Gae Aulenti Floor Lamp for Artemide Oracolo
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Long Island City, NY
Gae Aulenti floor lamp for Artemide Oracolo with an enameled aluminum column base with a perforated
Vintage 1970s Italian Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
Gae Aulenti Floor Lamp for Artemide Oracolo
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Long Island City, NY
Gae Aulenti floor lamp for Artemide Oracolo with an enameled aluminum column base with a perforated
Aluminum, Steel
Gae Aulenti for Artemide Floor Lamp "Oracolo" Gray, Italy 1970s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Naples, IT
Gae Aulenti Lampada da terra modello Oracolo. Produzione Artemide, Milano, 1969. Struttura
Metal
$3,800 / item
H 26.38 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Blue/grey Mezzo Oracolo lamp by Gae Aulentnti for Artemide, 1960s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in amstelveen, NL
Mezzo Oracolo table lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide. A both sculpture and light source. Originally
Metal
Gae Aulenti per Artemide Lampada da Tavolo "Mezzo Oracolo" Italia 1960s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Naples, IT
Artemide nel 1969.
Metal, Brass
20th Century Gae Aulenti Artemide Table Lamp Mod. Mezzo Oracolo, 1960s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Turin, Turin
(for Artemide, Poltronova, Fontana Arte, among others), interior architecture and a series of major
Metal
$7,600 / set
H 26.38 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Pair of blue/grey Mezzo Oracolo lamps by Gae Aulentnti for Artemide, 1960s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in amstelveen, NL
Pair of Mezzo Oracolo table lamps by Gae Aulenti for Artemide. A both sculpture and light source
Metal
Mezzo Oracolo Lamp, Gae Aulenti, Artemide, 1970
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Lampada da tavolo Mezzo Oracolo, singolo pezzo, Gae Aulenti, Artemide, Italia, 1960, vetro opalino
Metal
$8,769
H 55.12 in Dm 15.75 in
Gae Aulenti Oracolo Floor Lamp in Metal and Blow Glass by Artemide 1970 Italy
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Oracolo floor lamp with a cilindical basement in brown lacquered metal with a pierced stainless
Metal
"Oracolo" Desk Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Brussels, BE
"Oracolo" Desk Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970
Metal
"Oracolo" Desk Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Brussels, BE
"Oracolo" desk lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s.
Metal
$6,080Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.6 in Dm 18.12 in
Gae Aulenti Italian Midcentury "Mezzo Oracolo" Red Table Lamp for Artemide 1969
By Driade, Gae Aulenti
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian Midcentury modern design table lamp model "Mezzo Oracolo" with dual ignition, designed by
Metal
A Scarce Pair of 'Oracolo' Floor Lamps by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in London, GB
A Scarce Pair of 'Oracolo' Floor Lamps by Gae Aulenti for Artemide
Gae Aulenti for Artemide "Oracolo" Light
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Albany, NY
Standing light with three internal light bulbs.
Metal
Gae Aulenti for Artemide "Oracolo" Floor Lamp, Italy 1969
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Naples, IT
Gae Aulenti Floor lamp model Oracolo. Production Artemide, Milan, 1969. Tubular structure in
Metal
"Mezzo Oracolo" Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide
By Artemide
Located in Milan, IT
"Mezzo Oracolo" floor or table lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide. Totemic piece with huge opaline
Metal
Oracolo Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Piacenza, Italy
for Artemide 1969, Italy. This lamp can be paired with the Mezza Oracolo table lamp.
Metal
"Oracolo" Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Brussels, BE
"Oracolo" floor lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s.
Glass
"Oracolo" Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Brussels, BE
"Oracolo" floor lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s.
Glass
Mezza Oracolo Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Aulenti for Artemide 1969, Italy. This lamp can be paired with Oracolo floor lamp.
Metal
Gae Aulenti Floor Lamp Oracolo for Artemide, 1970, Italy
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Beautiful floor lamp model Oracolo designed by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, Italy, circa 1970. The
Metal
Gae Aulenti Floor Lamp Oracolo for Artemide, 1970, Italy
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Beautiful floor lamp model Oracolo designed by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, Italy, circa 1970. The
Metal
"Mezza Oracolo" Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mezza Oracolo table lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa
Metal
'Mezza Oracolo' Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Mezza Oracolo' Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1969
Metal, Brass
Oracolo Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Oracolo floor lamp by Italian architect Gae Aulenti, executed by Artemide. This is the larger
Metal
Gae Aulenti for Artemide Floor Lamp "Oracolo" Italy 1970s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Naples, IT
Gae Aulenti Lampada da terra modello Oracolo. Produzione Artemide, Milano, 1969. Struttura
Metal
Oracolo and Mezzoracolo lamps by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1969
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Oracolo and Mezzoracolo table or floor lamps by Italian architect Gae Aulenti, executed by Artemide
Metal
Gae Aulenti for Artemide Floor Lamp "Oracolo" Gray, Italy 1970s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Naples, IT
Gae Aulenti Lampada da terra modello Oracolo. Produzione Artemide, Milano, 1969. Struttura
Metal
Sold
H 26.78 in Dm 17.72 in L 26.78 in
Italian Vintage Mezzo Oracolo Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1960s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Renens, CH
Italian vintage Mezzo Oracolo lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1960s Gae Aulenti, an Italian
Aluminum
Gae Aulenti per Artemide Lampada da Tavolo "Mezzo Oracolo" Italia 1960s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Naples, IT
Artemide nel 1969.
Metal, Brass
Gae Aulenti per Artemide Lampada da Tavolo "Mezzo Oracolo" Italia 1960s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Naples, IT
Artemide nel 1969.
Metal, Brass
Gae Aulenti for Artemide Brown "Mezzo Oracolo" Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Naples, IT
Artemide in 1969.
Metal, Brass
Gae Aulenti for Artemide Grey "Mezzo Oracolo" Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Naples, IT
Artemide in 1969.
Metal, Brass
Sold
H 55.12 in Dm 15.75 in
"Oracolo" Large Glass Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, Italy, 1960s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Milan, IT
"Oracolo" floor lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide. T Totemic piece with huge opaline glass shade
Metal
Gae Aulenti Oracolo Floor Lamp
By Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Foot switch, rewired, original sockets.
Metal
Pair of Oracolo Table Lamps by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1969
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in bruxelles, BE
Pair of metal lamps with Oracle glass ball by Gae Aulenti. Wear due to time and age of the lamp. For shipping, request us for receive the best price.
Metal
Sold
H 55.52 in Dm 15.75 in
Italian Design Classic Oracolo Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1960s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Renens, CH
, the Palazzo Grassi in Venice, the Pipistrello and Oracolo floor and table lamp. Note that the foot
Aluminum
Gae Aulenti Mezza Oracolo Table Lamps
By Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand switch, rewired, original sockets
Metal
Mezzo Oracolo Lamp, Gae Aulenti, Artemide, 1970
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Lampada da tavolo Mezzo Oracolo, singolo pezzo, Gae Aulenti, Artemide, Italia, 1960, vetro opalino
Metal
Sold
H 55.12 in Dm 15.75 in
Gae Aulenti Oracolo Floor Lamp in Metal and Blow Glass by Artemide, 1969, Italy
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Oracolo floor lamp with a cilindical basement in brown lacquered metal with a pierced stainless
Metal
Mezzo Oracolo Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mezzo Oracolo lamp in opaque glass and enameled brown metal by Gae Aulenti for Artemide.
One Mezza Oracolo Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
One Mezza oracolo table lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, Italy, 1969.
Metal
"Oracolo" Desk Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide - Italy 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-century modern "Oracolo" desk lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide - Italy 1970s. A white glass
Metal
Sold
H 23.63 in Dm 15.75 in L 23.63 in
"Mezzo Oracolo" Gae Aulenti by Artemide 1960s Italian Design Table Lamp
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Brescia, IT
"Mezzo Oracolo" Gae Aulenti Artemide, 1969 Glass shade and metal base Measure: height 60 cm
Metal
Pair of Gae Aulenti Oracolo Floor Lamps for Artemide, Italy, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti, Artimide
Located in London, GB
Large floor lamp by Architect Gae Aulenti for Artemide, Italy, 1969. Model 'Oracolo' Lacquered
Metal
Pair of Mezza Oracolo Table Lamps by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
A pair of metal and glass lamps by Gae Aulenti for Artemide. Italy,1969.
Metal
Gae Aulenti Italian Mid-Century "Oracolo" Floor Lamp for Artemide 1969
By Gae Aulenti, Driade
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern design floor lamp model "Oracolo" designed by Gae Aulenti and produced
Metal
Sold
H 25.6 in Dm 18.12 in
Gae Aulenti Italian Midcentury "Mezzo Oracolo" Table Lamp for Artemide 1969
By Gae Aulenti, Driade
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian Midcentury modern design table lamp model "Mezzo Oracolo" designed by Gae Aulenti and
Metal
"Oracolo" Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, Made in Italy, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A wonderful floor lamp by Gae Aulenti, made in Italy in the 1970s. The lamp was designed by Gaetana Aulenti in 1969 and production of this lamp ran throughout the 1970s. The design o...
Metal
'Oracolo' Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide
By Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Oracolo' Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1969. Totem
Steel
Gae Aulenti Oracolo Floor Lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Milan, IT
Architect Gae Aulenti Oracolo floor lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1970s.
Metal
'Mezza Oracolo' Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mezza Oracolo table lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa
Brass, Metal
"Mezza Oracolo" Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mezza Oracolo table lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa
Metal
Mezzo Oracolo lamps by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1960s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Renens, CH
, the Palazzo Grassi in Venice, the Pipistrello and Oracolo lamp. In our collection we have a pair of
Aluminum
Gae Aulenti 'Mezzo Oracolo' Table Lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1969
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Milan, IT
Gae Aulenti 'Mezzo Oracolo' table lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1969.
Metal
Gae Aulenti 'Mezzo Oracolo' Table Lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1969
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Milan, IT
Gae Aulenti 'Mezzo Oracolo' table lamp for Artemide, Italy 1969.
Metal
Gae Aulenti "Mezza Oracolo" Table Lamp for Artemide, circa 1969
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Gae Aulenti "Mezza Oracolo" table lamp by for Artemide, circa 1969. This pair has been
Steel
Gae Aulenti 'Mezzo Oracolo' Table Lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1969
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Milan, IT
Gae Aulenti 'Mezzo Oracolo' table lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1969. Double switch for light at the
Metal
Two "Mezza Oracolo" Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two Mezza Oracolo table lamps by Gae Aulenti for Artemide. Designed and manufactured in Italy
Metal
Sold
H 25.6 in Dm 15.75 in
Mezzo Oracolo table lamp designed by Gae Aulenti for Artemide. Italy, 1970s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Milano, IT
The Mezzo Oracolo lamp, a masterpiece of design by Gae Aulenti for Artemide in the 1970s, is a
Metal
Gae Aulenti Mezzo Oracolo Lamp by Artemide
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mezzo Oracolo lamp in opaque glass and enameled brown metal by Gae Aulenti for Artemide
Glass
"Oracolo" Floor Lamp By Gae Aulenti For Artemide, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Brussels, BE
"Oracolo" Floor Lamp By Gae Aulenti For Artemide, 1970s
Metal
"Oracolo" Floor Lamp By Gae Aulenti For Artemide, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Brussels, BE
The "Oracolo" floor lamp, designed by Gae Aulenti for Artemide in the 1970s, is a remarkable
Metal
Mezzo Oracolo lamp, Gae Aulenti, Artemide, 1970 set of 2
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Lampada da tavolo Mezzo Oracolo, singolo pezzo, Gae Aulenti, Artemide, Italia, 1960, vetro opalino
Metal
Pair of Italian "Oracolo" Floor Lamps by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A spectacular pair of chocolate brown and white glass globes "Oracolo" floor lamps. Designed in the
Steel, Stainless Steel
"Mezzo Oracolo" table lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, Italy, 1969
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Argelato, BO
'Mezza Oracolo' table lamp in opaline glass and metal by Gae Aulenti for Artemide. The large table
Metal, Brass
Gae Aulenti Oracolo Table Lamp from Artemide, Italy, 1968
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Lucca, IT
Oracolo lamp by Gae Aulenti from Artemide Italy 1968 is famous and important piece in the
Metal
Oracolo Lamp by Gae Aulenti from Artemide, Italy, 1968
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Lucca, IT
Oracolo lamp by Gae Aulenti from Artemide Italy 1968 is famous and important piece in the
Metal
Oracolo Lamp by Gae Aulenti from Artemide, Italy, 1968
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Lucca, IT
Oracolo lamp by Gae Aulenti from Artemide Italy 1968 is famous and important piece in the
Metal
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
$2,960Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 17.7 in Dm 47.2 in
Large 'Floatation' Japanese Paper Suspension Lamp for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 'Floatation' Japanese paper suspension lamp for Ingo Maurer. Designed and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lighting icons since 1966. With imaginatio...
Metal, Iron
$6,431
H 9.85 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in
Metafora coffee table by Massimo and Lella Vignelli for Casigliani Italy, 1970s
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in amstelveen, NL
Sculptural Metafora travertine coffee table designed by Lella and Massimo Vignelli. in the 1970s. Inspired by the four forms of Euclidean geometry, the cube, the pyramid, the cylinde...
Travertine, Marble
$11,108
H 27.56 in W 74.81 in D 41.34 in
Burgundy red "Piumino" sofa by De Pas, D'Urbino and Lomazzi for Dall'Oca, 1970s
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in amstelveen, NL
Fantastic and very comfortable ‘Dall’Occa’ sofa that was designed by De Pas, D’urbino, and Lomazzi and manufactured in Italy by Dall’Oca in 1975. The sofa is in a stunning original...
Leather
$6,620 / item
H 39.38 in Dm 37.41 in
Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette Fabric Department Pendant, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
A simple but sensational fixture, designed by Josef Hoffmann, for the fabric department of the Wiener Werkstaette on Kaerntnerstrasse in Vienna. Style and color of the fabric custom-...
Silk
$13,446 / item
H 49.22 in Dm 70.87 in
Brass and Parchment Paper Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Impressive chandelier made of white enameled brass arms holding six beautiful parchment paper shades, which can be adjusted thanks to the handle of each socket. Signed by the arti...
Brass
$11,225Sale Price|26% Off
H 23.23 in W 126.78 in D 89.38 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa cognac leather bed model Morna for Molteni Italy
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in IT
Afra & Tobia Scarpa - bed frame in cognac-colored leather - composed of headboard with integrated bedside tables and mattress base. Model "Morna" Molteni Italy 1972 Restored - wood ...
Leather
$9,342
H 30.32 in W 81.11 in D 33.86 in
San Siro 3 seaters sofa by Luigi Caccia Dominioni in water green velvet
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Monaco, MC
Stunning San Siro sofa designed by Luigi "Caccia" Domioni in 1967 for Azucena. 3 Seaters, L 206 x P 86 x H 77/40cm New upholstery in water green velvet. More information upon r...
Velvet
$11,692Sale Price|20% Off
H 26.78 in W 84.26 in D 31.5 in
Vintage Fuchsia Sofa by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena
By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous fabric sofa designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for the fine manufacturer Azucena Italia. The vintage sofa is made of brown, fuchsia and purple striped fabric, which creates...
Metal
$13,329 / set
H 29.53 in W 27.56 in D 34.26 in
Jindrich Halabala "H269" Lounge Chairs in Beige Mongolian Sheepskin, 1930s
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in amstelveen, NL
Jindrich Halabala, lounge chairs. model 'H-269', light brown stained beech, Mongolian sheepskin, circa 1930s. The chairs feature Halabala’s iconic steam-bent beechwood frames with...
Sheepskin, Beech, Bentwood
Mezzoracolo Table of Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Mezzoracolo table or floor lamp by Italian architect Gae Aulenti, executed by Artemide. This is the smaller version, but it is still 67 cm high. The other version is named Oracolo, a...
Metal
$8,184 / set
H 27.56 in W 37.41 in D 35.44 in
Lounge chairs in peach pink velvet by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, 1960s
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in amstelveen, NL
Rare pair of sculptural lounge chairs in peach pink cotton velvet by Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Italy, 1960s. These iconic armchairs embody Dominioni’s signature aesthetic: architectur...
Chrome
$3,950 / item
H 28.75 in W 94.89 in D 30.32 in
Carlo Scarpa Orseolo Dining Table for Cassina, Lacquered Aluminum
By Cassina, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Berlin, DE
Price is dependent on the chosen material and size. Available sizes: 241x77 240x92 280x92 FASTENERS: Cast satin finish aluminum. FRAME TOP: MDF boards covered with a coat of mirr...
Aluminum
Gianfranco Frattini for Artemide Megaron Grey Floor Lamp, Italy, 1970s
By Gianfranco Frattini, Artemide
Located in Naples, IT
Floor lamp model Megaron by Gianfranco Frattini for Artemide in, grey laquered metal.
Metal
Accademia Wall Lamp by Cini Boeri for Artemide, 1978
By Cini Boeri, Artemide
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Accademia lamp, designed by Cini Boeri in 1978, is a lamp version of the popular table lamp created for Artemide. This lamp is an impressive example of Boeri's minimalist approac...
Iron
Pierre Jeanneret Dining Table
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pierre Jeanneret Dining Table
Teak
The Italian architect and designer Gae Aulenti will forever be best remembered for her work with museums, in particular her 1980–86 renovation of a Beaux Arts Paris train station to create the galleries of the Musée d’Orsay. Aulenti — whose first name, short for Gaetana, is pronounced “guy” — should also be recalled for her tough intellectual spirit and for working steadily when few women found successful architectural careers in postwar Italy.
After she graduated from the Milan Polytechic in 1954, Aulenti opened an architectural office. She also joined the staff of the progressive architectural magazine Casabella, whose editorial line was that the establishment, orthodox modernism of Le Corbusier and the Bauhaus, had outlived it usefulness. When their movement for fresh approaches to architecture and design received a sympathetic hearing, Aulenti found patrons — most prominently Gianni Agnelli, of Fiat, who later employed her to renovate the Palazzo Grassi in Venice for use as an arts exhibition space.
Commissions for showrooms and other corporate spaces brought Aulenti to furniture design. She felt that furniture should never dominate a room. Her chairs and sofas — low-slung, with rounded enameled metal frames and ample seats — and tables, particularly her 1972 marble Jumbo coffee table for Knoll, project solidity and sturdiness. In lighting design, however, Aulenti is bravura.
Each work has a marvelous sculptural presence. Pieces such as her Pipistrello table lamp and Quadrifoglio pendant are a perfect marriage of organically shaped glass and high-tech fixtures. Others have a futuristic elegance — and some even have a touch of personality. Aulenti’s Pileino and La Ruspa table lamps each look almost like little robots. Her lighting pieces are an artful grace note in the career of a woman who believed in strength.
Find vintage Gae Aulenti armchairs, coffee tables and other furniture on 1stDibs.
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.