Eclisse Table Lamp
Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Vico Magistretti designed the Eclisse in 1965, and in 1967 it won the Compasso d'Oro for what the jury called the double quality of high design value and mass diffusion. A rotating inner shade 'eclipses' the light source, so the user shapes the light from direct to diffused with an elementary gesture.
| Designer | Vico Magistretti (1965) |
|---|---|
| Maker | Artemide, Italy |
| Materials | Lacquered metal |
| Dimensions | 18 cm high; 12 cm diameter |
| Light | Direct and diffused emission; on/off switch on cord |
| Recognition | Compasso d'Oro, 1967 |
| Mounting | Table lamp; can also be wall mounted |
| Availability | In production; available through Artemide and authorized dealers |
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Why Estate & Design selected it
The Eclisse is the perfect bedside lamp: small, sculptural and genuinely useful. Magistretti's rotating shade is a manual dimmer with no electronics to fail, and the lamp's quiet sphere sits as happily on a nightstand as on a desk. Italian design at its most intelligent.
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