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Lavinia Table Lamp Masayuki Kurokawa Artemide 1988

About the Item

Masayuki Kurokawa designed the Lavinia table lamp with an adjustable construction in white grainy cast and enameled aluminium for Artemide, Milan, 1988. Good original vintage condition. The Lavinia table lamp is an organic sculptural lamp that could be a building in itself. We imagine it being built in front of us with the same proportions but in a different volume. Strongly influenced by the traditional Japan in which he grew up, Kurokawa created his architecture studio, now renamed K&K, which for the past 50 years has instilled the same quest for aesthetics and simplicity always in resonance with the natural environment. Several of his pieces, including the Lavinia, are conserved at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Creator:

Artemide (Manufacturer),Masayuki Kurokawa (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 17.72 in (45 cm)Width: 23.63 in (60 cm)Depth: 19.69 in (50 cm)

Power Source:

Plug-in

Voltage:

220-240v

Lampshade:

Included

Style:

Post-Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Aluminum,Cast

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

1980-1989

Date of Manufacture:

1988

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Munich, DE

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU1005036278502

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Artemide is an iconic firm in the design world. The mid-century Italian company is one of the best known lighting manufacturers and its award-winning fixtures are held in museum collections everywhere. Vintage Artemide table lamps, pendants, ceiling lamps and other lighting represent a thoughtful merge between functionalism and eye-catching design.

Artemide, which is based in Pregnana, was founded by Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio Mazza in 1959. During that year, Mazza created the first table lamp for the manufacturer — a modernist work in glass, marble and metal that he called the Alfa. Gismondi, who studied aeronautical engineering at the Polytechnic University of Milan and missile engineering at Rome’s Professional School of Engineering, applied his knowledge of cutting edge technology and materials such as fiberglass resin to Artemide’s designs for lighting and furniture.

In 1967, Artemide won Italy’s Compasso d'Oro design award for its Eclisse table lamp, which was designed by Vico Magistretti two years earlier. Other award-winning fixtures include the Tizio table lamp designed by Richard Sapper and the Tolomeo table lamp.

Designed by Michele de Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, the Tolomeo featured the patented George Carwardine mechanism used in the original Anglepoise lamp. De Lucchi would later be recruited to join visionary postmodern design collective the Memphis Group. Artemide’s Gismondi purchased the brand after founder Ettore Sottsass dismantled the collective in 1988, and it was bought by Alberto Bianchi Albrici in 1996.

Artemide’s list of design, innovation, sustainability and other industry awards is long and distinguished. The firm continues to actively collaborate with internationally revered designers and seek out new talent through workshops with design schools. The company’s deeply held values — energy-saving lighting, sustainable design and ethically sourced materials — characterize its current offerings, and Artemide furniture and lighting can be found in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and other institutions.

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