Yellow Falene Table Lamp by Piero De Martini for Arteluce, 1980
View Similar Items
Yellow Falene Table Lamp by Piero De Martini for Arteluce, 1980
About the Item
- Creator:Piero De Martini (Designer),Arteluce (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 18.12 in (46 cm)Width: 18.9 in (48 cm)Depth: 19.3 in (49 cm)
- Power Source:Plug-in
- Voltage:220-240v
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1980-1989
- Date of Manufacture:1980s
- Condition:
- Seller Location:UTRECHT, NL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU6898233263882
Arteluce
The lighting maker Arteluce was one of the companies at the heart of the creative explosion in postwar Italian design. The firm’s founder and guiding spirit, Gino Sarfatti (1912–85), was an incessant technical and stylistic innovator who almost single-handedly reinvented the chandelier as a modernist lighting form.
Sarfatti attended the University of Genoa to study aeronautical engineering but was forced to drop out when his father’s company went out of business. His mechanical instincts led him to turn his attention to lighting design — and he founded Arteluce as a small workshop in Milan in 1939. Sarfatti’s father was a Jew, so the family fled to Switzerland in 1943, but after the war — largely thanks to Sarfatti’s insistence on efficiency of design and manufacture — Arteluce quickly established itself as a top firm. Though Sarfatti continued as chief designer through the 1950s and ’60s, he also enlisted other designers such as Franco Albini and Massimo Vignelli to contribute work. Sarfatti sold Arteluce to FLOS — a rival Italian lighting maker — in 1973 and retired to pursue a more traditional avocation: collecting and dealing rare postage stamps.
Sarfatti is regarded by many collectors as a pioneer of minimalist design. He pared down his lighting works to their essentials, focusing on practical aspects such as flexibility of use. His most famous light, the 2097 chandelier, is a brilliant example of reductive modernist design, featuring a central cylinder from which branches numerous supporting fixtures extending like spokes on a wheel. Similarly, his 566 table lamp is a simple canister, able to be raised or lowered on a stem, holding a half-chrome bulb. Despite the marked functionality of his designs, Sarfatti did have a sprightly side: His 534 table lamp, with its cluster of rounded enameled shades, resembles a vase full of flowers, the Sputnik chandelier (model 2003) was inspired by fireworks and the brightly colored plastic disks of the 2072 chandelier look like lollipops. No matter the style, Sarfatti concentrated first and foremost on the character of light created — and any Arteluce lamp is a modernist masterpiece.
- Cono table lamp by Ezio Didone for Arteluce, 1979By Arteluce, Ezio DidoneLocated in UTRECHT, NLTable lamp, model Cono designed by Ezio Didone for Arteluce in 1979. The lamp is made of opaque milky-white Murano glass with a subtle gradient. On the top of the lamp is a round bl...Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMurano Glass, Plastic
$1,464 / item - Sculptural table lamp by Fratelli Martini, 1975By Fratelli MartiniLocated in UTRECHT, NLVery sculptural-shaped table lamp. Produced by Fratelli Martini (the Martini Brothers) in Italy. Some designers that worked for Flli. Martini were E. Bosi, Bertotti and Martini himse...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Gaucho table lamp by Studio PER for Egoluce, 1980sBy EgoluceLocated in UTRECHT, NLTable lamp, model Gaucho. Designed by Studio PER for Egoluce in 1982. This lamp is made of a heavy steel base that holds a bicycle chain like adjustable...Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Sculptural Desk Lamp by Marco Zotta for Eleusi, 1980sBy Marco ZottaLocated in UTRECHT, NLLarge desk lamp, model GLI. Designed by Marco Zotta for Eleusi Italy in the 1980s. A very strong design that consists of geometrical shapes and straight lines. This table lamp is hea...Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Pair of Model 259/2 wall lamps by Massimo Vignelli for Arteluce, 1964By Massimo Vignelli, ArteluceLocated in UTRECHT, NLThe Model 259/2 wall lights, a highly uncommon design by Massimo Vignelli dating back to 1964, stand out for their construction using anodized aluminum frames and fabric fringes surr...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsAluminum
- Valigia Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Stilnovo, 1977By Stilnovo, Ettore SottsassLocated in UTRECHT, NLFour-legged table lamp model Valigia. This oddly shaped table lamp is one of the many designs made by Ettore Sottsass. Inspired by the idea of a simple briefcase. The Valigia table l...Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Pair of 'Le Falene' series table lamps by Piero De Martini for Arteluce, 1980sBy Piero De Martini, ArteluceLocated in Rotterdam, NLA pair of table lamps from the 'Le Falene' series designed by Piero De Martini in 1980 and produced by Arteluce. The main parts are a yellow lacquered metal frame and an off-white f...Category
Vintage 1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- 1980 Le Falene Arteluce Piero De Martini Design Italiano Rosso Lampada da TavoloBy Piero De Martini, ArteluceLocated in Brescia, IT"Le Falene" lampada da Tavolo Piero De Martini Arteluce Italy, 1980s Metallo verniciato Rosso Paralume tessuto ignifugo "Suncover" Nuova mai utilizzata completa di scatola original...Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Rare 'Le Falene' Floor Lamp by Piero De Martini for ArteluceBy Piero De Martini, ArteluceLocated in Los Angeles, CA'Le Falene' floor lamp by Piero De Martini for Arteluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1980s. Linen shades are sub-formed onto yellow enameled rod bases. The lamp hol...Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsSteel
- Arteluce Floor Lamp “Le Falene” di Piero de Martini -Metal, Cotton , 1970, ItalyBy Piero De MartiniLocated in Milano, ITArteluce floor lamp “Le Falene” - metal and cotton, 1970, Made in Italy Designer Piero de MartiniCategory
Vintage 1970s Italian Other Floor Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Table Lamp "Tikal" by Pier Giuseppe Ramella for Arteluce, 1980By Arteluce, Pier Giuseppe RamellaLocated in DE MEERN, NLTABLE LAMP 'TIKAL' BY PIER GIUSEPPE RAMELLA FOR ARTELUCE, ITALY 1980S Introducing the timeless elegance of the "Tikal" table lamp, designed by Pier Giuseppe Ramella for Arteluce in ...Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Tikal Table Lamp by Pier Giuseppe Ramella for Arteluce 1980sBy Pier Giuseppe Ramella, ArteluceLocated in Byron Bay, NSWThe Tikal model table lamp, created by Pier Giuseppe Ramella around 1985, is an exceptional lighting room that combines a unique aesthetic with practical functionality. Featuring a distinctive design typical of that time, this lamp embodies the contemporary style of the 80s. The lamp body rests on a circular base in grey lacquered steel, giving the whole a solid stability. The blue tinted glass, partially sandblasted, is the central element of this lamp. This material gives it a soft and subdued atmosphere when lit, creating a warm and soothing atmosphere. A distinctive feature of the Tikal lamp...Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal