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Atollo 233 Table Lamp
Vico Magistretti's 1977 table lamp of cylinder, cone and hemisphere, Compasso d'Oro 1979.
500 × 700 × 500 mm
1977
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Atollo 233 is a table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977 and awarded the Compasso d'Oro in 1979. Oluce describes it as a table lamp in lacquered aluminium giving direct light, with a universal dimmer.
Construction
The material is metal (aluminium). The 2024 technical sheet lists white (RAL 9003); black (RAL 9005) outside with a white (RAL 9003) interior; and satin gold, satin bronze and satin black nickel outside, each with a white (RAL 9003) interior. The sheet notes Class I, a black universal dimmer, a black cable and a bulb included.
Specifications
- Code: 233
- Dimensions: height 70 cm (27.6"), shade Ø 50 cm (19.7"), base Ø 20 cm (7.8")
- Light source: 2 x max 100 W E27 (halogen) or 2 x max 50 W E27 (LED)
- Dimmer: halogen lamps 40-250 W (220-240 V), 10-150 W (100-127 V); LED lamps 4-100 W (220-240 V and 100-127 V)
- Type: indoor table lamp
Story
Cylinder, cone and hemisphere
Oluce's news page describes Atollo 233 as reduced to three elementary geometries, cylinder, cone and hemisphere.
Awards and museum list
Oluce's list for Atollo 233 gives these entries:
- Compasso d'Oro ADI: 1979
- Museum of Modern Art, New York: 1979
- Philadelphia Museum of Art: 1983
- Kunstgewerbe Museum, Zurich: 1983
- Museum Die Neue Sammlung, Munich: 1983
- Museum fuer Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg: 1986
- Kunstmuseum, Dusseldorf: 1989
- Triennale di Milano, Collezione Permanente del Design Italiano 1945-1990
In 2026 the lamp was shown in Oman in "1 to a Million. Italian Design Stories" (from 23 May) and was announced for "Italia Settanta" in Gorizia.
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Collection
Atollo
Oluce's Atollo family by Vico Magistretti (1977): cylinder, cone and hemisphere in metal or opaline glass, three sizes; Atollo 233 won the 1979 Compasso d'Oro.