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Gae Aulenti White Pipistrello Table Or Floor Lamp By Martinelli Luce 1965
Cascina , Italy
£4,994 per item
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Item details
Height
70.0 cm
Width
55.0 cm
Depth
55.0 cm
Diameter
55.0 cm
Wear conditions
Good
Wear conditions
Excellent
Shows little to no signs of wear and tear.
Good
May show slight traces of use in keeping with age. Most vintage and antique items fit into this condition.
Average
Likely to show signs of some light scratching and ageing but still remains in a fair condition.
Apparent Wear and Tear
Visible signs of previous use including scratches, chips or stains.
Please refer to condition report, images or make a seller enquiry for additional information.
Description
Pipistrello table or floor lamp with a base in white lacquered aluminum, extensible telescopic structure in stainless steel, and white opal methacrylate diffuser.
It was designed by Gae Aulenti in 1965 and produced by Martinelli Luce.
The iconic Pipistrello lamp (model 620) has a peculiar conic shape that develops upwards through the telescopic structure to the beautiful diffuser, which resembles the shape of a bat's wings.
Dimensions:
Height: 70 / 85 cm
Diam. of the base 32 cm
Diam. of the diffuser 55 cm
The manufacturer's logo is visible on the telescopic structure and under the base.
Gae Aulenti was a prominent postwar Italian designer and architect who lent her fluid approach to media and material to some of the most important architectural and interior designs of the late 20th century. Aulenti attended Politecnico di Milano in the mid 1950s and established her design practice in the same city shortly after graduation. She rose to prominence while serving as the art director for Casabella, a leading avant-garde architectural journal of the era. It was during these early years that Aulenti’s unique design philosophy emerged, one that centered on the ultimate freedom of the designer from the limitations of practice to a singular medium.
Rather than selecting one style and imposing it upon a space, Gae Aulenti believed instead that the space and its inhabitants should inform the design around them. What resulted was a body of work that spanned all realms. From smaller furnishings designs to her larger architectural projects later in the century, Aulenti defined her style as one that was untethered to a specific aesthetic or method. This novelty resulted in her rapid creative recognition and success, a point echoed in the bevy of international exhibitions that showcased her work between the 1960s and 1970s.
In 1979, Gae Aulenti became the artistic director of Fontana Arte, one of the premier Italian makers and marketers of furniture and lighting, and revitalized the company by centering it back on glass making and collaborating with the most important Italian designers of the time, such as Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Umberto Riva, and Renzo Piano.
Over the 1970s and 80s, Gae Aulenti gained acclaim for the sheer versatility of her designs, but it was her larger-scale projects in the 1980s that secured her status as a preeminent architect and designer. Between 1982 and 1986, Aulenti became a pivotal contributor to the evolution of the interior design of the Paris’ Musée D’Orsay; from an industrial train station into a contemporary and functional art museum with a unique personality within the Parisian museum environment. For this transformative project, Gae Aulenti directed scenographers and architects Italo Rota, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, and Richard Peduzzi in creating a diversity of volumes unified by the stone coverings of the floors and walls. During that same period, she also led crucial renovations at the nearby Centre Pompidou (1980–1985), and in the adaptation of the Palazzo Grassi as a space dedicated for art and archeology exhibitions (1983).
The following decade, Gae Aulenti reenvisioned the Florentine Santa Maria Novella train station (1990) and the Piazza Cadorna of Milan (1999); restored, along architect Antonio Foscari, the La Fenice theatre in Venice (1999) after a fire in 1996; renovated and brought up to standards the Papal Stables in Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome (1999).
Close up of Gae Aulenti drwaing
Gae Aulenti’s architectural drawing of the 1994 Guggenheim Museum exhibition “The Italian Metamorphosis, 1943-1968.”.
In 1994, famed curator Germano Celant curated and opened at the Guggenheim Museum the seminal exhibition “The Italian Metamorphosis, 1943–1968.” For this exhibition, that covered the entire visual arts of Italy, Celant assigned the challenging task of designing the exhibition to Gae Aulenti–who excelled at her design in spite of the imposing challenges of the Guggenheim and working with the large group of artist and curators involved in such a monumental project.
Aulenti was celebrated in her lifetime for her contributions to the fields of architecture and design by renowned institutions around the globe. In addition to being awarded the designation of Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, Aulenti was the recipient of the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic and was also elected as an Honorary Member of the American Institute of Architects before her death at the age of 85.
Power Source: Plug-in
Lampshade: Included
Condition report:
Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
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Estimated delivery time
One to two weeks
Free collection available
Yes
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