Ettore Sottsass's Convention-Bucking Valigia Desk Lamp
Ever since the Anglepoise lamp's introduction in 1933 , desk lamps typically cantilevered the light source outwards from the base. Roughly four decades later, Ettore Sottsass threw this convention out with his irreverent Valigia desk lamp. There is no counterweighted base, just four legs that support the lamp head as if it's a tabletop. The form demands commitment, sitting directly above whatever…
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