Italian mid-century modern chandelier Triclinio Magistretti Artemide, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern chandelier Triclinio Magistretti Artemide, 1970s Ceiling lamp or chandelier model Triclinio with three opaline glass diffusers.
Brass
'Triclinio' Chandelier by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Triclinio' Chandelier by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Italy, 1960s This 'Triclinio' chandelier by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960s, r...
Brass
Vico Magistretti for Artemide 'Triclinio' Chandelier in Opaline Glass
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti for Artemide, chandelier, model 'Triclinio', matt nickel-plated brass, opaline glass, Italy, 1967 This charming chandelier features three opaline glass shades, whic...
Brass, Nickel
Italian modern glass brass chandelier Triclinio Vico Magistretti Artemide, 1970s
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern glass brass chandelier Triclinio Vico Magistretti Artemide, 1970s Ceiling lamp or chandelier mod.
Brass
Vico Magistretti “Triclinio” Ceiling Lamps for Artemide, 1967, Set of 2
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti “Triclinio” ceiling lamps for Artemide, steel and glass, Italy, 1967, set of two.
Steel
Vico Magistretti Triclinio Lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1961
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Vico Magistretti Triclinio lampfor Artemide, Italy, 1961.
Metal
Large Triclinio Lamp 'Large Glass Version, ' Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Berlin, DE
The Triclinio ceiling lamp, designed by Vico Magistretti, Italy, 1961.
Large Triclinio White Glass Fixture by Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti
Located in New York, NY
A rare three diffuser and globe fixture with white glass and brushed metal frame by Vico Magistretti for Artemide. Italy, Circa 1961
Metal
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H 27.56 in Dm 31.5 in L 27.56 in
Italian mid-century modern chandelier Triclinio Magistretti Artemide
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern chandelier Triclinio Magistretti Artemide, 1970s Ceiling lamp or chandelier model Triclinio with three opaline glass diffusers.
Brass
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H 41.34 in Dm 31.5 in
Italian mid-century modern chandelier Triclinio Magistretti Artemide, 1970s
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern chandelier Triclinio Magistretti Artemide, 1970s Ceiling lamp or chandelier model Triclinio with three opaline glass diffusers.
Brass
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H 41.34 in Dm 31.5 in L 41.34 in
Italian mid-century modern chandelier Triclinio Magistretti Artemide, 1970s
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern chandelier Triclinio Magistretti Artemide, 1970s Ceiling lamp or chandelier model Triclinio with three opaline glass diffusers.
Brass
Triclinio Chandelier Vico Magistretti for Artemide 1961
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Il Lampadario Triclinio di Vico Magistretti per Artemide, del 1961, è un'opera emblematica del design italiano.
Metal
Vico Magistretti Triclinio Chandelier Artemide, Italy, 1967
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very impressive, large sized so called 'Triclinio' chandelier designed by Vico Magistretti and manufactured by Artemide, Italy 1967.
Metal
Triclinio Ceiling Light by Magistretti for Artemide
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in New York, NY
Five light chandelier designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide in 1961. Each satin brass arm ends in a round glass shade covered by a secondary "doughnut" shaped shade. All the shad...
Triclinio Ceiling Light by Magistretti for Artemide
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in New York, NY
Five-light chandelier designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide in 1961. Each satin brass arm ends in a round glass shade covered by a secondary "doughnut" shaped shade. All the shad...
Nickel
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H 15 in W 29 in D 29 in
Three Light "Triclinio" Chandelier by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Italy
By Vico Magistretti
Located in New York City, NY
Beautiful three light "Triclinio" ceiling lamp/chandelier designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide.
Glass
Vico Magistretti Triclinio Ceiling Lamp for Artemide, Italy 1967
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Milan, IT
Vico Magistretti Triclinio ceiling lamp for Artemide, Italy 1967
Nickel
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H 45.28 in Dm 33.47 in
Mid-Century Modern "TriClinio" Chandelier by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern "TriClinio" 3-light chandelier by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, circa 1968 Manufactured in nickel-plated brass and opaline glass.
Brass
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H 45.28 in Dm 33.47 in
Two Mid-Century Modern "TriClinio" Chandelier by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Two Mid-Century Modern "TriClinio" 3-light chandelier by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, circa 1968 Manufactured in nickel-plated brass and opaline glass.
Brass
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H 45.28 in Dm 33.47 in
Mid-Century Modern Green "TriClinio" Chandelier by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Rare Mid-Century Modern "TriClinio" 3-light chandelier by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, circa 1968 Manufactured in Nickel plated (brushed) brass and white and green opaline glass.
Brass
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H 40.16 in W 29.93 in D 31.11 in
Italian glass brass chandelier Triclinio by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1970s
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Glass and brass chandelier Triclinio by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1970s Ceiling lamp or chandelier mod.
Brass
Vico Magistretti for Artemide Chandelier 'Eptaclinio'
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Waalwijk, NL
This lamp developed out of the Triclinio lamp with three shades. Magistretti designed the model Triclinio (1961) further to the Pentaclinio and the Eptaclinio, which is the largest l...
Metal
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H 38 in W 38 in D 38 in
Chrome + Opaline Glass Chandelier in the Style of Vico Magistretti for Artemide
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1960s Italian chandelier in the style of the ‘Triclinio’ chandelier designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide in 1967.
Chrome
Vico Magistretti Triclinio Chandelier
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to have this classy Triclinio chandaelier by Vico Magistretti for Artemide.
Metal
Three-Shade "Triclinio" Chandelier by Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Vienna, AT
Designed in 1961 by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Italy.
Steel
Pendant lamp, Triclinio, Vico Magistretti, 1961
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Il diffusore, usato già nelle lampade Omega, Erse, Clitunno e Clinio è in vetro opalino, smerigliato internamente, ed è realizzato asportando "due fette, orizzontalmente, a una sfera...
Brass
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H 43.31 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Vico Magistretti 'Triclinio' Chandelier for Artemide in Opaline Glass
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 'Triclinio' chandelier, opaline glass, metal, Italy, 1967 'Triclinio' pendant lamp by Vico Magistretti.
Metal
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H 43.31 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Vico Magistretti 'Triclinio' Chandelier for Artemide in Opaline Glass
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 'Triclinio' chandelier, opaline glass, metal, Italy, 1967 Beautiful and bright 'Triclinio' pendant lamp by Vico Magistretti.
Metal
Vico Magistretti Triclinio Ceiling Lamp for Artemide, Italy 1967
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Milan, IT
Vico Magistretti Triclinio ceiling lamp for Artemide, Italy 1967
Nickel
Vico Magistretti for Artemide opaline glass Triclinio chandelier 1967
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful large Triclinio chandelier designed by Vico Magistretti and manufactured by Artemide in Italy in 1967.
Opaline Glass
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H 43.71 in W 30.32 in D 30.32 in
Italian Mid-Century Triclinio Chandelier by Magistretti for Artemide, 1970
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Triclinio chandelier by Magistretti for Artemide, 1970s Triclinio ceiling lamp composed of 3 lights with rounded cylindrical lampshade in opal glass.
Brass
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H 45.28 in Dm 33.47 in
Mid-Century Modern "TriClinio" Chandelier by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern "TriClinio" 3-light chandelier by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, circa 1968 Manufactured in nickel-plated brass and opaline glass.
Brass
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H 37.41 in Dm 43.31 in
Mid-Century Modern Rare Adjustable "TriClinio" by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Very rare and large adjustable version of the Space Age "Tri Clinio", 3-light chandelier designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, circa 1960. Manufactured in nickel-plated brass an...
Brass
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H 43.71 in W 39.38 in D 43.31 in
Triclinio Italian glass chandelier by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, c. 1960
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in MIlano, IT
Lampadario di produzione italiana, moderno, modello Triclinio, in vetro e ottone nichelato, prodotto da Vico Magistretti per Artemide, 1960 ca.
Brass
Ceiling Lamp Eptaclinio Designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1961
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Reference: Repertorio del Design Italiano, 2 vols. p 91, illustrated is the Triclinio model. Vico Magistretti (October 6, 1920 – September 19, 2006), Italian Industrial designer, ...
Metal
Ceiling Lamp Pentaclinio Designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1961
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Reference: Repertorio del Design Italiano, 2 vols. p 91, illustrated is the Triclinio model. Vico Magistretti (October 6, 1920 – September 19, 2006), Italian industrial designer, ...
Glass
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H 51.97 in W 48.82 in D 48.82 in
Listing for F: Vico Magistretti for Artemide Chandelier 'Eptaclinio'
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
This lamp developed out of the Triclinio lamp with three shades. Magistretti designed the model Triclinio (1961) further to the Pentaclinio and the Eptaclinio, which is the largest l...
Metal
TRICLINIO by Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare TRICLINIO ceiling lamp with 3 double diffuser glass shades.
Large Triclinio Lamp, Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Berlin, DE
The Triclinio ceiling lamp, designed by Vico Magistretti, Italy, 1961.
Vico Magistretti Triclinio Glass Chandelier, Artemide, 1961
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
Vico Magistretti triclinio glass chandelier, Artemide, 1961.
Metal
Triclinio by Vico Magistretti
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare Triclinio ceiling lamp with 3 double diffuser glass shades.
'Tetraclio' Chandelier by Sergio Mazza for Artemide
By Artemide, Sergio Mazza
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Tetraclio' Chandelier by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, Italy, 1960s A sculptural, precisely balanced chandelier by Sergio Mazza, the Tetraclio is built from eight frosted opaline glas...
Nickel
Modern Italian Chandelier, Stilnovo Style "Pita" 5 arms
By Stilnovo
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Beautiful modern chandelier Stilnovo style beige color, structure in brass with metal lampshades. E14 and E27 socket
Metal, Brass
$1,035 / item
H 118.12 in W 34.65 in D 34.65 in
Douglas Mont 'In The Air' 3 Chandelier by DCW Editions Paris
By Douglas Mont
Located in Tilburg, NL
Douglas Mont 'In The Air' 3 Chandelier by DCW Editions Paris, France. New, current production. A chandelier from space With its UFO-like lights, the chandelier In the Air created b...
Metal
Vico Magistretti Omega Opal Glass Pendant Lamps, Italy, 1960
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of Vico Magistretti Pendant Lamps 'Omega' for Artemide, 1960 Large pair of opal glass suspension lights with nickeled brass frames from the sought-after Eptaclinio line from Ma...
Brass, Nickel
Mid-Century Modern Italian Chandelier by Sciolari for Lightolier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in San Antonio, TX
Chrome Mid-Century Modern Italian chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier, Hollywood Regency. Takes 12 bulbs and is in overall great condition.
Chrome
$19,405
H 42.52 in Dm 44.1 in
Large Ceiling Lamp PENTACLINIO, designed by Vico MAGISTRETTI for Artemide, 1961
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Ceiling lamp, designed by Vico Magistretti in 1961. Italy, Artemide. The 'Pentaclinio' ceiling lamp by Magistretti, uses 5 double diffuser glass shades. Opaline glass pieces and brus...
Opaline Glass
Italian Chandelier by Gino Vistosi, 1960s
By Vistosi
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian chandelier by Gino Vistosi, 1960s. DImensions: H= 100 cm; D= 48 cm.
Steel
$4,822
H 27.56 in Dm 27.56 in
Italian mid-century modern chandelier Tetraclio by Mazza for Artemide, 1960s
By Artemide, Sergio Mazza
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern chandelier Tetraclio by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, 1960s Tetraclio chandelier with four spherical opaline glass diffusers and a nickel-plated brass frame. ...
Brass
OMEGA Hanging Lamp by Vico MAGISTRETTI, Artemide 1962
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Hanging lamp designed by Vico Magistretti. Italy, Artemide, 1962. The OMEGA lamp consists of two pieces of opaline glass on a brushed metal frame. Please note: All lighting fixtur...
Aluminum
$3,900
H 39 in Dm 36 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass Chandelier / Pendant by Sergio MAZZA & Artemide
By AVMazzega
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern Pendant / Chandelier by Sergio Mazza for Artemide with three white satin glass globes suspended from a central stem. Each globe is composed of 2 gl...
Steel, Nickel
Modern Italian Round 12 Opaline Glass Stilnovo Style
By Stilnovo
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Amazing design chandelier in the style of Stilnovo. Composed of brass structure with 12 opaline glass. Customizable on request. We also have the same one with 20 opaline glass) Custo...
Brass
$9,700
H 31.5 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Sergio Mazza for Artemide Rare Chandelier in Glass and Nickel-Plated Brass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sergio Mazza for Artemide, rare chandelier, nickel-plated brass, lacquered metal, crystal glass, Italy, 1960s An exceptionally rare design by the acclaimed Italian architect and vis...
Metal, Brass, Nickel
Omega pendant lamp, Vico Magistretti, Artemide
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Omega pendant lamp, Vico Magistretti for Artemide
Steel
'Pandora' Ceiling Light by Sergio Mazza for Artemide
By Artemide, Sergio Mazza
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Pandora' Ceiling Light by Sergio Mazza for Artemide (IT, c. 1960s) Subtle and interesting design featuring a bottom center black cap and an open faced socket housing at the top. Th...
Brass, Steel
Magastretti Chandelier
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Chicago, IL
Lyndon by Vico Magistretti for Oluce; chrome-plated finished candelabra-style body, enclose transparent glass spheres, inside which the light bulb is hosted.
Chrome
Petite Sciolari Style Designer Chandelier, 1960s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Aachen, NRW
Petite Six-light brass chandelier in the style of Sciolari Smoked glass in a very beautiful Smokey brown color on a brass frame, best of the 1960s. High quality and in very good ...
Brass
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 25 in D 7 in
Single 'Lola' Sconce by Sergio Mazza and Guiliana Gramigna for Quatrifollio
By Quattrifolio, Sergio Mazza
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single 'Lola' Sconce by Sergio Mazza and Guiliana Gramigna for Quatrifollio. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1974. Four large plastic petals make up this visually striking se...
Plastic
Pair of Big Modern Italian Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful lamps in Murano glass and brass, structured glass, made even more beautiful by the polished brass base. The wall lamps are composed of a brass structure fixed to the wall w...
Brass
Mamun Bedside (Dark Brown/Dusty Blue)
Located in Singapore, SG
Mamun, which translates to trustworthy in Arabic, was designed by Studio Kallang in 2021 as a playful take on both midcentury and brutalist forms. Designer Faezah Shaharuddin intende...
Teak
$1,344 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
$2,750 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Amber by Yiannis Ghikas
By Miniforms, Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
'Grande Mania' Sconce by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single Grande Mania Sconce by Vico Magistretti for Artemide. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960. Minimal half layered half sphere sconce made from delicate opaline glass....
Brass, Aluminum
Lisa Johansson-Pape 'Lisa' Floor Lamp for Innolux Oy
By Innolux Oy, Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lisa Johansson-Pape 'Lisa' floor lamp for Innolux Oy. Originally produced in the 1950s by Orno, this newly authorized re-edition of the iconic lamp is made by Innolux in Finland usi...
Brass
$16,305 / item
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...
Metal, Brass
$1,699 / item
H 31.49 in W 21.25 in D 0.98 in
Gio Ponti 'F.A. 33' Half Length Mirror in Black Brass for GUBI
By Gubi, Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gio Ponti 'F.A. 33' Half Length Mirror in Black Brass for GUBI The 'F.A. 33' Mirror was originally designed by Gio Ponti in 1933 for Fontana Arte, the period’s most prominent lamp, ...
Brass
$3,840 / item
H 37.8 in Dm 25.2 in
Joe 640 Tailored Minimal 20th Century Inspired Pendant Light by Wende Reid
By Wende Reid
Located in Chatswood, NSW
This Classic, tailored pendant light, inspired by the stitching on my father's Mark Cross cuff link box, is reminiscent of mid-century style and the early simplicity of Art Deco. Als...
Brass
$5,355 / item
H 42.01 in W 25.99 in D 1.19 in
Mid century style Ceiling Suspended Mirror with Bronze Patina Frame, Vintage N.4
By Alguacil & Perkoff Ltd.
Located in London, London
Mid-century style Vintage N.4 ceiling suspended mirror with a high quality pure brass full frame with a bronze patina finish. This piece is part of our original and fully customisabl...
Brass, Bronze
Sakura Flushmount / Sconce by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian flush mount with Murano glass globes mounted on solid brass frame Designed by Fabio Bergomi / Made in Italy 7 lights / E12 or E14 type / max 40W each Diameter: 22 inches / He...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Stilnovo Brass And Glass Chandelier, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Large Stilnovo chandelier from the 1950s. Polished brass structure (partially patinated in a darker hue) with large satin glass diffusers and brass finials Very nice original conditi...
Brass
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and white fabric chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s. The brass stem presents with very light oxidation. Overall Dimensions (inches): 25” H x 26” Diameter ...
Brass
Tiled Mirror
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
TILED MIRROR, designed in 2025. This mirror is crafted with hand-built tiles that are available in customer's own choice of glaze. Crafted by skilled artisans in Northern Portugal....
Ceramic, Mirror, Walnut
As one of the founding fathers of modern Italian design, prolific architect and industrial designer Ludovico Magistretti (known by his nickname Vico) was guided by his philosophy, “There is no excuse for bad design.” His architectural projects are widely revered, and an ingenious meld of form and function can be found in his stylish and deceptively simple table lamps, sofas, armchairs and other mid-century furnishings.
Born in Milan, Magistretti followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather (both architects) to study architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan. At the outbreak of World War II, he fled to Switzerland, and it was there he met his role model and mentor, renowned humanist architect Ernesto Nathan Rogers. Magistretti was inspired by Rogers’s vision to revive postwar Italy, and they collaborated on several reconstruction projects. Among Magistretti’s first architectural designs is a “poetic” round church, which he created for the QT8, an experimental Milanese neighborhood.
When Magistretti returned to Milan in 1945, he worked at his father’s architectural firm. It wasn’t until the early 1950s that he expanded his talents into design while working with furniture artisans.
In the 1960s, Magistretti began his 30-year working relationship with famed entrepreneur Cesare Cassina of the Cassina furniture manufacturing company. In their design approach, the two men shared a vision of the relationship between modernity and tradition and enjoyed a close bond (Magistretti designed Cassina’s luxurious villa in 1965). However, their friendship was not without contention.
Legend has it that upon seeing the prototype for Magistretti’s Maralunga sofa, Cassina hated it so much that he punched it, breaking the back of the sofa, which crumpled into itself.
“Right, great, it looks perfect to me like that,” an unfazed Magistretti allegedly responded, and the Maralunga’s slumped, adjustable-height backrest was born. Incidentally, the Maralunga sofa won Italy’s Compasso d’Oro award as did his Eclisse lamp for Artemide and his Atollo lamp for Oluce.
Magistretti died in 2006, but his designs live on in galleries, museums and private residences and offices around the world.
Find a range of vintage Vico Magistretti furniture and lighting on 1stDibs.
Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.
While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.
The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina, with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier. (Note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too.)
Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged.
Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes.
Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.
For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.
The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room.
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