Black and Blue VV Cinquanta Wall Lamp by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep

VV Cinquanta wall lamp Design by Vittoriano Viganò This version is with blue lacquered reflector and black mount. The VV Cinquanta features an elegant and versatile posable direct light source that can swivel and tilt. The wall model is mounted on a brass fixture, allowing the reflector to rotate 350 degrees, and can be angled 160 degrees, providing a wide range of lighting compositions. The VV Cinquanta reflector is made of enameled spun aluminium. Versatile Elegance 1951 / 2016 VV Cinquanta is a lighting collection that embodies elegance and versatility. Designed by Italian architect Vittoriano Viganó in 1951 during his time as Art Director for Arteluce, the VV Cinquanta features a posable direct light source that can swivel and tilt, from direct working light to upward lighting. The wall model is mounted on a brass fixture, allowing the reflector to rotate 350 degrees, and can be angled 160 degrees. The suspension model is a sophisticated luminaire with a distinctive dual-stemmed construction. It features two uniquely shaped reflectors, one narrow and one wide. The fixture and the reflectors can be adjusted to many different positions, enabling a wide variety of both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic lighting compositions. The floor model stands gracefully on a slender black aluminium frame. The reflector is mounted to an articulated stem that can swivel and tilt, enabling various lighting scenarios. The VV Cinquanta reflector is made of spun aluminium. The VV Cinquanta collection, as all other Astep products, is made in Italy. Specifications VV Cinquanta wall Typology wall Materials Spun Aluminium Reflector, brass mount Dimensions: W 256 x D 364 x H 183mm Reflector diameter: Ø 274mm Weight 0.70kg Light source 1 x E27 LED 7W 806lm 2700K Non-dimmable bulb included Not UL listed This lamp is wired for Europe, if used in US or any other country the client will need to convert it. Vittoriano Viganò was born in Milan in 1919. Son of the painter and engraver Vico Viganò, he graduated in Architecture at the Polytechnic School of Milan in 1944. A main figure of the architectural debate in the post war period and an original interpreter of European Rationalism, he was unanimously considered by critics the most important Italian exponent of the ‘Brutalism’ current. A multidisciplinary talent, a tenured professor in Interior Architecture and Urban Planning during all his life for the Milan Faculty, Vittoriano worked at various scales: from industrial design to architecture, from interior design to urban and landscape planning. In continuity with the Milanese cultural tradition, Viganò kept opened eyes onto all emerging innovative European and International architectural experiences, which led him to become in the early ‘1950s' the Italian correspondent for L’architecture d’Aujourd’hui, the renowned journal directed by artist Andrè Bloc, , and then for Aujourd’hui. In the same period he took part in severals Triennale’s exhibitions and designed several art galleries in via Brera in Milan. Vittoriano was Art Director of Arteluce, the company founded by Gino Sarfatti, for some years and for Arteluce he designed numerous luminaires as well as the flagship store in via della Spiga in Milan. In 1991 the San Luca Academy awarded him the Italian Republic President Prize for Architecture. In 1994 Milan Triennale re-edited and exhibited some of his furnitures for the great retrospective on the origins of Italian Industrial Design: some of those were selected for the Permanent collection. His work was exhibited worldwide and regularly published. Vittoriano Viganò died in Milan in 1996.