Totem lamp, Olivier Villatte, circa 1980

Turned wooden lamp, painted and colored representative of the motifs and extravagance of the 80's, typical of the "memphis" movement. Delivered with its original lampshade (qq traces and accident) Size: Height (without bulb) 37 cm. Width 20 cm. Foot diameter 12 cm. The memphis movement: Founded in milan in 1980 by ettore sottsass, the memphis group is a gathering of architects, young creators and designers. New path of italian design, opening more on fashion and international artistic movements of the moment such as l'anti-design (pop art occurring earlier). He immediately destabilized the codes of post-bauhaus design by introducing a much wider range of colors, pattern, the use of laminate in furniture and more generally, new forms in furniture, lighting or table elements (source wikipedia).