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Designer Ettore Sottsass Italian, born Austria
Manufacturer Poltronova Italian
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Title: "Asteroid" Lamp
Designer:
Ettore Sottsass (Italian (born Austria), Innsbruck 1917–2007 Milan)
Manufacturer:
Poltronova
Date: 1968
Medium: Colored poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and cast aluminum
Dimensions: 28 3/4 × 10 13/16 × 6 5/16 in., 9.9 lb. (73 × 27.5 × 16 cm, 4.5 kg)
Classification: Lighting
Credit Line: Purchase, Theodore R. Gamble Jr. Gift, in honor of his mother, Mrs. Theodore Robert Gamble, 1987
Object Number: 1987.64.1
Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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