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Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Pair of ceiling lights, model no. 2043
circa 1964
Painted metal, partially-painted glass.
Each: 28 in. (71.1 cm) drop, 30 in. (76.2 cm) diameter
Manufactured by Arteluce, Milan, Italy. One canopy with manufacturer's paper label.
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Collaborators Franco Albini and Franca Helg designed the present model ceiling light for Arteluce in the early 1960s. The pair designed a number of light fixtures with the same partially-painted shades, including a wall light and a two-armed ceiling light. This motif is colloquially referred to as Ochetta, meaning goose, in reference to the shape of the shade and the connecting bent metal rod.