Atollo by Vico Magistretti : the story behind the lamp
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Atollo by Vico Magistretti : the story behind the lamp

ByCéline Vanier

Why the Atollo, born in 1977, is still an absolute icon? There are lamps that you replace. And then there’s the Atollo. An icon of Italian design created in 1977 by the Milanese designer Vico Magistretti for Oluce, it has never been retouched, modified or “reissued”. It is sold today exactly as in 1977, or…

Good Design Movement: The quest for democratic design
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Good Design Movement: The quest for democratic design

ByCéline Vanier

New York, 1950. The Museum of Modern Art inaugurates its first “Good Design” exhibition, organized by Edgar Kaufmann Jr. In the MoMA galleries, Scandinavian furniture, Japanese objects, and American ceramics coexist according to a single criterion: the intrinsic quality of design, regardless of price or prestige. While Mid-Century Modern celebrates American prosperity and Europe rebuilds,…