Bilia Mini Table lamp metal glass blue / By Gio Ponti (1932) - Fontana Arte

Enter the design legend with the reissue of the famous Bilia lamp. This iconic lamp was created in 1932 by the father of Italian industrial design: Gio Ponti (1891 - 1979). Architect, designer and leader of Italian design, Gio Ponti is a legend in his country and a monument of European decorative arts. With its surprising modernity, the Bilia lamp has a strong, charismatic personality. A cone and a sphere: two essential and identifiable geometric shapes. A simple composition, enriched by the extraordinary balance of proportions and discreet elegance of materials. This minimalist lamp consists of a sphere in satin blown glass that balances at the top of a conical metal base. The seemingly impossible balancing act, the opposition of two elementary geometric forms, gives birth to an original object of harmonious proportions. A perfect volume embodying both precision and essentiality, not to mention, obviously, a pinch of expressiveness. A sculptural, sophisticated light construction that explores the notion of balance. The light is diffuse and the light emission highlighted by the geometric essentiality of the design.

In detail:

• Variation : Blue

• Brand : Fontana Arte

• Designer : Gio Ponti

• Type : Table lamp

• Colour : Blue base / White sphere - Transparent cable

• Material : Conical base: metal - Spherical diffuser: satin blown glass

• Dimensions : Ø 12 x H 26 cm
• Weight : 1.32 lb
• Characteristics : Reissue of the original model created by Gio Ponti in 1932 - Icon of design - Made in Italy - Vintage style - Bulb (not included): 1 x LED 6W G9 - IP20 - Class II - On-cable switch - Supplied with EU plug: EU to UK plug adapter included
• Country of Manufacture : Italy