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Kalamo Lamp

Description
A Kalamo table lamp by Italian designer Gianni Villa for Valenti. This playful design from 1972 is made of a metal base with magnetic white reflectors, that allows you to create your own composition by placing the magnetic reflectors around the light bulb the way you prefer .
This lamp is more like a kinetic piece of artwork

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Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (exact item)
Notes:	Fulvio Ferrari, Light-Lamps 1968-1973. New Italian Design, Turin, 2004, fig. 116
Origin:	Italy
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	lacquered metal and steel
Condition:	Good. Very good vintage conditions- Wear consistent in use and age - Working with original electric wire .
Creation Date:	circa 1972
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Collectible Design, Mid Century
Book References:	Light-Lamps 1968-1973: New Italian Design, Ferrari and Ferrari, fig. 41. Valenti, product catalogue, 1972-73, p. 10.
Incollect Reference #:	781250