Magis Linnut Palturi Table Lamp
LINNUT PALTURI TABLE LAMP
LINNUT – PALTURI TABLE LAMP
Designed by Oiva Toikka - Magis - Iittala, 2019
“Looking into new materials for use in rotation moulding, we stumbled uponpoly- carbonate and quickly realised that hardly any manufacturers in Italy apply this combination – if any at all,” explains Enrico Perin, Magis’ head of development.
This is surprising, given just how remarkable – and brilliantly coloured – poly- carbonate materials are. In fact, polycarbonate is so versatile that a transparent sheet can belayered onto a second opaque sheet. Adding differently-coloured granulates, the glossy surface can be endowed with new patterns and shades – unique from object to object.
“With polycarbonate, you can create an effect very similar to the rich finish so typical of blown glass,” says Eugenio Perazza, founder of Magis. Perazza goes on to recount the moment when he first realised that this new method of handling a transparent plastic material could be the beginning of a new product: by replacing traditional glass with plastic, it could give new life to an existing collection of glass objects. Not just any glass objects, either – he was thinking of the famous Birds by Oiva Toikka for Iittala.
DESIGNER
OIVA TOIKKA
Professor Oiva Toikka (1931 - 2019) was one of the greatest names in Finnish glass. His imaginative, rich, bold glass art deviated from the streamlined aesthetic of Nordic design. Oiva Toikka was renowned worldwide for his unique and massive contribution to Finnish art glass over the past half century (the Birds Collection for Iittala is his best-known work.
The pieces are renewed annually, and are highly sought after as gifts and collector’s pieces). He enjoyed an international career and received numerous awards, among them the Lunning Prize, Pro Finlandia Medal, World Glass Now 85 Award, Kaj Franck Design Prize and the Prince Eugen Medal.
In addition to glass and ceramics, Toikka’s career covered many other areas, including stage costumes, drawings, and textiles.
In his long career Toikka had also a fruitful collaboration with Magis, resulting in three products made of rotational– moulded polyethylene (the rocking bird Dodo, the colourful coat stand Paradise Tree, and the shelving system Down- town) and a couple of serigraphies, called Moments of Ingenuity.
Oiva Toikka was an artist of immense creative talent, vision and versatility, the creator of elaborate compositions and installations, all drawn by an impulsive imagination, ignoring boundaries and paying scant regard to aesthetic coherence.
INFORMATION
FEATURE
Rechargeable table lighting device with diffused light.
BRAND
Magis
PRODUCTION
Made in Italy
PRODUCT TYPE
Table Lamp
SCULPTURES
Lighting
DIMENSIONS
- Height : 35
- Width : 32, 31.5
DESIGNER
Oiva Toikka
CABLE
Micro USB-C
POWER
Max. 5 W
USE
Indoor
MATERIAL
ABS base. Body in colored Polycarbonate. LED technology, touch switch with dimmer function. Charging via micro USB-C cable and battery charger.
