Designer
Lapo Binazzi(Italian, born 1943)Italian, born 1943
Designer
UFO(Italian, active 1967–1978)Italian, active 1967–1978
CultureItalian
Titles
- "Paramount" Table Lamp
DateDesigned 1969, made c.1972–1973
MediumCeramic, silk, metal, and bulbs
Dimensions31 1/4 × 23 1/4 × 22 13/16 in. (79.4 × 59 × 58 cm)
Credit LineThe Dennis Freedman Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2019.204.A,.B
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Radical: Italian Design 1965-1985, the Dennis Freedman Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 14–November 29, 2020; Yale School of Architecture Gallery, New Haven, February 21–July 8, 2022.
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