Stilnovo Pendant Lamp Model 1135, Italy 1960

Name: Stilnovo Pendant Lamp Model 1135, Italy 1960
Brand: Stilnovo
Price: 1639.58 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Nice pendant lamp model 1135 designed and made by Stilnovo, Italy 1960. This is for a very nice modernist shaped pendant lamp with a yellow lacquered metal shade holder, and a large white opaline glass diffuser shade. The lamp has a funny plexi piece that zigzags the wire in the middle, I have never seen this before on similar model. The pendant is completely original and in excellent condition. Marked with the Stilnovo sticker at the top of the lamp. Stilnovo was one of the better Italian light manufacturers together with Arteluce and Arredoluce. We built a nice Stilnovo collection in the last years where some of the items are now shown on our website. All pieces are original Stilnovo productions, most are marked and or documented in books. All our lights are checked, cleaned and are suitable for use in the USA. For US usage you would only have to change the plug or get a holiday converter.

Creator:

Stilnovo (Manufacturer)

Dimensions:

Height: 16.93 in (43 cm)Diameter: 7.88 in (20 cm)

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Metal,Milk Glass,Cold-Painted

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

1960-1969

Date of Manufacture:

1960

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Roosendaal, NL

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU93309908781

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Though Bruno Gatta (1904–76) founded Stilnovo way back in 1946, it is still one of the most instantly recognizable names in lighting. Gatta began his business in Milan, and, like many European creatives designing furniture and decor in the wake of World War II, Stilnovo leaned toward the new wave of mass-market and streamlined styles. In fact, Stilnovo loosely translates to “new style” in Italian, and vintage Stilnovo lighting has endured as a practical choice for those looking to bring innovative and forward-thinking design into their homes.

Soon after Stilnovo was established, Gatta’s lighting fixtures were applauded throughout Europe for their novel industrial materials as well as their unique yet functional shapes. Italy in the 1950s was forming a completely revolutionized look, and Bruno Gatta and Stilnovo’s head designer, Angelo Gaetano Sciolari, helped shape it. When the 1960s arrived, Stilnovo was experiencing such a boom that the company opened a new production plant in Lainate. One of the brand’s most famous pieces, Giovanni Luigi Gorgoni’s quirky 1965 Buonanotte spherical table lamp, became a best seller.

Gatta partnered with some of the most well-known names in design, including Ettore Sottsass, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Joe Colombo and Gae Aulenti. Sottsass’s pieces for Stilnovo, including the 1977 Valigia four-legged table lamp, the 1968 Lampros chandelier and Manifesto ceiling light, and the Castiglionis’ 1957 Saliscendi pendant light fixtures are some of the brand’s most recognizable to date. In 1978, De Pas, D’Urbino and Lomazzi designed the Fante lamp with an adjustable reflector that playfully recalls a broad-brimmed hat.

Stilnovo’s designs, including Danilo and Corrado Aroldi’s flexible Periscope table lamp, were featured in the 1972 exhibition “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape” at the Museum of Modern Art. While Stilnovo continued to operate with new designer collaborations after Gatta’s death, it closed its doors in 1988. Italian art director Massimo Anselmi acquired the company in 2012 and rereleased several of Stilnovo’s most celebrated pieces. Then in 2019, lighting giant Linea Light Group purchased Stilnovo and relaunched its classic designs with contemporary touches like LED lighting systems.

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