Italian White Opaline Glass Sconce by Zonca, Italy, 1960s

A beautiful double tile steel and glass wall lamp from the 1960s. This applique was designed by Oscar Torlasco for Stilkronen in Italy. This fantastic one is fantastic as it is ma...

Wonderful micentury wall lamp or sconce in white plexiglass "Bolla Lamp". Elio Martinelli designed this item in Italy during the 1960s for Martinelli Luce. ...

Incredible mid-century "Light Ball large size" applique in smatised ivory metal and opal glass for Flos. This fantastic lamp was designed by Achille Castiglioni and produced in Italy for Flos in the 1960s. This fantastic light is unique because of the materials, made of ivory white enameled metal and opal glass. Requires an E27 bulb. A fantastic piece that will grace a mid-century living room or bathroom. Measures (cms): diameter - 42 height - 31 Literature: Casa Amica, 27 June 1972, p. 105 Octagon 30 September 1973, p. 149 Sergio Polano, Achille Castiglioni all the works, Electa, Milano, 2001, p. 224 Giuliana Gramigna, repertoire 1950-2000, Allemandi, Torino, 2003, p. 121. The beginnings of Flos (meaning “flower” in Latin) blossomed from a brilliant idea: to create objects, starting with a light bulb, that would change the way of life for both the Italian market and the foreign markets. Dino Gavina and the small Eisenkeil manufacturing facility in Merano, had already been creating furniture alongside design masters such as Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Afra and Tobia Scarpa. But by the early 1960s, Gavina became convinced the time had come to create new lamps. Using the same technology – conceived in the USA and tested at Eisenkeil – used for the Cocoon lampthe Castiglioni brothers and the Scarpa duo began creating lamps such as the Taraxacum or the Fantasma, with many other beautiful and surprising lamps to follow. And so, from day one, Flos was already reinventing the idea of artificial lighting. Achille Castiglioni (born February 16, 1918, Milan–died December 2, 2002, Milan) was a prolific furniture, lighting, and product Italian designer renown for his ironic, joyful, creative and functional designs that, at times, intersected with ideas explored by conceptual artists. Achille Castiglioni was born into a family with deep appreciation for the arts, as he was the third son of sculptor and coin engraver Giannino Castiglioni and his wife Livia Bolla. He first studied the classics at the Liceo Classico Giuseppe Parini, but then switched to study art at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan. In 1937, he decided to follow the steps of his two elder brothers, architects Livio and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, by enrolling in the Faculty of Architecture at the Politecnico di Milano, graduating in 1944–after having to interrupt his studies when he was stationed in Greece and Sicily during World War II. In 1944, immediately after graduating, Achille Castiglioni joined his brothers Livio and Pier Giacomo in the design studio that they had founded with Livio’s classmate Luigi Caccia Dominioni in 1937 in Milan. Fortunately for Achille, from the very beginning Livio and Pier Giacomo decided to focus almost entirely on designing exhibitions, furniture, housewares, and appliances since architectural commissions were difficult to come by during the war. This product-design focus, and the deep fraternal bound among the three brothers, would later allow the young Achille to experiment early in his career with emerging techniques and new materials that could communicate a fresh aesthetic sensibility suited for the positive outlook of the post-war European market. The Castiglioni brothers’ important collaboration with Phonola and Brionvega In 1940, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Livio Castiglioni, and Luigi Caccia Dominioni, in collaboration withe the Phonola company, presented in the VII Triennale di Milano (Milan Triennial), titled Exhibition of the Radio, a research study of radio devices that included the Fimi Phonola 547 radio, the first radio encased in Bakelite instead of wood. Shortly after the exhibition, Luigi Caccia Dominioni suspended his professional activity to serve in the military during World War II and left the studio. The development of the FImi Phonola 547 radio would prove fruitful for the three brothers, as it allowed Livio Castiglioni to cement his role as the leading design consultant for Phonola from 1940 until 1960, and for Brionvega, from 1960 until 1964. These relationships brought in further collaboration among the three brothers, and would eventually result in several designs for radio and sound appliances with innovative materials and shapes for which Achille Castiglioni played a key role, such as the RR 226 stereo system for Brinovega (1965), the radio phonograph...

Wonderful midcentury white plexiglass "Bubble Lamp" wall or ceiling Light. This item was produced in Italy during the 1960s. This sconce was designed by Elio Martinelli, this white plexiglass lamp...

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Amazing mid-century gilt metal and opaline glass Flos "Light Ball" sconces. This fantastic item was designed by Achille Castiglioni and produced in Italy by Flos in the 60s. This lo...

Elegant wall light shown in un-lacquered natural brass with opaline milky glass globes fabricated in Italy by Fabio Ltd. This is a modern, contemporary interpretation of a classic ...

Elegant wall light shown in un-lacquered natural brass with opaline milky glass globes fabricated in Italy by Fabio Ltd. This is a modern, contemporary interpretation of a classic ...

Elegant wall light shown in un-lacquered natural brass with opaline milky glass globes fabricated in Italy by Fabio Ltd. This is a modern, contemporary interpretation of a classic ...

Elegant wall light shown in un-lacquered natural brass with opaline milky glass globes fabricated in Italy by Fabio Ltd. This is a modern, contemporary interpretation of a classic ...

A beautiful pair of large big sconces or wall lights by Zonca Voghera, Italy. It is made of a Chrome metal frame with a heavy thick satined glass. One Fixture requires one European E...

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