Kartell Taj Table Lamp

About the Designer
Ferrucio Laviani

Ferrucio Laviani is part of a generation of young Italian designers who came to prominence in the early 90's when the Memphis movement made its mark on international design. Born in 1960, Laviani studied both architecture and design in Milan, graduating with a degree in architecture in 1986. Soon thereafter, he took part in the "12 Newcomers" Memphis collection in 1986 and the "Living on Earth" Memphis collection in 1987, launching his career with ties to the colorful and idiosyncratic design movement. Laviani went on to design whimsical, colorful furniture and objects that remind us of their exuberant and expressive mission. Laviani's Orbital Lamp of 1991, perhaps his best known design, used color-saturated biomorphic shapes for the glass shades, and an angular, tapering metal base, bringing to mind the organic emphasis and optimism of the '50s, while his Max table combines multi-use practicality with his signature curvilinear forms. Ferruccio Laviani marks the transition between his generation and those before him through his collaborations with his elders and mentors. He's worked with Kartell, Foscarini, Achille Castiglioni, and Ettore Sottsass. Along with his talented colleagues, Laviani exemplifies the best of Italian design, present and future.

Taj, more than a lamp, is a three-dimensional sign, a luminous sculpture, a presence as much at home on our desk as on another piece of furniture. Although it is a table lamp, Taj abandons the articulated, jointed and mechanical stereotype for a simple form serving the practical function for which it is intended. Beautiful both either on or off, Taj uses LED technology to optimise and minimise the light source as much as possible and at the same time it is a new step forward in meeting the corporate technical challenge by producing an object from unique know-how.

Designed by: Ferruccio Laviani

Features:

• Taj collection
• Table Lamp
• Three dimensional sign
• LED Technology
• Material: Transparent or batch colored PMMA
• Overal dimensions: 22.8" H x 5.9" W x 24" D