Superstudio
Gherpe Lamp

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Design house Superstudio (Italian, active 1966–1978)Italian, active 1966–1978

Design houseFor Design Centre (Italian, active possibly 1967–1979)Italian, active possibly 1967–1979

ManufacturerManufactured by Poltronova (Italian, established 1957)Italian, established 1957

CultureItalian

Titles

Gherpe Lamp

DateDesigned 1967, made c. 1967-1975

MediumAcrylic, Bakelite, and metal

DimensionsOverall: 15 3/4 × 25 1/8 × 12 1/2 in. (40 × 63.8 × 31.8 cm)

Credit LineThe Dennis Freedman Collection, museum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2019

Object number2019.247

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Object Type

LIGHTING DEVICES

ProvenanceDennis Freedman Collection, New York; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
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.

"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.
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