Gae Aulenti

GAE AULENTI (Palazzolo dello Stella, Italy, 1927-Milan, 2012) for Artemide.
Table lamp "Mezzoracolo".1970.
Base in lacquered metal, steel and opal glass.
Very exclusive and hard to find lamp.
It is in good overall condition. Some scratches due to the passing of the years.
It has two lighting positions for two environments (includes 3 bulbs).
Measurements: 67 x 45 x 45 cm.

Table lamp of minimalist sculptural design, with the tubular foot lacquered in chocolate color, and with the opaline sphere that evokes an oracular crystal ball. It has an openwork ring at the top. Designed by Gae Aulenti, it was produced by Artemide in 1970. Exclusive model.

Gaetana Aulenti studied at the Faculty of Architecture of the Politecnico di Milano, graduating in 1954. The following year she began her career as editor of the magazine "Casabella-Continuità", a position she held for ten years. In 1956 she opened her own office in Milan, and four years later she joined the Industrial Design Association (ADI). In 1965 Martinelli Luce began to manufacture her most emblematic design, the "Pipistrello" lamp, and that same year she visited France, Great Britain and the United States for academic reasons. In 1966 she was appointed vice-president of the ADI, and the following year she became an honorary member of the American Society of Interior Designers. During the seventies, Aulenti also worked in collaboration with Luca Ronconi designing theatrical spaces, and in 1979 she was awarded the UBU prize for the best Italian scenography. In 1983 she received the "Medaille d'Architecture" from the Paris Academy, and the following year the Joseph Hoffmann Prize in Vienna. In 1987 she was appointed Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor. Aulenti has worked on projects for the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, the National Art Museum of Catalonia in Barcelona, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco and the Pavela Stadium for the Olympic Games in Turin, and in 1991 she was awarded the Praemium Imperiale of the Japan Art Association.