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Drawing, Concept Sketch for “I Ricchi Poveri - Silver Bzzzz" Table Lamp
This is a Drawing. It was designed by Ingo Maurer. It is dated March-April 2014 and we acquired it in 2015. Its medium is pen and ink on white paper napkin. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This is an early concept sketch for the lamp “I Ricchi Poveri – Silver Bzzzz” by the “poet of light” Ingo Maurer. The lamp is one of a small series through which Maurer has sought to play on the natural attraction to light in nature. In the design for “I Ricchi Poveri – Silver Bzzzz”, Maurer captures a moment in time with a handmade silver-coated aluminum dragonfly resting on a halogen bulb. This sketch, one of several that Maurer executed with pen and ink on white napkins, shows the simple silhouette of the table lamp in an iteration close to the final design. The final lamp features a curved thin brass stem, which appears to delicately bend under the gentle weight of the dragonfly at rest on the bulb.
This object was
donated by
Ingo Maurer GmbH.
It is credited Gift of Ingo Maurer.
![A poster with a black background featuring, from top to bottom, a lightbulb, an illuminated letter 'S', and a box. The striking rendering of a lightbulb is shown upside down with the gold cap at the top. The stylized, angular filament of the bulb, labeled [ORION], features an outline of the letter 'S'. Echoing the shape of the letter in the bulb, a luminous blue 'S' hovers in the background, the bottom of which disappears behind an open box of Orion brand light bulbs. Below the white flap, the box is blue with orange and white accents. A lightbulb is perched atop the brand name [ORION] in vivid orange and as well, a series of jagged light beams exuding outward in Art Deco style. As well, the image draws on Plakatstil (German for 'poster style'), also known as Sachplakat, an early style of poster art that originated in the 1900s. The common characteristics of this style are bold eye-catching lettering with flat colors. Bottlik’s used compact and perfect forms, decorative ornaments and interesting lighting effects. Also a brilliant typographer, Bottlik used metal-like decorative letters fit perfectly for Orion, in the poster. At the top left corner is the text [BRUCHSTEINER ÉS FIA | BUDAPEST.], representing the publisher Bruchsteiner and son, in off-white. The poster is framed by a light gold band and a thicker, dark blue edge.](https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/262714_2a6b55d89000edea_n.jpg "Object ID #404536641")
- Object ID #404536641
- lithograph on paper.
- Gift of George R. Kravis II.
- 2018-22-24
- Poster, Philips
- lithograph on paper.
- Gift of George R. Kravis II.
- 2018-22-42
Its dimensions are
H x W: 20 × 19.5 cm (7 7/8 × 7 11/16 in.)
It is inscribed
In the lower left corner are the designer's intitials, "I. M."
Cite this object as
Drawing, Concept Sketch for “I Ricchi Poveri - Silver Bzzzz" Table Lamp; Designed by Ingo Maurer (German, b. 1932); pen and ink on white paper napkin; H x W: 20 × 19.5 cm (7 7/8 × 7 11/16 in.); Gift of Ingo Maurer; 2015-51-1
