{"product_id":"ettore-sottsass-capodanno-table-lamp-studio-alchimia","title":"Capodanno table lamp  designed by Ettore Sottsass for studio Alchimia, 1979 No.71","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColor as Voice, Material as Meaning. Step into a landmark moment in postmodern design with this Capodanno table lamp—an object that marks Ettore Sottsass’s decisive break from the austere functionalism of his Rationalist upbringing and his embrace of design as pure expression and symbol.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Archetypal Gesture in Light and Form\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt just 43 × 47 × 13 cm (17 1\/4 × 18 1\/2 × 5 1\/8 in.), Capodanno is architecture reduced to its most elemental grammar: two brass cylinders (the “towers”) linked by a plain fluorescent rod (the “span”), all rising from a pedestal-like plinth. In Sottsass’s hands this becomes an archetype—evoking a city gate or even London’s Tower Bridge—yet the materials refuse to behave as architecture: the base wears a faux-stone laminate, the posts gleam in brass (structurally impossible at scale), and the beam remains gloriously mundane in its fluorescent banality  .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColor as Voice, Material as Meaning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere Modernism preached “form follows function,” Capodanno proclaims “material speaks louder than form.” The red and blue glass globes perched atop each column read both Bauhaus and circus‑clown, oscillating between high design and playful irreverence. The stone‑patterned base elevates the lamp—literally like a pedestal—but undercuts that elevation by revealing its laminate artifice. This deliberate tension—between elevated form and cheap surface, between industrial standard and exotic color—is precisely what makes Capodanno a manifesto of Alchimia’s alchemical ethos: the whole exceeds the sum of its unlikely parts  .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Pivotal Postmodern Artifact\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCast in a strictly limited edition (this example is No. 71), Capodanno sits at the very threshold of Sottsass’s work with Memphis and the broader Postmodern moment. It is simultaneously a lamp, an architectural model, a sculpture, and a stage set—an object that liberated design from utility alone and introduced narrative, irony, and symbolism into everyday life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance, Condition, \u0026amp; Inclusions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Very good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInclusions: Comes complete with a set of vintage replacement bulbs, faithfully reproducing the original color temperature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: 43 × 47 × 13 cm (17 1\/4 × 18 1\/2 × 5 1\/8 in.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis design is recognized by the world’s leading institutions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston (Dennis Freedman Collection)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuseum Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOwn a singular milestone in design history: a lamp that laid the foundations for Postmodernism itself, now ready to illuminate your collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColors may slightly vary due to photographic lighting sources or your monitor settings. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWear consistent with age and use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe ship worldwide. Request a shipping quote by e-mail to tacojoustra@vintageobjects.com mentioning the piece you are interested in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe light sculpture will be shipped insured overseas in a custom made wooden crate. Cost of insured transport to the US is Euro 625 crate included when we organise the shipment which we highly recommend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are a 1stDibs Platinum dealer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ettore Sottsass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50736212803927,"sku":"","price":11500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0496\/5230\/1983\/files\/capodanno-table-lamp-designed-by-ettore-sottsass-for-studio-alchimia-107.jpg?v=1791999431","url":"https:\/\/vintageobjects.com\/products\/ettore-sottsass-capodanno-table-lamp-studio-alchimia","provider":"Vintage Objects","version":"1.0","type":"link"}