Cinquanta Red, Black & Black Suspension Lamp by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep

VV Cinquanta Suspension lamp Design by Vittoriano Viganò This version is with red and black lacquered reflectors and black frame. The VV Cinquanta Suspension is elegant and versatile with two posable direct light sources. With a distinctive dual-stemmed construction, it is a type of kinetic object constructed to take advantage of the principle of equilibrium. Therefore the central pole might find its equilibrium in a way which is not perpendicular to the ceiling. The fixture and the reflectors can be adjusted to many different positions, enabling a wide variety of both downward and upward lighting at the same time. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic lighting compositions. The VV Cinquanta reflectors are made of enameled spun aluminium, available in original Vittoriano Viganò colors. Versatile elegance 1951 / 2016 VV Cinquanta is a lighting collection that embodies elegance and versatility. Designed by Italian architect Vittoriano Viganó in 1951 during his time as Art Director for Arteluce, the VV Cinquanta features a posable direct light source that can swivel and tilt, from direct working light to upward lighting. The Wall model is mounted on a brass fixture, allowing the reflector to rotate 350 degrees, and can be angled 160 degrees. The Suspension model is a sophisticated luminaire with a distinctive dual-stemmed construction. It features two uniquely shaped reflectors, one narrow and one wide. The fixture and the reflectors can be adjusted to many different positions, enabling a wide variety of both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic lighting compositions. The Floor model stands gracefully on a slender black aluminium frame. The reflector is mounted to an articulated stem that can swivel and tilt, enabling various lighting scenarios. The VV Cinquanta reflector is made of spun aluminium, available in original Vittoriano Viganò colours. The VV Cinquanta collection, as all other Astep products, is made in Italy. Specifications VV Cinquanta suspension Typology suspension Materials Spun aluminium reflectors, steel or brass structure Dimensions W 256 x D 1900 x H 1800mm Recommended ceiling height 330cm Reflector Diameter Ø 274mm Weight 3.00kg Control On/Off Switch Light source 2 x E27 LED 7W 806lm (1612lm Total) 2700K Non-dimmable bulbs included Not UL listed Vittoriano Viganò was born in Milan in 1919. Son of the painter and engraver Vico Viganò, he graduated in Achitecture at the Polytechnic School of Milan in 1944. A main figure of the architectural debate in the post war period and an original interpreter of European Rationalism, he was unanimously considered by critics the most important Italian exponent of the ‘Brutalism’ current. A multidisciplinary talent, a tenured professor in Interior Architecture and Urban Planning during all his life for the Milan Faculty, Vittoriano worked at various scales: from industrial design to architecture, from interior design to urban and landscape planning. In continuity with the Milanese cultural tradition, Viganò kept opened eyes onto all emerging innovative European and International architectural experiences, which led him to become in the early ‘50’s the Italian correspondent for L’architecture d’Aujourd’hui, the renowned journal directed by artist Andrè Bloc, , and then for Aujourd’hui. In the same period he took part in severals Triennale’s exhibitions and designed several art galleries in via Brera in Milan. Vittoriano was Art Director of Arteluce, the company founded by Gino Sarfatti, for some years and for Arteluce he designed numerous luminaires as well as the flagship store in via della Spiga in Milan. In 1991 the San Luca Academy awarded him the Italian Republic President Prize for Architecture. In 1994 Milan Triennale re-edited and exhibited some of his furnitures for the great retrospective on the origins of Italian industrial design: some of those were selected for the Permanent Collection. His work was exhibited worldwide and regularly published. Vittoriano Viganò died in Milan in 1996.