Designer
Fulvio Ferrari(Italian, born 1945)Italian, born 1945
ManufacturerManufactured by
Solka B(Italian, established 1969)Italian, established 1969
CultureItalian
Titles
- "Girottola" Lamp
Datedesigned 1971
MediumChromed steel and bulb
DimensionsOverall: 6 5/16 × 39 3/8 × 6 in. (16 × 100 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Dennis Freedman Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2019.209
Not on view
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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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