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Gherpe

by Superstudio
The Gherpe table lamp does not belong to the traditional typologies of lighting fixtures placed on a surface, due to its form like the shell of a marine creature, and to its use of an industrial material like methacrylate. It represents one of the first examples of an interactive luminous object, which thanks to its relationship with the user is capable of changing its tone: from white light for illumination, to colored light to alter the emotional perception of a space.

 

To request information, please write to info@poltronova.it, for a quote to sales@poltronova.it.

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  • year1968
  • typologytable lamp
  • dimension53[l] x 31[w] x 38[h] cm
  • materials
    [diffusers] heat-formed PMMA
    [plates and fittings] polished steel
    [knobs] turned nylon
  • bulb1 x LED A60 E27 10W [max] 6400K
  • colorsfluorescent red / opaline white
  • weight4,3 kg
  • downloadproduct leaflet | instructions

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Exhibitions

  • 1968Eurodomus 2, Torino Esposizioni, Turin
  • 1971Domus Italian Design, Harrods, London
  • 2007Il Modo Italiano, MART Museo di arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Rovereto, Italy | Il Modo Italiano, MBAM Musée des beaux—arts de Montréal, Montreal | Superarchitettura Re—loaded, Carla Sozzani Gallery, Milan
  • 2008Plexiglas: Werkstoff in Architektur und Design = material in architecture and design, Institut Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt, Germany
  • 2010Il Grande Gioco, Rotonda della Besana, Milano, Italy | Biennale di Design, Palazzo dei Capitani, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
  • 2011Superstudio Backstage, Museo Pecci, Prato, Italy
  • 2013Superstudio Backstage 1966–1978, Centro Arti Visive Pescheria, Pesaro, Italy | Radical Mind–Radical—Design, MuSa Museo multimediale della Scultura e dell’Architettura, Pietrasanta, Italy
  • 2014Habitat Jardin, Expo Beaulieu, Lausanne
  • 2015Creativa Produzione: La Toscana e il design Italiano 1950—1990, Fondazione Ragghianti, Lucca, Italy | Super Superstudio, PAC, Milan
  • 2016Superstudio 50, MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, Rome
  • 2017Superstudio: Mobili 1966-2016, Ungers Archiv für Architekturwissenschaft, Cologne | Superstudio 50, Power Station of art, Shanghai | Radical Utopias. Beyond architecture: Florence 1966–1976, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Florence
  • 2018Joeuts à Jouer: Oggetti nella foresta, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Brussels | Italiana: L’Italia vista dalla moda 1971–2001, Palazzo Reale, Milan | Radical Utopias. Beyond architecture: Florence 1966 — 1976, CCA Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal | Vegetal House, MuMeDi, Museo Mexicano del Diseño, Mexico City
  • 2019The Undomestic House: Architettura e abitare, Galleria d’Arte Contemporanea “Osvaldo Licini”, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
  • 2020Superstudio Migrazioni, CIVA, Brussels / Poltronova: La casa non domestica, Contemporary Cluster, Rome
  • 2023Ultrafavola. Poltronova beyond the mirror, Milano Design Week, Milan

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‼️ This is how we do it—crafted with love and our own hands. Bold, red* and unique. 
🐚 The Gherpe table lamp stands out for its shell-like shape and the use of methacrylate. It is one of the first examples of an interactive luminous object.
🔴 Gherpe table lamp designed by Superstudio, 1968
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🐌 Gherpe
Table lamp designed by Superstudio
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The Gherpe table lamp does not belong to the traditional typologies of lighting fixtures placed on a surface, due to its form like the shell of a marine creature, and to its use of an industrial material like methacrylate. It represents one of the first examples of an interactive luminous object, which thanks to its relationship with the user is capable of changing its tone: from white light for illumination, to colored light to alter the emotional perception of a space.
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Superstudio

1967 — 1978

Designed for Poltronova:
Gherpe, Sofo, Passiflora, Vanitas, Ofelia, Spera, and more

To request information, please write to info@poltronova.it, for a quote to sales@poltronova.it.