"dalù" Lamp For Artemide, Italy, 1969

Dalù is a table lamp created by designer Vico Magistretti for Artemide in 1969. Made by moulding a single sheet of white plastic, it measures 26x18.5x18.5 cm.
The design of Dalù we can find an extreme simplicity of form but the downward directed light it produces is comfortable to the eye. Dalù is one of the design products that best represent Magistretti's predilection for the composition of geometric shapes.
This product is mentioned in ‘1950-1980 Repertory of Giuliana Gramigna’ and is one of the first models produced between 1966 and 1980. It bears an attribution mark on the back and the wiring is original with a German electric socket. The state of preservation is good.

‘It seemed good to me (I think in 62 or 63) to make the best use of a very easy mould with two curved hemispheres. I liked the simplicity and the opportunity to use simple technology. I called it ‘Dalù’, the name of a dachshund dog of mine who was no longer with us.’ Vico Magistretti