1960, Very Early Joe Colombo Topo Floor Lamp Designed for Stilnovo

Description

White floor ‘Topo’ lamp with black base for Stilnovo. This floor lamp is flexible; it can be turned and can have several positions by bending the top tube parts. It can be max in vertical position on picture #3 (168 cm H) but not bended to the max (limited by inner cable through the tube). The shade can have several positions because of the ball connection (pictures #13 – #16). The foot is soft plastic. The lamp shows traces of wear like scratches and some loss of paint.

The length of the shade is 21 cm, while the diameter of the round part os 13 cm. The height of the black base is 108 cm. The diameter of the foot is 28 cm

• CREATOR
  Joe Colombo (Designer)
• OF THE PERIOD
  Mid-Century Modern
• PLACE OF ORIGIN
  Italy

• DATE OF MANUFACTURE
  circa 1970
• PERIOD
  1960-1969
• MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES
  Metal

• CONDITION
  Fair

  See Condition Descriptions
• WEAR
  Wear consistent with age and use.
• DIMENSIONS
  H 66.15 in. x W 11.03 in. x D 23.63 in.H 168 cm x W 28 cm x D 60 cm