Martinelli Luce - Cobra table lamp white

Direct light table lamp, formed by two resin printed bodies. The lower body rotates on the underlying steel base and is connected to the upper body via a central joint that allows 360° rotation. Internal reflector in aluminium painted in white.  Designed in 1968 by Elio Martinelli, the Cobra is one of the first resin illuminating luminaires produced with a particular molding system. The lamp is characterized by a simple line and a geometric shape inscribed in a sphere, but with the rotation of the arm the reflector takes a position that recalls the head of a cobra ready to shoot.

Elio Martinelli

Elio Martinelli was born on 19 November 1922 in Lucca and, after studying set design in Florence, he started his career in the family business. He soon discovered his passion for design and began designing lamps for his interior design projects. In 1950 he founded Martinelli Luce, starting the production of lamps in a small workshop. In 1966, thanks to the meeting with Giò Ponti, the company gains international visibility. In the 1960s, Martinelli experimented with the use of methacrylate for his creations. From the 1970s, he focused on new lighting technologies such as halogen lamps and in the 1980s developed a line of technical luminaires. In the following decade, the company expands internationally and specializes in commercial space lighting. Martinelli died in 2004, leaving a legacy in lighting design.

Martinelli Luce

Technological, modular lamps. Dynamic lamps. Essentiality of forms. Research of material or process. Passionate and tenacious experimentation. These are the values that have always distinguished Martinelli Luce. Values rooted in time and still underlying our design philosophy. These are the foundations laid by the company’s founder, the visionary Elio Martinelli.