Lot 567
ALDO TURA (1909-1963)
ITALIAN SCHOOL TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1950
Auction: Day Two: 22 April 2021 | From 11:00
Description
patinated parchment, brass, raised on a hardwood base
Dimensions
80.5cm high
Footnote
Note: Aldo Tura was one of Italy’s most prominent mid-century designers. His unique designs were typified by rich materials and highly-sculptural forms that featured more unusual and exotic materials such as eggshell, goatskin and parchment. A stylistic fusion of Art Deco and Modernism, Tura’s decorative works favoured the use of coloured and lacquered parchment, richly coloured with hues of red, green and yellow. Whilst many of his contemporaries turned towards industrial machinery and methods of mass-production, throughout his career Tura remained faithful to traditional hand-craftsmanship, choosing intricate forms and labour-intensive processes that celebrated the skill of both the designer and craftsman.