Eclisse - Iconic designer table lamp from the 1960s

The table lamp Eclisse was designed as early as 1967 by Vico Magistretti for the Italian lighting manufacturer Artemide . The light source is housed in the head of the small sculpture and is concealed by a rotating sphere that is open on one side, which serves as a kind of manual dimmer. The open sphere in the Eclisse lamp can be rotated freely, gradually revealing the incandescent bulb inside. Depending on how much of the light source the sphere reveals, the light is either brighter or dimmer, more direct or more indirect: When the sphere completely covers the light source, the light shines only from its sides. When the light source is fully visible, the light also shines directly into the room. This allows Eclisse manual dimming of the light and creates the desired atmosphere for relaxing, reading, or working. The Eclisse Artemide ’s table lamp is made of painted metal and is available in various colors. The small lamp is also suitable for wall mounting. The Eclisse Artemide ’s table lamp was awarded the Compasso d’Oro Design Prize as early as 1967. Today, this small lamp can be found in numerous design museums around the world. To mark the 100th birthday of Vico Magistretti (†), Artemide has reinvented a design icon of the 20. century: The legendary lamp Eclisse transforms the 1960s design into the future with four new metallic finishes—the result of innovative and environmentally friendly coating technology.