“Comet” Floor Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Design Centre, c.1970

Italy, 1970

H 204 x W 36.5 x D 36.5 cm

Lacquered aluminium, chromed brass and Plexiglas

Good condition

€8,500

A wavy Plexiglas shade set on a geometric base in black lacquered aluminium, a silhouette close to a stylised comet.

Designed by Sottsass in 1970 for the “Mobili Grigi” series, produced by Design Centre — a piece of Italian radical design, rejecting modernist restraint in favour of playful, sculptural forms.

The model is also known as “Cometa”, and is sought after today in its original edition.