Angelo Lelli for Arredaluce

ANGELO LELLI (Rome, 1911-Capri, 1979) for Arredaluce.
Floor lamp. "Polyphemus model 12555", ca. 1960.
Lacquered metal and glass.
Published in Arredoluce Catalogue Ragionato 1943-1987, Pansera, Padoan, Palmaghini, Ed. Silvana Editoriale, page 174.
It presents marks of use and wear.
Measurements: 200 x 30 cm.

Captivating floor lamp designed by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce. The name "Polyphemus" (model 12555) refers to the cyclopean monster of the Homeric Odyssey. The cyclops eye is suggested to us by the eyeball-like appearance of the hemicycle-shaped diffuser at its center. The lamp, of stylized design, combines lacquered metal and brass for the tubular stem with blue-green glass in the conical diffuser that tops it, giving it a minimalist and elegant aesthetic.

Angelo Lelli was an Italian designer born in Rome in 1911 and died in Capri in 1979. He studied architecture at the University of Rome before turning to industrial design. He is the author of iconic lamps in the history of design, especially those created with Arredoluce.