Image source: Artemide — Alcinoo
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Alcinoo
Table lamp with a ribbed glass cylinder, caged in metal, under a mouth-blown glass sphere, 60 W
325 × 588 × 325 mm
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Description
Overview
Alcinoo is a Gae Aulenti table lamp from the Design Collection of Artemide. A metal cage with a regular pattern forms a cylindrical volume that opens into a free-flowing glass sphere at the top.
Construction
The glass is mouth-blown and shaped within a metal framework, and each piece is handmade. The cage filters the view of the three internal light sources, which cast delicate shadows across the surface.
Specifications
Height 588 mm and diameter 325 mm. The luminaire is rated at 60 W with three sources of up to 8 W each (LED retrofit, E27 socket, not included), IP20.
Story
A lamp reintroduced after fifty years
Artemide reintroduces Alcinoo fifty years after its original design by Gae Aulenti. The lamp was created alongside Patroclo and is made with the same artisanal technique: mouth-blown glass shaped within a metal framework.
Glass and metal in dialogue
Materials and craft define the design: every piece is handmade, and glass and metal work together to set lightness against solidity. The cage softens the view of the three internal light sources and filters their light.
