Tizio 50 years
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Photo by Pierpaolo Ferrari, 2022
Artemide celebrates Tizio's 50th anniversary with a special version in Richard Sapper's favorite red. Tizio is not only a masterpiece of Artemide collection but also an icon of Italian design.
"In order to obtain this type of light, it is necessary to keep the reflector close to the paper. A normal reflector with a normal bulb would create a large and annoying volume close to the head. For this reason I decided on a small and light halogen lamp, needing only a small and light reflector. I also wanted a working lamp that could be adjusted with the fingertips and that would not collapse on the desk due to worn-out joints. I had to give up the idea of a sufficient range of action and this too, at least for me, is awkward, since as due to innate untidiness on the table top I have no space for a lamp close to me.
The best solution to these problems seemed a lamp with a system of articulation that was continuously balanced through counterweights: thus the friction of the points of articulation could be reduced to the sole compensation of the tolerance of production, thus complete mobility is guaranteed. To reach this stage, any possible disturbance to the balancing system obviously had to be avoided: this excludes the wires for the transmission of current but, in a low voltage bulb, the arms themselves can be used as conductors."
Richard Sapper, 1972
Richard Sapper
Tizio 50 years
RIchard Sapper
Aluminium, Tecnopolymer
da tavolo
2022
