Table Lamp
Elegant Table Lamp
Red lacquered metal tripod base
White perspex shade and polished brass handle
Electrically checked
DESIGNER Sergio Asti (1926-2021) & Sergio Favre (20th)
MANUFACTURER Rusconi
COUNTRY Italy
DATE 1960’s
DIMENSIONS D. 40 x H. 46 /cm.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Repertorio Del Design Italiano, Giuliana Gramigna, Vol. I, pg. 85 (illustration)
The Complete Designers’Lights II, Clémence & Didier Krzentowski, pg. 254 (illustration)
SPECIAL NOTE
Sergio Asti is an influential Italian designer and architect. He studied architecture in Politecnico di Milano in 1953 and opened his studio in Milan the same year. Since 1956, he has been a founding member of the influential Associazione per il Disegno Industriale (ADI). Sergio Asti has designed furniture, lighting and decorative objects for companies such as Artemide, Arteluce, Brionvega, Candle, Fontana Arte, Kartell, Knoll International, Martinelli Luce, and Poltronova. He was awarded the Compasso d’Oro in 1962 and multiple silver and gold medals at the Triennale di Milano. His work has been exhibited at the Triennale di Milano, Eurodomus, Museum of Modern Art in New York, and many other European venues.
