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GIO PONTI (1891–1979)

'Pirellina' table lamp, model 2781/1, designed in 1967.

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'Pirellina' table lamp, model 2781/1, designed in 1967.

Oval-shaped structure in brushed aluminium topped with a circular socket; reflector comprising two domed moulded glass panels with a diamond-pattern design.
Manufacturer’s label.
H. 69.5 – W. 38 – D. 17 cm

H. 27 3/8 - W. 15 - D. 6 3/4 in.

-Ugo La Pietra, "Gio Ponti", Rizzoli, Milan, 1995, similar model reproduced on p. 347
.- Domus 463, June 1968, similar model reproduced on p. 22.

Designed in 1967 by Gio Ponti and produced by the Italian manufacturer Fontana Arte, this lamp is inspired by the Pirelli Tower in Milan, for which he had drawn up the plans in 1956.

1960