Terminus
Lamp
1981 (designed), 1981 (made)
1981 (designed), 1981 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Martine Bedin was born and raised in France. In 1978 she moved to Florence to study architecture. In 1979 she contributed an installation entitled ‘La Casa Decorata’ to the Milan Furniture Fair. The following year she met Ettore Sottsass which lead to an invitation to join the group Memphis. Bedin’s contributions to Memphis were primarily in the area of lighting and graphic design. The iconic ‘Superfloor’ lamp and the much rarer ‘Terminus’ floor lamp were designed in the group’s first year. The latter shares the anthropomorphic character of many early Memphis designs. Probably only 4-5 examples were produced.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Terminus (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted sheet steel, 50W halogen bulb |
| Brief description | Floor lamp, structure in painted sheet steel with 50W halogen light source, 'Terminus', by Martine Bedin, designed and made for Memphis, Italy, 1981. |
| Physical description | Floor lamp standing on four leg-like tube steels with red rotund feet; rectangular black and red striped body; bulb on the top of a long steel tube projecting from the body; made of painted sheet steel. |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Limited edition |
| Object history | According to the vendor, Keith Johnson the 'Terminus' floor lamp is a very rare design. Only 4 or 5 examples were made. It shares the anthropomorphic character of many early Memphis designs. |
| Historical context | In 1979 Martine Bedin contributed an installation entitled La Casa Decorata to the Milan Furniture Fair. The following year she met Ettore Sottsass who invited her to join Memphis. Her contributions to the group were primarily in the area of lighting and graphic design. |
| Production | Designed for Memphis Attribution note: According to the vendor, Keith Johnson, only 4 or 5 examples were made. |
| Summary | Martine Bedin was born and raised in France. In 1978 she moved to Florence to study architecture. In 1979 she contributed an installation entitled ‘La Casa Decorata’ to the Milan Furniture Fair. The following year she met Ettore Sottsass which lead to an invitation to join the group Memphis. Bedin’s contributions to Memphis were primarily in the area of lighting and graphic design. The iconic ‘Superfloor’ lamp and the much rarer ‘Terminus’ floor lamp were designed in the group’s first year. The latter shares the anthropomorphic character of many early Memphis designs. Probably only 4-5 examples were produced. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.17-2010 |
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| Record created | November 26, 2010 |
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