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"Sintesi" Lamp

Designer Ernesto Gismondi Italian
Manufacturer Artemide S.p.A.
designed 1976, manufactured later
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Sintesi" Lamp
  • Designer: Ernesto Gismondi (Italian)
  • Manufacturer: Artemide S.p.A.
  • Date: designed 1976, manufactured later
  • Medium: Enameled and anodized aluminum, polypropylene (PP) polymer
  • Dimensions: Adjustable: Approx.: 17 5/8 × 5 1/4 × 16 9/16 in., 1.8 lb. (44.8 × 13.3 × 42 cm, 0.8 kg)
  • Classification: Lighting
  • Credit Line: Gift of Artemide S.p.A., Italy, 1988
  • Object Number: 1988.236.11
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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