Studio BBPR Floor Lamps (Pair)

Price on request

Historical Design
1959
Wood, Brass, Venini Glass Shade, Light Fittings

Studio BBPR was an architectural and design studio established in Milan in 1932 by Gianluigi Banfi, Lodovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso, Enrico Peressutti, and Ernesto Nathan Rogers, whose first letter of their last name makes ‘BBPR.’ The studio became an influential artistic and intellectual entity of Italian rationalism, embracing the philosophical concept of ‘ideal’ proportions. An original design from 1959, the floor lamp (pair) boasts simple and solid lines and combines natural materials like walnut wood with brass and Venini glass.

Artist Biography

Studio BBPR was an architectural and design studio established in Milan in 1932. BBPR is an acronym of its founders’ names: Gian Luigi Banfi, Lodovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso, Enrico Peressutti and Ernesto Nathan Rogers. The studio became an influential artistic and intellectual entity of Italian rationalism, embracing the philosophical concept of ideal proportions. The studio worked at the forefront of design and architecture throughout the 20th century, notably building the Torre Velasca, Milan, in 1954.