Model 8 1/2 table lamp with optic fibres by Jürgen Fischer for Zanotta, 1960s

Model 8½ table lamp with optic fibres, designed by Jürgen Fischer for Zanotta in 1969.

As described by Fulvio and Napoleone Ferrari in their book on Italian lighting: “Table lamp radiating diffused light. Twenty thousand optic fibres form the light diffusion hemisphere giving the effect of a starry dome. The light element is contained in the base. Manufactured in chrome metal and optic fibres.”

Rare piece.

Attribution

• Designer:
  Jürgen Fischer
• Manufacturer:
  Zanotta
• Model / Name:
  8½
• Design period:
  1969
• Country:
  Italy

Character

• Materials:
  Chrome metal and optic fibres
• Condition:
  Good vintage condition - the chrome base of the lamp is in very good condition; however, the fibres are in fair condition
• Colour:
  Silver
• Height:
  51 cm / 21 inch
• Diameter:
  50 cm / 20 inch
• Literature :
  Fulvio Ferrari and Napoleone Ferrari "Light – Lamps 1968-1973: new Italian design" - Picture No. 90

Shipping

• Weight:
  4.3 kg / 10 lb
• Ships from:
  Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• Product code:
  1821569