FontanaArte Parola Table Lamp
PAROLA TABLE LAMP
PAROLA TABLE LAMP
Designed by Gae Aulenti e Piero Castiglioni
Designed by Gae Aulenti and Piero Castiglioni in 1980, the Parola lamp features three different kinds of glass working processes: blown glass, natural glass and natural crystal. It is an exemplary model of technical integration between artisan and industrial skills.
DESIGNERS
GAE AULENTI E PIERO CASTIGLIONI
Gae Aulenti graduated from Milan Polytechnic in 1953 and has been working in Milan since 1956, working in architectural design, interior and industrial design, as well as theatre scenography.
In particular: the Giova lamp (1964), Tavolo con ruote table (1980) and Tour table (1993). Together with Piero Castiglioni, she designed the Parola family of lamps (1980), wall lamps Diamante (1986) and Calle (1988), and the Diastema spot light (1994).
In the early 1980s she became art director of FontanaArte, a company for which she also designed timeless lamps and furnishing objects that are still in the catalogue today. Her architectonic projects are many and prestigious and include: refurbishment and a new layout for the Musée d‘Orsay (1980-86) and the Musée National d’Art Moderne at the Centre Pompidou (1982-85); refurbishment of Palazzo Grassi in Venice (1985-86); the new entrance for Santa Maria Novella station in Florence (1990); Palazzo Italia at EXPO ‘92 in Seville; restoration of the Scuderie Papali at the Quirinale in Rome (1999); renovation of Piazzale Cadorna in Milan (2000); the “Museo” and “Dante” stations on underground line 1 and redesign of Piazza Cavour and Piazza Dante in Naples (1999-2002); the new Asian Art Museum in San Francisco (1996-2003); the Catalan Museum of Art in Barcelona (1985-2004); restoration of the Palavela in Turin for the Winter Olympic Games in 2006; the institute of culture in Tokyo (2006); restoration of Palazzo Branciforte in Palermo and transformation into a museum (2011).
She received many prizes and awards, including: “Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur” (Paris), Honorary Member of the American Institute of Architects – Hon. FAIA; Praemium Imperiale for Architecture (Tokyo), “Knight Grand Cross” of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Rome), honorary degree in the Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, USA).
INFORMATION
BRAND
FontanaArte
PRODUCT TYPE
Table Lamp
COLLECTION
Parola
SKU
F265805100AMN1
ALIMENTATION CABLE
Striped
DIMENSIONS
- Height : 20.9"
- Diameter : 7.9"
PRODUCTION
Made in Italy
DIMMER
Not - Dimmable
YEAR OF PRODUCTION
1980
MATERIAL
Glass
GROUP TENSION
Bulb
LIGHT SOURCE
HA 1× max 60W E12
MATERIAL
Glass
AVAILABLE COLORS
2
DESIGNERS
Gae Aulenti e Piero Castiglioni
DETAIL
Table lamp with diffused and dimmable light. Borosilicate glass frame. Tinted paste glass diffuser, glossy and blown. Transparent bevelled glass base. Braided fabric cable, black dimmer and plug. European two-pole plug. Bulb not included.
USE
Indoor
PLUG POLE
Two
COLORS
- White
- Amber
