Shogun table lamp by Mario Botta

Designed by Mario Botta in 1986 for Artemide, the Shogun is a table lamp that plays off the idea of diffusion with perforated metal shades that overlap one another. The effect created makes for a wonderful pattern of light and shadow that can be ajusted by the user. With bold black and white stripes on its body, Shogun also creates a strong graphic presence with its contrast.

Mario Botta was born in 1943 in Mendrisio, Switzerland. In his work he took inspiration from such masters as Le Corbusier, Louis I. Kahn, and Carlo Scarpa, whom he met during his studies in Venice. Architecture and memory are inseparable in his work, where the changes implemented in architecture become part of man’s landscape. Light generates space, primary geometric forms are distinctive signs left by man in his surroundings. Since his early detached houses in Canton Tessin, his work encompassed all building types (schools, banks, administration buildings, libraries, museums, and religious buildings), as well as design.

MATERIALS
Steel base, powder coated black and white
Steel perforated diffusers, powder coated white

FEATURES
1 x E26/A19, 150W max
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DIMENSIONS
12,5"D x 23,5"H

LEAD TIME
On order, approximately 8-12 weeks