ECLISSE LAMP - VICO MAGISTRETTI FOR ARTEMIDE EN FRANCE

Eclisse Lamp - Vico Magistretti for Artemide Dimensions: Height 18 cm - Width 12 cm  Characteristics: Metal Color midnight blue  Very rare in this color In very good condition - vintage lamp with minimal signs of use. Eclisse was created by Vico Magistretti for Artemide in 1965.  This table lamp is a small revolution. A generous design, clean lines Like an eclipse, a half-sphere rotates on itself to bring light into the desired space and play with brightness; Eclisse, designed by Vico Magistretti in 1965, won the Compasso d’Oro Award in 1967 and become ambassador of Italian design worldwide. Eclisse is an avant-garde balance between form and function, design and utility. The concept’s foundation lies in its functionality of adjusting the intensity of light through its rotating inner shade that “eclipses” the light source. In fact, with a fixed outer shell and a moveable inner shell the lamp can provide direct or diffuse light. A table lamp, it can also be wall mounted. Painted metal body available in wdifferent colours with an on/off switch. Eclisse in part of the permanent collection of the most important design Museums, amongst many the MoMa in New York and the Triennale Design Museum in Milan.