MARTINELLI LUCE
The cobra is probably the most significant luminaire designed by Elio Martinelli, because it encloses his entire design philosophy: purity of shape, geometry, innovation, experimentation with materials and construction technologies. The cobra table lamp may have been designed in 1968, but the fascination it continues to exert for the public is really impressive.
It took several years for the innovative design of cobra to be appreciated despite its simple formal rigor and its presence in some well-known movies is further proof of this.
When the diffuser rotates 180 degrees, it ideally draws spheres back into space while also evoking the flowing form of a cobra snake. Dynamic lines that can change a lamp’s visual perception by evoking fluidity in shape and figure.
Sphere is the key word. The term that encompasses the cobra lamp, its motion, its geometry, and its beginnings.
