1972 A.R.D.I.T.I. Wall Lamp Chromed Steel and Movable Lights for Sormani, Italy

Low-voltage, modular, sculptural small wall lamp in stainless steel with eight lights as per 1972 catalog, with magnetic, movable Perspex cylinders and a movable cube, that can be detached from the main board and repositioned with ease in any part of the main board. Duccio Trassinelli of Studio A.R.D.I.T.I. patented this original lighting system in the early 1970s and made it a highlight of Sormani's Nucleo Division, a special, state-of-the-art department for lighting designs and accessories of all kinds. These unique Sormani lighting systems are a first example of sculptural lighting, way before the Oled technique came to life. The piece bears the original Sormani Nucleo label and has a certification in vintage original letterhead by the owner. Measures: Full size of panel 90 x 90 x 2 cm (2.95 x 2.95 x 0.07 ft.), cube is cm 25 x 25 x 11.5 (ft. 0.82 x 0.82 x 0.38) European cabling 220V AC, we can recable it according to US specifications. Easy wall mount with two hooks. Comes with “Certificate of Authenticity” on original vintage head...

This avantgarde lamps, duly certified by the Producer, were manufactured by Sormani Nucleo in 1972. The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston is displaying this masterpiece of the Space Age during the exhibition "Radical: Italian Design 1965–1985, The Dennis Freedman Collection February 14, 2020 — April 26, 2020". These lamps belong to the private collection of the manufacturer's family. They have a polished steel prismic base, with six Lucite lighting elements that can be moved in different positions on the cube by means of magnets. This was a patent of Duccio Trassinelli...

This sculptural floor lamp of the Space Age designed at the beginning of the 1970s is a unique piece in a very rare finish, with the typical steel wings in chromed steel on one side,...

Only a few pieces of the vertical "Ponte" floor lamp were manufactured, both in black and white marble, with vertical steel supports and the usual lexan adjustable sphere with a 50W-...

The Space Age had its own accessories: elements that looked like spaceships or radars. In the early Seventies, Gjlla Giani designed for Sormani Nucleo of Arosio, Italy, a vast series...

The Nucleo division was established to complement the Sormani production with accessories. A series of Avant Garde lighting elements was thus created. The vintage travertine lamp...

Prismar table lamp by Italian design group Studio A.R.D.I.T.I. for Nucleo Sormani, 1970s The Piccola version, 24.7 x 21.5 x 21.5 cm, with damage mark on one of the glass panels Manufacturer's stamp on the bottom side Vintage wiring, 2-pin European plug, on/off switch The lamp has a single E27 lamp-socket Condition - good vintage condition, one of the glass panels has a damage/repair mark - as pictured in detailed photos When buying the Prismar lamps...

Pair of wall lamps with adjustable lamp shades. Designed in 1960s by Nucleo and manufactured by Sormani in Italy. Made of aluminum and in good vintage condition. 2 x E14 / each....

Studio A.R.D.I.T.I. for Sormani Nucleo Division, floor lamp model 'Ponte', Carrara marble, chrome-plated metal, acrylic, Italy, 1971 Lighting sculpture by Studio A.R.D.I.T.I. for So...

Cube shaped Prismar table lamp designed by Studio A.R.D.I.T.I. in 1972 and produced by Nucleo Sormani. This table or floor lamp consists of 5 mirror-like smoky grey elements, held t...

Wall lamp produced by Nucleo Sormani in the 1970s. The lamp consists of four -similar but not the same- curved aluminum parts, each with a light bulb socket (E14). Each part can rot...

A large ''Ponte'' (Bridge) floor lamp designed by Gruppo A.r.d.i.t.i. for Nucleo Sormani during the 1970s. This space age lamp is made of two marble bases connected by two thin chrome stems which create a modular arc where three swiveling balls made of black and translucent Lexan stand creating a beautiful and futuristic effect. This floor lamp is in very good working vintage condition and it retains the original manufacturer label under one of the marble base. No restoration work has been done, it is completely original. Gruppo A.r.d.i.t.i. was an Italian design group...