Carlo Urbaniti

CARLO URBINATI (Rome, 1949) for Harvey Guzzini.
Table lamp "Galdino", 1970s.
Plastic material and chromed metal.
It presents marks of use according to the use and the passage of time.
Measurements: 66 x 34 x 18 cm.

Table lamp composed of a chromed metal tubular foot that stands on a hemispherical base and has a black lampshade with elliptical opening.

Architect and designer, Carlo Urbinati studied at the Faculty of Architecture. In 1972 he began working as a product designer for several Italian companies operating in various sectors, including furniture. He focused his studies on plastic materials and collaborated with numerous international companies in Austria, Japan, Australia and Spain.

The Harvey Guzzini brand belongs to a lighting company founded by the six Guzzini brothers - Raimondo, Giovanni, Virgilio, Giuseppe, Adolfo and Giannunzio - inspired by the movie Harvey, starring James Stewart in 1950. To further complicate the story, it seems that the Guzzini company changed brands several times in the 20th century, going through Harvey Creazioni, Harvey Guzzini, Guzzini, iGuzzini and Illuminazione Guzzini.