Angelo Ostuni

Angelo Ostuni for O-Luce, ‘Cloche Mignon’ floor lamp, model ‘312’, brass, marble, enameled aluminum Italy, 1949 This floor lamp known as, ‘Cloche Mignon’, meaning cute bell in Frenc...

Angelo Ostuni and Renato Forti for O-Luce, table and floor lamp, model ‘201’, enameled aluminum, enameled cast iron, enameled brass, brass, Italy, 1949 Designer duo Angelo Ostuni an...

Angelo Ostuni for O-Luce, floor lamp, model '312 V2', Carrara marble, brass, coated aluminum, Italy, 1949 This floor lamp is designed by the influential designer in the field of lighting design Angelo Ostuni in 1949 which his brother Giuseppe took into production for their new established lighting design company 'O-Luce'. His first models designed between 1946 and 1948 were made in a more traditional manner to suit the taste of the Milanese upper-middle class. Ostuni's shift in his design approach is clearly displayed in the features of this designed model. Not only is this lamp aesthetically pleasing, it is clearly designed to provide a light source to adjust to one's own requirement. O-Luce manufactured an extremely complicated construction of rollers and springs inside the lamp bar (less than 15mm circumference) which allowed a smooth height adjustment without any cable impingement. Combined with a precision ball joint at the base, this lamp has an almost unlimited rotating telescopic flexibility. In addition, the cone-shaped aluminum shade coated in ocher yellow can be rotated to change the direction of the light partition. In 1950, Angelo Ostuni and his brother received international recognition for their exceptional lighting designs, mostly for the application of adjustable features in their designs which was highly innovative during that period. Angelo Ostuni (1904-1981) was an Italian designer and the elder brother of Giuseppe Ostuni (1907-1994) who established the Italian lighting company O-Luce. Together, they collaborated on numerous of designs for O-Luce that became one of Italy's leading lighting design companies. Angelo Ostuni was born in Trieste, Italy in 1904, when the city was part of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Ten years later, the First World War began. In 1915 Italy declared war on the Habsburg Empire and soon the Italian army bombed Trieste in May 1915. The Ostuni family endured some difficult times and eventually moved to Milan in 1919. Angelo enrolled into the Instituto Tecnico of Milan. From a young age, he showed a special talent for drawing. La Fiamma...

Beautiful and dynamic cocktail/sofa table designed and made by Angelo Ostuni, Italy 1950. This table has a black lacquered metal frame and the brass details fix the glass tops bet...

Angelo Ostuni coffee table, Italy 1950. Blackened metal structure, smoked glass top and brass cabochons. Perfect condition.

Angelo Ostuni for Oluce, model 124 pendant wall light, with green enamelled conical aluminium shade with decorative perforations, suspended from a chrome extendable and rotating bar,...

Mid-Century Modern dynamic coffee or cocktail designed and made by Angelo Ostuni, Italy, 1950s period. This table has a black lacquered metal frame and the brass details attach the g...

Rare 339-2 PX two armed floor lamp by Angelo and Giuseppe Ostuni & Renato Forti for Oluce, Italy 1952. This floor lamp features a marble base with two brass stems holding the origina...