Studio A.R.D.I.T.I.
"B.T.4" Floor Lamp

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Designer Studio A.R.D.I.T.I. (Italian, active 1968–1977)Italian, active 1968–1977

ManufacturerManufactured by Sormani (Italian, active 1961–2007)Italian, active 1961–2007

CultureItalian

Titles

"B.T.4" Floor Lamp

Datedesigned 1971, made c. 1971–73

MediumLacquered wood, chromed steel, steel wire, Perspex, magnets and bulbs

Dimensions84 11/16 × 17 11/16 × 17 11/16 in. (215.1 × 45 × 45 cm)

Credit LineGift of Gloria Sormani, Sormani Private Collection, Arosio, Italy

Object number2019.322

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

LIGHTING DEVICES

Provenance[Sormani, Arosio, Italy, active 1961-2007][1]; Luigi Sormani (d.2017) private storage, 2007-2017; by inheritance Gloria Sormani, Arosio, Italy, 2017; [Sormani Private Collection, 2017][2]; given to MFAH, 2019.

[1] Manufactured by Sormani, Arosio, Italy.
[2] Gloria Sormani (his daughter) established the Sormani Private Collection in 2017 through which vintage Sormani products are sold.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Sticker on underside of base: nucleo / divisione della sormani s.p.a. / 22060 arosio - italia
Tape with handwritten ink on underside of base: 100 VA / ITA

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