Designed by Vico Magistretti
For many years now, Atollo has no longer been a lamp, or rather, it has no longer been just a lamp. It has become a myth, an icon: one of the best know symbols of Italian design wordwide, one of the very few products which people recognise and call with its own name. Designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977, it was awarded the Compasso d’Oro in 1979 and became, since then, part of the permanent collections of the world’s major museum of design, as well as part of the furniture of many homes of those who love and are able to select the things surrounding them. Atollo’s secret probably lies in the geometrical construction of its shapes: the cone on the cylinder and the semisphere above all. A luminous sculpture from which nothing can be removed to which nothing can be added. And which nothing can copy.
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Paola is a simple but original seating project, the details make the difference and demonstrate how the design can always remain current over the years. Vico Magistretti, historic designer of universal designer projects, designs a chair with a solid yet exceptionally light appearance. The structure is in walnut or gray stained ash wood with a […]
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For many years now, Atollo has no longer been a lamp, or rather, it has no longer been just a lamp. It has become a myth, an icon: one of the best know symbols of Italian design wordwide, one of the very few products which people recognise and call with its own name. Designed by […]
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Its sinuous curves resulting from the shaping of a sheet of frosted methacrylate softly diffuse the light. It brings together ?simplicity and concept? which for Magistretti are at the heart of durable design.
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The harmonic and enveloping shells in powder-coated metal tubing that define the Skin armchair – designed by Giacomo Cattani – evolve and transform themselves to compose a real collection. The play of colors – a plus that defines the Trabà production – can be emphasized by the many options in terms of shades and fabrics […]
“The Symbol of a new era focused on plastic”. That’s how Plia chair was presented in 1967 at the Fiera del Mobile in Milan. During the Fair, the Plia got so much acclaim from audiences that many visitors moved away from the stand with some samples without asking for permission… As a result of this […]