“Zefiro” Pendant Light by Mario Botta for Artemide, 1988

Italy, 1988

H 100 x W 60 x D 36 cm

Lacquered metal

Good condition

€2,800

A tubular structure in black lacquered metal, stretched like a gibbet, holds at a distance a reflector of curved, perforated sheet metal lacquered white: when lit, the white sheet seems to float alone beneath the ceiling.

Botta designed the Zefiro for Artemide in 1988; an architect above all, he signed only a handful of lights and treated them as small constructions, a load-bearing frame and a carried element, nothing decorative in between.

The diffuser is in white lacquered perforated sheet metal, consistent with documented examples. Good condition.