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 workshops of the decade.

The rectangular section with bevelled edges lends the whole a distinctly sculptural character. The chromed metal sphere articulating the stem and the socket, together with the brushed silvered metal cylindrical shade, are wholly in keeping with 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 workshop of the 1970s.
Lateral wiring.

Origin: Italy, circa 1970

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