Table Lamp — Amethyst Acrylic & Chrome — Italy, circa 1970

A remarkable Italian table lamp from the 1970s, a period of creative effervescence during which transalpine design established itself as a global benchmark. The monolithic stem in cast translucent acrylic, of intense amethyst hue, presents bubble inclusions trapped within the mass during casting — an artisanal process characteristic of the finest Italian ateliers of the decade.

The rectangular section with bevelled edges lends the whole an assertive sculptural character. The chromed metal sphere articulating the stem and the socket, together with the cylindrical shade in brushed silvered metal, sit squarely within the formal vocabulary of the Italian Space Age, in the spirit of the creations of Romeo Rega.

Unsigned piece, attributable to a Milanese or Venetian design atelier of the 1970s.
Side wiring.

Origin: Italy, circa 1970

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