ARTEMIDE TIZIO Plus Table Lamp Designed By Richard Sapper W/Rare Dimmer
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:42891534 | Brand: Artemide |
| Features: Adjustable, Dimmer, Flexible Arm | Type: Desk Lamp |
| Color: Black |
This is a Artemide Tizio Plus tilt head desk lamp that has a red turning dimmer (rare!) by Richard Sapper - Italy. The position and the direction of the bulb can be adjusted; thanks to two counterweights, moving it requires little effort. Another feature is the lack wires (the two parallel arms are used to conduct electricity to the bulb – connected with snap fasteners that are riveted to the arms). Dimensions 30.75"W X 26"H; 46.875" max height Base: 4.25"... HALOGEN Bulbs 1 X 50W 12V (included). Weight is approximately 8 pounds. The lamp is in perfect working order. It is also in great condition with minor wear and tear (see pictures), but you judge for yourself with all of the pictures. Local pickup in Acton, MA is also available. History: Tizio is a desk lamp created by Richard Sapper for Artemide in 1972. It was selected for the Compasso d'Oro industrial design award in 1979. An item of it is part of the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and of the Museum of Modern Art. Black, angled, minimalist, and mysterious, the lamp achieved its real commercial success in the early 1980s, when its sleek look met the Wall Street boom. Found in the residences of the young and successful and in the offices of executives, the lamp has become an icon of high-tech design. Sapper claimed that he designed the Tizio lamp because he could not find a work lamp that suited him: "I wanted a small head and long arms; I didn't want to have to clamp the lamp to the desk because it's awkward. And I wanted to be able to move it easily." The designer's dream lamp, the Tizio is an adjustable table fixture that can be moved in four directions. It swivels smoothly and can be set in any position, its balance ensured by a system of counterweights. In 1972, when the Tizio lamp was first produced, the use of the arms to conduct electricity was an innovation seen in few other lamp designs.
