Gubi • OBELLO
Table lamp
Frosted glass diffuser. ABS bottom base. Plug type USB-C / USB 2. 0. Touch on/off, and dimmable on base. Designed by Bill Curry. Gubi edition. LED Integrated 2,5W. The entire Gubi collection can be ordered in our physical stores.
REF. 93241
Diam.22 x H.24cm
In Stock
Pioneer of the first ‘total look’ lamp, American designer Bill Curry designed the Obello Lamp in 1971 with a single glass form, eliminating the need for a separate base. Using the visual form of a mushroom, he took inspiration from the atomic age, space race, and pop culture that would go on to define 1970s Los Angeles. Sadly, he passed away the same year, and never saw The Obello Lamp, which was only in a prototype phase, go into production.
With a frosted, mouth-blown glass shade, as used for Curry’s original lamps, and integrated dimmable-LED light source, the rechargeable lamp can easily be moved between inside and out. With a complete charge in four and a half hours, providing up to 40 hours of light at 10% brightness, 12 hours at 40% and 5 hours at 100%, Obello will create a cozy atmosphere as the sun starts to set and last well into the night.
American designer Bill Curry (1927-1971) captured the zeitgeist of the 1960s and ‘70s with his iconic lamp designs. From his unique Los Angeles vantage point at the meeting point of art, design and engineering, during an era defined by the space race, pop culture and a new forward-looking optimism, he translated the wonder and delight he saw around him into simple yet intelligent ideas with clear visual narratives.
After serving in the US Navy, Curry studied at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, before starting his career as an ad man, graphic designer and art director in the aerospace industry. His multi-disciplinary background and exposure to pioneering developments in electronics and systems engineering in the aerospace industry gave Curry the experience and confidence to venture into industrial design and launch his own home furnishings company, Design Line Inc, in 1962.
By 1969, with more than 50 national design awards, including the New York Art Directors Club’s Award of Distinctive Merit, to his name, Curry was described by the Los Angeles Times as “one of California’s leading designers” just before his untimely death two years later. His legacy lives on today as one of the true pioneers of American space-age design.
Gubi is a Copenhagen based design house renowned for designing, developing, and marketing a daring and elegant collection of furniture, lighting and interior objects that resonates across the globe. Its signature pieces evoke emotion and tell meaningful stories that make them both timeless and enduring. Gubi brings forgotten icons of the past together with tomorrow’s classics. The result is a visionary collection that spans almost 100 years of history and is sold all over the world.
Founded by his parents in 1967 – the year that the current owner and creative director, Jacob Gubi, was born – Gubi originally focused on producing the family’s own furniture designs and trading textiles within the retail sector. Over the years, Jacob Gubi’s creative vision and courageous intuition has led Gubi to its current position in the global design scene with a handpicked edit of high-quality furniture from all over the world and collaborations with both esteemed designers and archives and contemporary emerging talents.
