Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
Moon Lamp
pendant ceiling light, model 2130, designed 1969
white lacquer aluminium reflectors with micro bulbs attached to the upper curve, with orange perspex diffuser cup

33cm high, 52cm diameter

This iconic design from the late 1960s was inspired by the Space race, culminating in the moon landings of 1969.  The domed shape and arrangement of small bulbs are reminiscent of lunar craters.

Literature:
M. Romanelli & S. Severi, Gino Sarfatti, Selected Works 1938-1973, Éditions Silvana Editoriale, Milan,2012, similar example p. 360