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O-Look Hanging Lamp

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O-Look Hanging Lamp
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DesignerItalian, active 1966–1978
ManufacturerItalian, established 1957
RetailerItalian, active possibly 1967–1979
CultureItalian
Titles
  • O-Look Hanging Lamp
Datedesigned 1968, made 1968–1975
MediumChrome-plated metal, glass, lacquered aluminum, plastic, and 60-watt incandescent candle bulb
DimensionsOverall: 57 1/4 × 27 × 24 in. (145.4 × 68.6 × 61 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation
Object number2021.424
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ProvenancePoltronova (The Manufacturer); Private collection, France; purchased by Didier Krzentowski, Paris for his personal collection in early 2000s; purchased by MFAH in 2021.
Exhibition History"Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 27–May 16, 2021; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, July 2–September 21, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Label near center line of bottom "clamshell": DESIGN CENTRE / made in italy
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