Isao Hosoe Red Hebi Serpent Lamp, Valenti, Italy, 1968

Large Olympe table lamp designed by Harvey Guzzini for ED, Italy 1970s. The demilune shade is particularly pleasing lit, a half moon of ambient light through semi-opaque acrylic. It ...

Large Olympe table lamp designed by Harvey Guzzini for ED, Italy 1970s. The demilune shade is particularly pleasing lit, a half moon of ambient light through semi-opaque acrylic. It ...

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...

Gio Ponti (1881-1979) was a Milanese architect, industrial and furniture designer, artist and publisher. He was a pivotal figure in the Italian design and manufacturing industry founding Il Labirinto with Lancia, Buzzi, Marelli, Venini and Chiesa in order to produce high-quality furniture and objects. He also founded Domus magazine which helped contextualise and promote the work of Italian designers and manufacturers around the world. Throughout his career he designed many icons but is perhaps most known for the symbol of modern Milan, the Pirelli skyscraper, in 1956. His furniture has always drawn deeply from Italian traditions and given them a modern edge. This gorgeous lamp is a great example of that. Made from two elements, a textured green aluminium conical base which rises into a delicate opal...

A pair of large wall lights with white glass shades mounted on chromed arms by Franco Albini, Franca Helg and Antonio Piva. This wall light is designed to allow for the glass shades ...

A travertine effect/composite table lamp with a shallow tapered drum shade in linen. The base, which is not solid travertine, shows signs of wear, with some minor chips to the corne...

Rare set of six "Hebi" table/wall lamp by Isao Hosoe for Valenti. Flexible pvc tube freely adjustable with lacquered metal shade. Each lamp comes with its original packaging and wall...

Designer lamp, designed by Isao Hosoe in 1969 for Valenti, Italy. The lamp is called Hebi which is Japanese for snake. The lamp comes with original table clamp and is in good, used c...

Introducing the timeless elegance of the Hebi table lamp, a masterpiece of design by Isao Hosoe for Valenti Luce in the 1970s. With its iconic dark brown adjustable and flexible frame, the Hebi lamp...

Introducing the timeless elegance of the Hebi table lamp, a masterpiece of design by Isao Hosoe for Valenti Luce in the 1970s. With its iconic red adjustable and flexible frame, the Hebi lamp...

Adjustable 'Hebi' desk lamp by Isao Hosoe for Valenti in Milano, Italy 1970s. In good original condition. Black ribbed rubber base with a metal counterweight inside. Black ribbed fle...

Hebi table/wall lamp by Isao Hosoe for Valenti White, 1960.