Isao Hosoe
Valenti Tama Floor Lamp – 1983 Catalogue Picture
Valenti Tama Floor Lamp – 2015 Catalogue Picture
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Valenti Tama Floor Lamp
Materials: White translucent polyethylene plastic globe lampshade. White ABS plastic lid and handle. Bakelite E27 socket.
Height: 43 cm / 16.92”
Width: ∅ 35 cm / 13.77”
Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 60 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.
Period: 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.
Designer: Isao Hosoe in 1975.
Manufacturer: Valenti, Milan, Italy.
Other versions: The Valenti Tama floor lamp exists with several colours of handles. It was produced for a very long time. Today it is no longer in production. It exists in an indoor and outdoor version and can be used as a table lamp.
Valenti
Valenti was founded in Milan in 1929 as a metalworking company. It became one of the most important companies of the Italian design movement under the leadership of the brothers Diego and Renzo Phigi.
Famous lighting produced by Valenti: Medusa floor and table lamp, design Olaf Von Bohr in 1968. The Pistillo flush mount/wall lamp, design Studio Tetrarch in 1969. The Medusa lamp was also sold under the Ecolight label.
Ecolight was a brand of the Valenti company. Ecolight was born in 1968. Many lamps were sold as Valenti and also as Ecolight. This Pillola lamp was sold under both names. Ditto for the Squadra wall lamp. The business was run by Carla and Laura, the daughters of Renzo.
In 2013, SP light and Design was born from the desire of Carla and her husband Luciano to pursue the family business, joined by their eldest daughter, Eleonora.
SP light and Design still sells some of their design icons such as the Pistillo and Pistillino wall lamps and the Medusa floor lamp.
CURRICULUM VITAE – ISAO HOSOE
Isao Hosoe (Tokyo 8 March 1942 – Milan 3 October 2015)
Bachelor of Science (1965) and Master of Science (1967) in Aerospace Engineering from the Nihon University of Tokyo (with the project “The Man Powered Aircraft”).
He has been living in Milan since 1967.
He collaborated with Architect Alberto Rosselli of the Studio Ponti-Fornaroli-Rosselli P.F.R. from 1967 to 1974 (Gio Ponti & Antonio Fornaroli).
In 1985 he founded his own studio Isao Hosoe Design.
Member of A.D.I. (Italian Association of Industrial Designers), S.I.E. (Italian Society of Ergonomics), the Japan Design Committee and the Japan Inter-Design Forum.
He has been a lecturer at the Scuola Politecnica di Design of Milan, at the Istituto Europeo di Design of Cagliari, at the Stoa of Naples, at the Domus Academy of Milan and at the I.S.I.A. of Florence. Until his dead he was professor of Industrial Design at the Politecnico of Milan, at the University of Siena and at the University of Rome La Sapienza.
Exhibitions
Isao Hosoe has had five personal exhibitions: in 1983 at the Design Gallery, Matsuya Tokyo; pin 1987 at the Design Concern Gallery, Seattle; in 1988 at the Itoki Gallery,Tokyo; in 1990 at the Seibu Creator’s Gallery, Tokyo and in 1990 at the Design Gallery, Matsuya Tokyo.
He has also participated in numerous collective exhibitions in Italy and abroad. In April 1990 at the Triennale of Milan he organized the exhibition “Work Encounters: Domesticity in the Office” with the Domus Academy.
Co-author of the book “PLAYOFFICE”, published in 1991 by the G.C. Press of Tokyo.
Among his clients: Arflex, Belli e Forti, Bernini, Bif Korea, Bisazza, Bosch Telecom/Telenorma, Bruno Magli, Cassina, Cazzaro, Ceccato S.p.A., Du Pont, Elsag/Bailey, Fiat, Fujitsu, Honda Motors, Itoki, Iveco, Japan Rail West, Kale, Kartell, Leonardo, Luxoit, Mazda, Mitsubishi Motors, Montedipe, Philips, Piaggio, Playline, Sacea, Gruppo Sacmi, Segis, Serafino Zani, S.N.C.F. Ferrovia Francese, Status, Steelcase Strafor, Tonelli, Toshiba, Uchida Yoko, Valenti, Zanussi.
Awards
Compasso D’Oro Award
Compasso D’ Oro Award: winner in 1970 with the “Meteor” Gran Tourism Bus (Carrozzeria Orlandi), in 1979 with the “Spazio” coach (Iveco Carrozzeria Orlandi), and in 1998 with “FMP 270 Pulsar”, kiln for ceramic tiles (Sacmi Forni); products selected in 1981 “Flapping” transport seat (Lazzerini S.p.A.), in 1987 with “Modulus” robot (Sirius); “Snake” flexible wall (Sacea); in 1998 the “T-1 Telephone System (Bosch/Telenorma) received an honourable mention during the Compasso d’oro Award, in 1989 with “Space” Floppy Disk Container (Mass Plast); winner in 2005 with “Onda” (LuxIt).
SMAU Award
SMAU Award: winner in 1976 with the “Saceasit ” office chair system (Sacea), in 1980 with “Saceasoft Direzionale” and “Saceasit Direzionale” office system furniture (Sacea) and in 1995 with “T-1 Office Telephone” (Bosch/Telenorma). Products selected: in 1984 “Buic 1500” Microfilm Machine (Buic), in 1986 “Slam” page reader system (Elsag), in 1987 “Space” office wall system (Sacea) and “Space” Floppy Disk Container (Mass Plast).
Other awards
Other awards include: A Gold Medal at the Biennale of Industrial Design at Lubiana in 1973 “Hebi” lamp (Valenti), a Gold Medal at the 15th Triennale of Milan in 1973 (Japanese Pavillion). Products selected for the Office Design Orgatechnik in 1988 “Space” and “Snake” office wall systems (Sacea). Products selected for the Forum Design in 1988 Glass Furniture (Tonelli).
Winner of the Good Design Award from the Japanese Ministry of Commerce and Industry in 1988 with “Bio-Table” office tables (Itoki), Design Innovationen 1994 at the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen with the “Oasy” Office System (Sacea).
Design Innovationen 1995 at the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen with “Mach” expresso maker (Serafino Zani), I.D. Annual Design Review ’95 with “Dune” Theater seating (Arflex) and “Heron” office lamp (Luxo Italiana), ‘96 with “Mach” expresso maker (Serafino Zani), at The Chicago Athenaeum winner of the Good Design Award ’95 with “T-1 Telephone System (Bosch/Telenorma).
‘96 Good Design Award with “Heron” office lamp (Luxo Italiana), Good Design Award ’99 with “Tableware” (Belli e Forti), “HOI” office lamp (Luxo Italiana), “Please” Stacking Armchair (Segis S.p.A.) and 2000 with “Onda”(Luxo Italiana), system for office lighting.
European Design Competition
In 2002 “Onda” (Luxo Italiana), system for office lighting is the winner of the European Design Competition during Frankfurt Light + Building; and in the same year “Hebi”(Valenti) and “Heron” (Luxo Italiana) enter the Permanent Collection at the Animal House Exhibition, Triennale Milan. In 2005 “CAM-ST” with Palazzoli is the winner of Good Design Chicago.
Valenti Tama Floor Lamp – 2015 Catalogue Picture
