06. Toyo Lamp
2025
Toyota Corolla Headlamp, metal, plastic, synthetic rubber and electrical components
2025
Toyota Corolla Headlamp, metal, plastic, synthetic rubber and electrical components
Toyo floor lamp reinterprets Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni’s iconic 1962 Toio lamp. While the original lamp celebrated raw industrial simplicity, Toyo embodies the futuristic aesthetics of modern automotive design.
Like the original, it uses an off-the-shelf automotive headlamp (from a Toyota Corolla Aurus 2009–11); however, the addition of more complex components highlights the evolution of technology over six decades.
Toyo Lamp was aquired for the NGV permanant collection:
https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/158124/
Like the original, it uses an off-the-shelf automotive headlamp (from a Toyota Corolla Aurus 2009–11); however, the addition of more complex components highlights the evolution of technology over six decades.
Toyo Lamp was aquired for the NGV permanant collection:
https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/158124/