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86/1023 Floor Lamp, "Tree Tops", metal / electrical components, designed by Ettore Sottsass, Italy, 1981, made by Memphis, Italy, 1981-1986
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Object statement
Floor Lamp, "Tree Tops", metal / electrical components, designed by Ettore Sottsass, Italy, 1981, made by Memphis, Italy, 1981-1986
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
Designed by Ettore Sottsass, Italy, 1981.

Made by Memphis, Italy, 1981-1986.

Designed by Ettore Sottsass, Italy, 1981 and made by Memphis, Italy, 1981-1986.

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Description
Floor Lamp, 'Treetops', metal / paint/ electrical components, designed by Ettore Sottsass, Italy, 1981, made by Memphis, Italy, 1981-1986.

Floor lamp, 'Treetops', made of painted metal component parts. A wedge shaped base of heavy cast metal [lead], painted metallic green. A slender, orange metal tube secured to the base with two bolts, rising in a gentle arc to form the stand. A red metal handle attached centrally to the stand with six screws. A hollow, blue metal cylinder attached at the top of the stand forms the lamp head pivoting mechanism with a short straight stainless steel rod to allow movement. Pivoting mechanism surmounted with a rectangular black metal tube flanked by two traingular red metal pieces. Attached to this is the lamp head in the form of a yellow metal box of rectangular cube shape, housing a textured metallic reflector and and arc style halogen tube shaped bulb. A two phase black electrical cord powers the lamp via base of stand, with a dimmer designed for foot control.
Made: Sottsass, Ettore; Italy; 1981 - 1986

: Memphis; Italy
Marks
Manufacturer's marks on electrical cord assembly, "RELCO / MILANO - ITALY / art.RT 3 SP / 100-500W / 220V[tilde]+-10% / 60-300W / 110V[tilde]+-10% / FUSE F4 A / DESIGN G. FRATTINI".
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
86/1023
Production date
1981 - 1986
Height
1900 mm
Width
250 mm
Depth
620 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Purchased 1986

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
Subjects
+ Memphis
+ Sottsass, Ettore
+ Italian Design
+ Interior design
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