1972 Gruppo Arditi Set of 2 Table Steel Lamps, Movable Lights, by 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 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-...

Extremely rare, modular, sculptural large wall lamp BT1 in stainless steel with low-voltage lights with magnetic, movable Perspex/Lucite cylinders and a movable cube, that can be det...

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...

This floor lamp is a mix of traditional Italian techniques like hand blown opaline glass and a very contemporary chromed and texturized black metal base. It was manufactured in 1972 ...

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...

Lamp Prismar by Gruppo A.R.D.I.T.I., Sormani, Italy, circa 1968.

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...

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...

Italian modern decorative chromed steel, two lights table lamp, 1970s Table lamp, decorative, with chromed steel structure, with a "T" shaped base, with two spheres placed at the en...

Richard Sapper (1932-2015) was born in German but worked in Italy, and his work brings together the best design principles of both nations. On one hand the ‘Tizio’ lamp possesses a northern European emphasis on functionalism. It was conceived as the ideal table lamp by its creator because of its wide range of movements, based on precisely calibrated counterweights at the end of each of the arms. On the other hand, it has a radically lithe profile and dusky, equipoised sense of style redolent of southern European sensibilities. It has become “an icon of high-tech design”, according to the MoMA where an example exhibited, and had its heyday as the lamp of choice for the design-conscious bright young things...