Vico Magistretti

VICO MAGISTRETTI (Milan, 1920 - 2006) for Artemide.
Floor or table lamp "Mezzachimera", 1970s.
Opaline methacrylate.
In very good condition (9/10).
Measurements: 80 cm. height.

Vico Magistretti designed the "Mezzachimera" lamp for Artemide in the 1970s. Its curves describe a triple cylinder for the three lights, giving the design a fluid and original sinuosity.

Vico Magistretti was an Italian industrial designer, dedicated to furniture and architecture. He graduated from the Milan Polytechnic in 1945, and became a follower of Ernesto Nathan Rogers. During the 1950s he devoted himself to the design of mass-produced furniture. Some of his lamps are famous, such as the so-called Eclisse. Some of his designs are present in important museums in Europe, the United States and Japan. The MoMA in New York houses objects by Magistretti in its permanent collection.