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"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

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