DESIGN STORY: Lamps On A Night Like This
Stay forever by the light of these luminescent masterpieces. Rub these magic lamps and legend has it all your design wishes might come true.
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Angelo Lelli, Table Lamp (c. 1950); Brass and opal glass. Manufactured by Arredoluce, available through Nilufar Gallery, Milan.
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Tobias Grau, SALT&PEPPER table lamp (2018). Portable LED lamp with rechargeable battery. Available through Tobias Grau.
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Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby, Bell Hop table lamp (2018); Color polycarbonate. Portable LED lamp with rechargeable battery. Available through FLOS.
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Giò Ponti, Bilia LED table lamp (1932); Frosted blown glass and brushed nickel-plated metal. Available through FontanaArte.
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James Wines/SITE, Black Light “The Light Bulb Series” (2018); Frosted white glass. Available through Foscarini.
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Christophe Mathieu, Bicoca table lamp (2017); Color polycarbonate. Portable LED lamp with rechargeable battery. Available through Marset.
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Victor Vasilev, Vico table lamp (2016); Painted metal. Available through Natuzzi.
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Gae Aulenti, Mini-Box table lamp (1981); Lacquered metal. Available through Galleria Luisa delle Piane, Milan.
Art direction by Cameranesi Pompili.
Photography by Matthieu Lavanchy.
Taken from PIN–UP 26 Spring Summer 2019.