Atollo model table lamp, for Oluce, present brand. Black painted metal; year of design: 1977. Awards: Compasso d'Oro Award, 1979. Publications: Domus, n. 598, May 1979, p. 121 - Domus, n. 784, July 1996, p. 100 - Domus, n. 794, June 1997, p. 212 - Charlotte & Peter Fiell, 1000 lights, Taschen, p. 505 - Giampiero Bosoni,Fabrizio G. Confalonieri, Paesaggio del design italiano 1972-1977, Edizioni di Comunità, Milan, 1988, p. 204 - Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio 1950-2000 Allemandi, Turin, 2003, p. 250.


"The Atollo table lamp is one of Vico Magistretti's most famous creations and in many ways represents the synthesis of his approach to design: exploring the very essence of the object by looking at the usual aspects with new eyes. The strong visual impact of Atoll it derives from the presence of three Euclidean forms, the hemisphere, the cylinder and the cone whose layout takes up the abstract profile of a traditional table lamp.It is this underlying symbolism, combined with the sculptural form, which makes the model so interesting. " From Charlotte & Peter Fiell, 1000 lights, Taschen, p. 505