Mid-Century Modern Flexa Table Lamp Model 14165 by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce
About the Item
- Creator:Arredoluce (Maker),Angelo Lelii (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)Width: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)Depth: 16 in (40.64 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1975
- Condition:
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU793412424001
Angelo Lelii
Angelo Lelii’s energetic and imaginative floor lamps, sconces and chandeliers often reflected his singular personality — whimsical but practical. He is responsible for some of the most delightfully eye-pleasing but functional works in the history of Italian mid-century modern lighting design.
Lelii was born Paolo Angelo Lelii in the seaport town of Ancona and moved to Milan when he was quite young. Not much is known about his early life — online resources frequently have his last name misspelled “Lelli” — except that he studied at the Superior Institute of Industrial Art in nearby Monza.
While there was no shortage of pioneering work being done in the field of mid-century modern lighting design, Lelii was a visionary whose dream was to create technologically advanced lighting that embodied the simple lines of modern design but would be defined by his own imaginative twists. In 1943, Lelii opened his first workshop in a tiny basement in Monza, under the name Arredoluce. A few years later, he designed the single-light, bent-arm Tris floor lamp. Later that year, he exhibited his Triennale floor lamp at the Milan Triennale VIII and garnered wide acclaim. This iconic, slender lamp features three adjustable arms with enameled aluminum shades.
Lelii’s sculptural fixtures in brass and cast iron appeared in the acclaimed design journal Domus, and he embarked on high-profile collaborations with Italian modernist legends such as Gio Ponti — a giant of architecture and design as well as a founder of Domus — Memphis Group member Ettore Sottsass Jr. and the brothers Castiglioni (formally known as Achille, Pier Giacomo and Livio).
Massive success followed for Arredoluce from the late 1950s and into the 1960s. For Lelii, there was his seminal Stella ceiling lamp, featuring opaque, acid-etched glass globe shades; his minimalist Cobra table lamp, which was one of the world’s first low voltage light fixtures; and his aptly named Eye floor lamp. Lelii continued to oversee design and production at his revolutionary lighting firm until his death in 1979.
Find vintage Angelo Lelii lighting on 1stDibs.
Arredoluce
The lighting company Arredoluce opened in 1943, at the start of a golden era of modernist Italian design, and was born of the confluence of an eager entrepreneurial business spirit and a fresh, innovative, forward-looking creative atmosphere.
Angelo Lelii (1911–79), the founder of Arredoluce, which was based in the Milanese district of Monza, was a gifted and at times brilliant designer. He had the insight to commission works from other greats of the day, including Gio Ponti, Vico Magistretti, the brothers Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni and Ettore Sottsass Jr.
Lelii’s designs cover a broad aesthetic range. His most famous work, the Triennale floor lamp (circa 1947), is both elegant and practical, with three omnidirectional lighting booms attached to a central pole. His well-known ceiling light of 1954 — in which a conical canister bounces light upward off a lighting-arced enameled-aluminum sheet — is a piece of design poetry. And his 1962 Cobra table lamp has a wild, almost Surrealist look, featuring a sculptured rod of polished metal with a socket that, like his Eye floor lamp of the early 1960s, holds an eyeball-like directional bulb.
Arredoluce also placed few constraints on the creativity of the designers it employed from outside the company. The Castiglioni brothers’ Tubino table lamp of 1951, for example, is a remarkably early example of minimalist design. The company both fostered the tradition-minded aspect of Ponti’s sensibility and produced several of his experimental pieces in Lucite in the 1950s; and Sottsass’s UFO table lamp of 1957, a sandwich of two plastic bubbled tablets on four legs, prefigures the look of his postmodern works for the Memphis Group by more than 20 years.
From the stylish and utilitarian to the avant-garde, vintage Arredoluce floor lamps, table lamps, chandeliers and other lighting includes some of the most diverse, remarkable — and collectible — designs of the late 20th century.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: New York, NY
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 3 days of delivery.
- Mid-Century Modern Molten Red Orange Table Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design TechnicsBy Design Technics, Lee RosenLocated in New York, NYThis exquisite Mid-Century Modern table lamp was designed by Lee Rosen for Design Technics in the United States circa 1960. It features a tear drop form in a volcanic molten orange r...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsCeramic
- Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Opalescent Glass Table LampLocated in New York, NYThis stunning Mid-Century Modern table lamp was realized in Italy, circa 1970. It features a spherical head with an open top that descends into a cylindrical body all in beautiful ha...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsEnamel
- Mid-Century Modern Translucent & Frosted Glass Figurative Table Lamp by OrreforsBy OrreforsLocated in New York, NYThis elegant Mid-Century Modern table lamp was realized by the legendary maker Orrefors in Sweden, circa 1950. It features a cylindrical translucent glass body that tapers at its top...Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsEnamel
- Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Marcello Fantoni in Glazed StonewareBy Marcello FantoniLocated in New York, NYMid-Century Modern table lamp by Marcello Fantoni in rich glazed vibrant turquoise blue stoneware, in the shape of a vase, intricately decorated with two wise men sitting under a tre...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass
- Mid-Century Modern Dove Gray Ceramic Table Lamp by Design TechniquesBy Design TechniquesLocated in New York, NYThis beautiful Mid-Century Modern lamp was realized by the esteemed 20th century maker Design Techniques in the United States, circa 1970. It features a circular base from which a cy...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsCeramic
- Mid-Century Organic Modern Ceramic & Walnut Table Lamp in Earth Tones by BitossiBy RaymorLocated in New York, NYThis Mid-Century Modernist earth-toned ceramic and walnut table lamp was designed by Aldo Londi and handmade in Italy by the esteemed maker Bitossi for Raymond, circa 1960. A subtly ...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass
- Angelo Lelii model 14165 "Flexa" table lamp for Arredoluce ItalyBy Arredoluce, Angelo LeliiLocated in Skokie, ILAngelo Lelii model 14165 "Flexa" table lamp for Arredoluce Italy Angelo Lelii model 14165 "Flexa" table lamp for Arredoluce Italy, 1975 Additional Information: Materials: Chrome pl...Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsTravertine, Aluminum, Steel
- Flexa Table Lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce, ItalyBy Arredoluce, Angelo LeliiLocated in Los Angeles, CAFlexa table lamp designed by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, circa 1975. The bulb is encased in an enameled metal shade and flanked by two parallel chrome columns. This lamp feature...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsChrome, Steel
- Table Lamp "Clessidra" Design Angelo Lelii Lelli for Arredoluce, 1960sBy Angelo Lelii, ArredoluceLocated in taranto, ITsplendid and rare "hourglass" lamp, small model, designed by angelo lelii for arredoluce, produced in the early 1960s made of metal, with applications in brass and sandblasted gla...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal, Brass
- Articulating Desk Lamp by Angelo Lelli for ArredoluceBy Arteluce, Angelo LeliiLocated in Sagaponack, NYA Mid-Century Modern desk lamp designed by Angelo Lelli with gooseneck arms and a counter-weight and wire system attached to two chrome supports on a marble base. Made by Arredoluce ...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMarble, Chrome, Steel
- Italian Mid-Century Modern "Cobra" Table Lamp by Angelo Lelli for ArredoluceBy Arredoluce, Angelo LeliiLocated in New York, NYRare and important Italian Mid-Century Modern "Cobra" table lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce circa 1964. The lamp is composed of a chromed steel stem set in a black lacquered metal base and features a rotating light...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsChrome, Metal
- Clessidra Lamp in the style of Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce MonzaBy Arredoluce, Angelo LeliiLocated in Little Burstead, EssexA fine little 1960s table lamp, fully rewired and working, and with good original finish.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass