Coupe 3321 Floor Lamp by Oluce

Coupe is a floor lamp with a lacquered base, a chromium-plated stem and a rotating dome, designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce in 1967.

It comes in 2 finishes: Black and Scarlet Red.

The Design Story

Oluce, founded in Milan in 1945, built this floor lamp on Coupe’s simple, ingenious mechanism: the dome pivots on the stem so the beam can be aimed up, down or sideways.

The Story

The Coupe series was initially conceived as a variation of the Spider family, also designed by Colombo, from which it kept its base and stem. A simple, ingenious mechanism connects the stem to the dome, letting the beam be directed up, down or sideways. Available with either a semi-cylindrical or a semi-spherical dome, the collection grew over the years into table, floor and wall lamps, and remains one of Oluce’s most renowned and appreciated designs.

The Designers

Joe Colombo was one of the major Italian designers of the postwar years and died in 1971 at the age of 41. Oluce describes his work as an optimistic look toward the future rather than a nostalgic one. He designed integrated living cells such as Visiona ’69 for Bayer and compact self-contained objects such as the Mini-Kitchen of 1963. His other works include the Bobby cart and the Elda armchair (both 1970), a chair for Kartell (1968) and the mp lamp (1972).

“The simple, ingenious mechanism that connects the stem to the head”

Oluce, on Joe Colombo’s Coupe

Awards and Recognition

Coupe won the International Design Award of the American Institute of Interior Designers in Chicago in 1968. This floor lamp is also held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the design is part of the Neue Sammlung collection in Munich.

Downloads

• Technical sheet (PDF)
• Assembly instructions (PDF)
• Product details sheet (PDF)

Why You’ll Love It

Coupe is design history you can actually use beside a sofa or a reading chair: the dome rotates to aim the beam exactly where you need it.

Made for Real Life

It takes one E26 bulb up to 100W (bulb not included). The lamp is not dimmable and is UL listed. Wipe the lacquered base and chrome stem with a soft dry cloth and skip abrasive or solvent cleaners.

Product Details

Where It Shines

Place it beside a sofa, a reading chair or a bed where the rotating dome can be aimed. It suits mid-century, modern and Italian-design living rooms.

Questions We Hear Most

How big is the Coupe 3321 floor lamp?

It stands 55 in (140 cm) tall with an 11 in (28 cm) wide base.

Can the dome be aimed?

Yes. The dome pivots on the stem so the beam can be aimed up, down or sideways.

What bulb does it use?

One E26 bulb up to 100W; the bulb is not included.

Is the Coupe 3321 in a museum collection?

Yes. This floor lamp is held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Coupe design won the AIA International Design Award in 1968.

Who designed the Coupe 3321?

Joe Colombo designed it for Oluce in 1967.

Why We Love It

Few floor lamps carry this much design history: a MoMA-collected shape you can still swing exactly where you need light.

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