Giancarlo Mattioli, MT table lamp for Sirrah Italy

MT table lamp designed by Giancarlo Mattioli for Sirrah, Italy, 1969. Rather than exposing the bulb directly, Mattioli constructed the lamp as a layered volume in which light is filtered through a ring of vertical aluminium shutters. The result is a soft, indirect glow and a silhouette that changes completely between day and evening, giving the piece its architectural character. Executed in white lacquered aluminium with a hemispherical upper shade, vertical aluminium shutters and chrome-plated fittings. The layered construction conceals the light source while producing a controlled, indirect diffusion. Presented in very good vintage condition with minor traces of age. A beautiful example of collectible Italian mid-century lighting.