Callimaco floor lamp by Sottsass for Artemide, 1980s

Created in the early 1980s by the great designer Ettore Sottsass, Callimaco is an object with an ambiguous and iconic design, a luminous sculpture inspired by the famous Greek artist Callimachus of Athens from the 5th century. The Callimaco floor lamp fuses a functional soul with a playful essence, through a clever combination of metallic colors. Conical base in dark gray painted steel, yellow cylindrical stem and lamp holder like the base but in red painted metal. On the stem there is the dimmer and the chromed steel handle. Small signs of wear, in particular the dimmer on the stem to regulate the light intensity is not working. Offered at a negotiable price.