ticketsMember | Make a donation

"Boalum" Lamp

Designer Livio Castiglioni Italian
Designer Gianfranco Frattini Italian
Manufacturer Artemide S.p.A.
1967
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Boalum" Lamp
  • Designer: Livio Castiglioni (Italian, Milan 1911–1979 Milan)
  • Designer: Gianfranco Frattini (Italian, Padua 1926–2004 Milan)
  • Manufacturer: Artemide S.p.A.
  • Date: 1967
  • Medium: poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) plastic , acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) plastic, metal
  • Dimensions: 77 3/16 × 2 9/16 in., 4.8 lb. (196 × 6.5 cm, 2.2 kg)
  • Classification: Lighting
  • Credit Line: Gift of Artemide S.p.A., Italy, 1988
  • Object Number: 1988.236.9
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

More Artwork

More Artwork
A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
"Tube" Chair, Joe Colombo Italian, Synthetic knit upholstery, polyurethane foam (PUR), poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), natural rubber, and tubular steel
"Tube" Chair
Joe Colombo
Flexform
1969–70
Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, Umberto Boccioni Italian, Bronze
Unique Forms of Continuity in Space
Umberto Boccioni
1913, cast 1950
"Carlton" Room Divider, Ettore Sottsass Italian, born Austria, Wood, plastic laminate
"Carlton" Room Divider
Ettore Sottsass
Memphis Milano
1981
Antigraceful, Umberto Boccioni Italian, Bronze
Antigraceful
Umberto Boccioni
1913, cast 1950
Desk, Carlo Bugatti Italian, Walnut, copper, pewter, vellum
Desk
Carlo Bugatti
ca. 1902

Related Content

Publications

Books, guides, and catalogues published by The Met.

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.