Glamtiques: Atollo Table Lamp

Vico Magistretti, 1977

Sometimes the simplest designs have the strongest impact. Combining the most basic geometric shapes, the ever-popular Atollo completely revolutionized our idea of the classic table lamp. This iconic luminary has taken up permanent residence in museums around the world, from New York's MoMa to Zurich's Kunstgewerbe Museum.

Atollo Glass Table Lamp

Renowned industrial designer Vico Magistretti was born in Milan in 1920. After graduating from Politecnico di Milano University in 1945, he started his highly successful career in architecture at his father's firm. Actively involved in Italy's post-war reconstruction, he worked on important urban projects like Milan's QT8 district. Magistretti turned his attention to furniture and lighting in the 1950s - designing for De Padova, Fritz Hansen, Campeggi, Fontana Arte, Fredericia and Kartell, to name a few. He was also a member of the San Luca Academy and visiting professor at the London Royal College of Art. He died in Milan on September 19, 2006.

Magistretti's prolific design and architecture work earned him many accolades and awards, including the Compasso d'Oro for the Eclisse Table Lamp he designed for Artemide in 1967 - as well as the Atollo Table Lamp, created for Oluce in 1979.

Atollo Black Metal Table Lamp

Atollo is made up of simple geometric shapes: the cylinder, cone and hemisphere. The resulting product is as elegant as it is essential. Impossible to locate in any one era or stylistic trend, it has become a true icon of Italian design.

Venerable Italian lighting house Oluce offers Atollo in three sizes and a variety of metallic finishes: white, black, satin bronze or satin gold metal. Another stunning version, available in white, glows from head to toe in soft opaline blown Murano glass.