Table Lamp — Amethyst Resin & 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 shaft, cast in translucent resin of an intense amethyst hue, displays 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 pronounced sculptural character. The chromed metal sphere articulating the shaft and the socket, together with the cylindrical brushed silvered metal shade, are firmly inscribed within the formal vocabulary of the Italian Space Age, in the spirit of Romeo Rega’s creations.

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

Origin: Italy, circa 1970

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