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Table lamp model “Lyndon”
Manufactured by O Luce
Italy, 1970s
Chrome steel, glass

Measurements
Each sphere has 40 cm diameter
Each sphere has 15,75 in diameter

Provenance
Private collection, Italy

Literature
G. Gramigna, Repertorio del design italiano 1950-2000, p. 251, Allemandi, 2003.

Origin
In 1968 this pendant lamp appeared in the Cerruti apartment produced by Piero Melotti of Milan while the American company Knoll would produce it from 1971 to 1976 under the NAME of Colleoni. Initially a table/floor (399) or ceiling lamp (450), it features a candelabra-shaped frame with four transparent or clear violet Murano blown spheres. The stem, arms and rings are all in chrome-plated steel. The original table/floor model was comprehensively only 110 cm high. A few years later, the uniquely floor model 379 was added to the collection with a more conventional height of 200 cm. The ceiling model featured a rigid 135 cm stem that was supplied in two fragments. In 1980 a wall model (150) was presented featuring a single sphere, together with a whole outdoor collection (160/350) with black-painted zinc-plated metal parts and, alternatively, glass or transparent polycarbonate spheres.

Context
Lyndon is a project by Vico Magistretti created in 1977 and developed over the years into a wide range that includes many variations and sizes: for both indoor and outdoor use as well as suspension, floor or wall lamps.
The chrome-plated finished candelabra-style body, typical of the family of lamps designed by Magistretti, can, from time to time be bent according to the required use of the lamp, extending to enclose the transparent glass spheres, inside which the light bulb is hosted.
The architect and designer’s love for simple, geometric shapes masterfully makes a comeback, returning lost time and the atmospheres experienced in a large capital city at the end of the 19th century to contemporary times in an object that is more relevant than ever.

Biography
Vico Magistretti (b. 1920, Milan) was one of the most influential architects and designers of the 20th century. Born into a family of architects, Magistretti graduated in the field in 1945. It was also in Milan where he developed his professional career, mainly focusing on architecture, urban planning and industrial design. Magistretti made history when he designed the “Eclisse” table lamp for Artemide, a piece composed of two spheres of different diameters, which can be darkened using a rotating cover. Magistretti's work is usually characterised by the use of simple lines and shapes.
Also, one of his most iconic designs is the “Atollo” lamp, a symbol of Italian design all over the world. The secret of this lamp lies in the geometric construction of its shapes: cone, cylinder and hemisphere form a luminous sculpture from which nothing can be removed and to which nothing can be added. The opportunity to reach as many people as possible and to offer affordable prices led him to explore all the possibilities of a new material at the time: plastic. A good example is the “Selene” chair, which he also designed for Artemide in 1969, recognised as the first design made from a single piece of moulded plastic, together with Verner Panton's Panton Chair. As happens in these cases, his democratising endeavour elevated him to the altars of design, and some of his pieces now reside in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.

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