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Pillola Lamp

Pillola Lamp
Pillola Lamp
Pillola Lamp
DesignerItalian, 1923–2015
DesignerItalian, established 1965
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Pillola Lamp
DateDesigned 1968
Manufactured inItaly
MediumABS plastic and acrylic
DimensionsOverall: 21 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (54.6 × 14 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2002
Object number2002.2801.1
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance[Gallery Modernariato]; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Recent Accessions in Modern and Contemporary Design," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 27, 2005–March 5, 2006.

"Celebrating 10 Years of the Design Council," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 23, 2008–January 4, 2009.

"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
Molded on the underside: "collezione / (logo) / design / studio D A"

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