Silvio Coppola, Large Wall Light, Circa 1976

Silvio Coppola (1920-1986)

Light wall, special order, Italy, model created in 1976
Orange lacquered metal, lacquered chipboard panel, fabric
High. Total 190 x W 63 x D. 37 cm
Many available

Reference:
Provenance, from a special order, Hotel in Cervia (Italy)

Condition report:
Good condition, metal relacquered over original color
Functional electrical system

Literature:

Silvio Coppola was born in Brindisi, Italy, in 1920 and graduated as an architect from Milan Polytechnic. In the course of his professional career, he achieved several professional goals, both in Italy and abroad, particularly in the field of shopping center architecture. He also devoted himself to interior design, graphic design and visual communication, and was a member of the AGI (New York Institute of Graphic Arts).

He worked for major companies such as Bayer, Bernini, Montecatini, Monteschell, Zucchi, Cinzano, Alessi, Cassina, Parmalat and Feltrinelli. In 1962, he was awarded the La Palma d'Oro prize for advertising and the Rizzoli prize in 1966. He taught for several years at the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara and at the Gesamthochschule in Essen. His success in furniture is marked by refined woodwork and a touch of modernity brought to tradition.

Silvio Coppola has designed iconic furniture for Montina, Bernini, Cassina and Artemide. In 1967, he founded an exhibition design group with Munari and Grignani, to research design applied to trade shows, fairs and museums. He died in his beloved Milan in 1985.