture). Vico Magistretti (1920-2006) is one of the greatest and most important Italian designers of the last 100 years and has won several awards, including the Gold Medal of the Chartered Society of Industrial Artists & Designers in 1986 Literature: - Domus 409 (December 1963) pg. 119. - Catalog Artemide 1973 p. 63. - Guiliana Gramigna Repertory 1950-2000 , 2003 p. 104. - Fulvio Irace, Vanni Pasca, Vico Magistretti architetto e designer, Milano, Electa 1999, p.139

Creator:
Artimide (Manufacturer),Vico Magistretti (Designer)
Design:
Mania Sconce
Dimensions:
Height: 9.45 in (24 cm)Width: 9.45 in (24 cm)Depth: 3.94 in (10 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Metal,Murano Glass
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1963
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. The lower shell has a minor chip (2mm) at the top of the lower shell. Absolutely invisible because the upper shell completely covers the lower shell (last picture). Some remnants of latex paint on the fixture, not visible, possibly easy to remove.
Seller Location:
JM Haarlem, NL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU930327893852

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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.

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