Floor Lamp model "2020"
Manufactured by Fontana Arte
Italy, 1960s
Brass, Lacquered metal, Glass

Measurements
25 x 25 x 170h cm
9,8 x 9,8 x 66,9h in

Provenance
Private Collection, Milano

Literature
Quaderni Fontana Arte 1, sales catalogue, 1960s, p. 74
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Max Ingrand, Du verre à la lumière, Paris, 2009, p. 212
Franco Deboni, Fontana Arte: Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand, Turin, 2012, fig. 388

Biography
Max Ingrand (b.1908, Bressuire – d.1969, Paris) was a famous French master glass worker and decorator, also the artistic director of Fontana Arte for one decade, starting from 1954. During that time he came up with many design classics, such as the Fontana table lamp, still one of the best selling products for the company that bears its name. Having studied at the school of Fine Arts in Paris, he specialised in the decorative Arts, under the guidance of major artists such as Jacques Grüber and Charles Lemaresquier. He also produced a great number of stained glass panels for religious buildings, hotels and public places. Towards the end of his life he was awarded the French Legion of Honour in recognition of his achievements in design.