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S-797
year 1966
material leather, metal
source title Gino Sarfatti: Designing Light
info The indifference of position. Some years later, in 1966, the objective that a light should remain where it is placed is made possible by using an old system: a bag of lead pellets [MOD. 600]. Light can be sent in any direction by moving it. Variations derive from the types of bulb used; incandescent, spotlight, flood light and Cornalux. Leather is reintroduced as a material for contemporary lamps. More is demanded of a lamp, not just the matter of increased mobility [MOD. 539]. It is not just a curiosity that, in the Arteluce catalogue, the lamps with the bag are displayed on the same page as a simple, but highly adjustable, lamp which consists of a base with a single joint.
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year 1966
material leather, metal
source title Gino Sarfatti: Designing Light
info The indifference of position. Some years later, in 1966, the objective that a light should remain where it is placed is made possible by using an old system: a bag of lead pellets [MOD. 600]. Light can be sent in any direction by moving it. Variations derive from the types of bulb used; incandescent, spotlight, flood light and Cornalux. Leather is reintroduced as a material for contemporary lamps. More is demanded of a lamp, not just the matter of increased mobility [MOD. 539]. It is not just a curiosity that, in the Arteluce catalogue, the lamps with the bag are displayed on the same page as a simple, but highly adjustable, lamp which consists of a base with a single joint.
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