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Wall lamp model “LP12”
Manufactured by Azucena Italien
Italy, 1960s
Glass, brass

Measurements
112 cm x 43 cm x 52h cm
44 in x 16,9 in x 20,5h in

Literature
Azucena production catalogue Domus n. 353 (April 1959) G. Gramigna, "Repertorio del design italiano per l'arredamento domestico. 1950- 2000", Allemandi, 2003

Bio
Ignazio was a italian architect and designer, born into a family of architects. His long professional activity, which began before his graduation at the end of the 20’s with his father Arnaldo Gardella, produced an enormous quantity of projects and realizations and before the war they participated in several architectural competitions in collaboration with Luigi Vietti, to build “della casa del fascio”.

In 1947 started his activity in design. This year he found the Azucena Agency with Luigi Caccia Dominioni, the first that inaugurated Italian design production of high quality. Gardella designed primarily decora- tive furniture objects.

After the war, Gardella made many buildings who correspond mainly to the question of saving space. He also had an important role in education, teaching in the IUAV until his death 1975.