The Bul-Bo lamp belongs to the series of furnishings designed for the Olivetti Residential Center in Ivrea (Turin) by the architectural firm Gabetti e Isola (Roberto Gabetti, Aimaro Isola, Guido Drocco, Luciano Re) between 1968 and 1971. The context in which the designers worked was still strongly influenced by the enlightened mind of Adriano Olivetti, who died a few years earlier.
With the creation of Bul-Bo, a playful, ironic and functional lamp was created, in perfect coherence to that climate of “rebellion against schemes” which, in the second half of the 1960s, would have left an indelible mark on costumes. 50 years later, Axolight re-proposes this iconic lighting object by introducing contemporary elements in the philological respect of the original design.
Since 2023 the Bul-Bo lamp designed by Gabetti and Isola is part of the permanent collection of TRIENNALE MILANO.
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Founded in 1950 by Roberto Gabetti and Aimaro Isola, this influential architectural partnership shaped Italian architecture for five decades. Professors at the Polytechnic University of Turin, their work emphasized landscape integration and environmental awareness. Widely exhibited and published, their projects have been featured at institutions such as MoMA, the Centre Pompidou, and MAXXI, with notable collaborators including Luciano Re and Guido Drocco.
