Angelo Lelii Lighting
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.
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Creator: Angelo Lelii
Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce Table Lamp Mod. "Contrast," Italy 1962
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Naples, IT
Table lamp nr. 12918 Architectural by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, 1962 with lacquered metal frame, aluminum light sphere with magnet .
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Metal
Large Angelo Lelii Wall Light for Arredoluce, 1950s
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare three-arm modernist Wall light by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce from the 1950s. All-brass construction, partially lacquered in black, with three slender satin glass tubes. Very go...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Brass
Pair of Angelo Lelii table lamps for Arredoluce Italy model 12398 50's
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Catania, IT
These iconic mid-century Italian table lamps were produced by Arredoluce, based on a design by Angelo Lelii, around 1952. model no. 12398.
Sold in pairs, each lamp is made of white ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Carrara Marble, Brass, Aluminum
Unique and Breathtaking No. 12300 Floor Lamp by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Munich, DE
The only known chrome version of this outstanding rare and amazing floor lamp by Angelo Lelli. Made on custom order and unique. Only a handful of these lamps have shown up over the l...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Brass
1950s Angelo Lelii White Star Table Lamps Arredoluce Monza Italy
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Table Lamps Stelline Lamps model 12291 designed by Angelo Lelii Arredoluce Italy
Brass structure and double shade in frosted opaline glass and metal.
The outer shade has a d...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Metal, Brass
Table Lamp / Angelo Lelli / 1954
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Berlin, DE
The table lamps with their industrial look were designed by the Italian designer Angelo Lelli in 1954 for Arredoluce. The lamp, model 12445 Cartuccia, are very elaborately made.
The...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Metal
$10,267 / set
Counterweight Scrittoio Brass Table Lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in New York, NY
Black counterweight brass table lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce. Italy, 1950s.
Features a brass base and black enameled weight and aluminum shade. Counterweight arm and shade art...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Aluminum, Brass
Angelo Lelii Opaline Glass floor Lamp, Italy 1950
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Arredoluce Floor Lamp Model "12707" by Angelo Lelii, Italy, 1950s. This elegant brass and glass floor lamp features a sculptural design with a curved base and frosted glass shade, of...
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Brass
Angelo Lelli Floor Lamp - Model 12635, by Arredoluce, Italy, 1950s.
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Angelo Lelli Floor Lamp Model 12635 - Manufactured by Arredoluce, Italy, 1950s. The brass lamp has a marble base and satinated glass shades. The floor light switch carries the engrav...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Marble, Brass
Rare Angelo Lelli Floor Lamp
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very very rare floor lamp by Angelo Lelli, Italy 1949. Beige lacquered metal base and brass, three adjustable arms with adjustable color lacquered shades, all original.
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Metal, Brass
$21,600 Sale Price
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Angelo Lelii, rare table lamp for Arredoluce, 1967
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Sculptural, early postmodern table lamp by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce.
The lamp originally came from an apartment in Paris, furnished by the famous interior designer Alberto Pinto.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Brass, Steel, Nickel
Single Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce Floor Lamp with Adjustable Chrome Shade
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Single Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce Chrome, Black & Marble Floor Lamps with Three Chrome Eyeball Shades. Circa 1970. Featuring rectangular Black ename...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Marble, Steel, Chrome
Angelo Lelii Arredoluce Mod. 12780 Brass Ceiling Lamp 1959 Excellent Patina
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Catania, IT
Chandelier mod. 12780 of Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, Italy, 1959.
Structure in polished brass, diffusers in duplex white opal glass.
Excellent vintage patina.
References: Anty Pans...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Brass
Mid Century Floor Lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce Made in Italy circa 1950's
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in New York, NY
Classic Mid Century chrome, black and marble floor lamp, designed by Angelo Lelli, made in Italy by Arredoluce, circa 1950's. The lamp features three chrome ball shades, which are movable and mount on magnetic bases, the steel vertical post mounts on a marble disk...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Marble, Steel, Chrome
Tortiglioni Wall Lamp Arredoluce Monza Angelo lelii Mid-Century Italian Brass
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Tortiglioni wall lamp Arredoluce Monza Angelo lelii mid-century Italian brass and white glass.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Brass
$1,504 Sale Price
30% Off
Signed Arredoluce Halogen Minimalist Modern Floor Lamp, 1960s, Italy
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Heat sink designed cast aluminium shade with a wrinkle black semi-gloss finish.
The 7 inches long shade slide up and down and rotate a full 360 degree in all direction.
50 watts h...
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1960s Italian Minimalist Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Aluminum, Chrome
21st Century Triennale pendant lamp, brass & black, Angelo Lelii, 2019, Italy
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Icon of Arredoluce, symbol of an era and source of inspiration for many objects to follow over time, Triennale is perhaps the best known project by Angelo Lellii. Presented at the VI...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Metal, Brass, Chrome
Italian Floor Lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Italian floor lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Angelo Lelii Lighting
Mid-Century Modern Flexa Table Lamp Model 14165 by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated articulating table lamp was realized by influential post-war Italian lighting designer Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, circa 1975. The lamp's single bulb is encased i...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Travertine, Brass, Chrome, Wire
Angelo Lelli Designed Italian Lamp
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern three light floor lamp for Arredoluce, designed by Angelo Lelli in Italy.
With three round chromed and adjustable shades, on black enameled steel stem, with circul...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Metal
$2,400 Sale Price
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Mid Century Brass & Marble Angelo Lelii "Polifemo" Eye Floor Lamp Arredoluce '56
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Rare floor lamp mod. "12555 Polifemo" by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, Italy 1956
Polifemo Italian floor lamp, designed by Angelo Lelli, is a remarkable mid-century lighting fixture ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Marble, Brass
Arredoluce Angelo Lelii Ceiling Light Metal Crome 6/Lights 1955/Italy
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Milano, IT
Arredoluce Angelo Lelii ceiling light metal crome 6/light, 1955, Italy.
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1950s Italian Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Chrome
Angelo Lelii ‘mod. 12398’ table lamp for Arredoluce, ca. 1952
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Sittard, LI
An elegant and thoughtfully engineered table lamp designed by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce in the 1950s, model no. 12398. This sculptural piece is a refined example of Italian mid-cen...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Marble, Metal, Brass
20th Century Angelo Lelii Floor Lamp with Green Marble Base for Arredoluce, 50s
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Turin, Turin
Designer as well as entrepreneur, Angelo Lelii with his company Arredoluce was able to revolutionize the world of lighting with his choice of high-quality materials and his inexhaust...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Marble, Aluminum, Brass
Angelo Lelii Task Lamp
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare adjustable desk lamp, designed by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce. A minimal and sleek design, finished with chic square hardware. Ideal as task lighting...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Brass, Nickel
$4,060 Sale Price
30% Off
Angelo Lelii Model no.12452 Rare Whimsical Ceiling Light for Arredoluce 1955
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in New York, NY
Rare gray painted aluminum saucer shaped pendant light with colorful acrylic diffusers supported by a brass stem and canopy. Designed by Angelo ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Aluminum, Brass
20th Century Angelo Lelii Mod Tris Floor Lamp Arredoluce Adjustable Diffuser 50s
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Turin, Turin
Designer as well as entrepreneur, Angelo Lelii with his company Arredoluce was able to revolutionize the world of lighting with his choice of high-quality materials and his inexhaust...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Brass
Angelo LeliiPair of Brass Table Lamps Fabric Lampshade 1950s Italy
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of 1950s Lamps Angelo Lelii
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Brass
Angelo Lelii, Wall Lights, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1950s
By Angelo Lelii
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and white opaline glass wall lights designed by Angelo Lelii and produced by Arredoluce, Italy, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 15” H x 10.5” W x 8.375” D
Ba...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Brass
Cobra table lamp in Nickeled brass by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, Italy 1962
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Cobra table lamp mod. 12919 in nickeled brass by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, Italy 1962. Intriguing design of an elegant tulip shaped tubular stem with a spacious impressed oval 'co...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Nickel
ARREDOLUCE - Angelo Lelii Floor Lamp Opaline Glass Brass Marble, 1953, Italy
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Milano, IT
Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce floor lamp 1953 brass marble opaline glass metal, Italy. Pubblicata nel libro della produzione ARREDOLUCE.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Marble, Brass, Iron
Angelo Lelii
Floor Lamp
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Angelo Lelii Floor Lamp for Arredoluce. Italy, c. 1950. Brass, marble, enameled aluminum, in perfect working condition.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Angelo Lelii Lighting
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
$9,400
21st Century Triennale pendant lamp, chrome & blue, Angelo Lelii, 2019, Italy
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Icon of Arredoluce, symbol of an era and source of inspiration for many objects to follow over time, Triennale is perhaps the best known project by Angelo Lellii. Presented at the VI...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Metal, Brass, Chrome
Arredoluce Ceilling Light “Angelo Lelii”Metal Crome, 1955, Italy
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Milano, IT
Arredoluce ceilling light “Angelo Lelii “ metal crome 1955, Italy.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Metal
rare pair of luminator floor lamps by angelo lelli for arredoluce
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Munich, DE
designed around 1950. matching pair.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Angelo Lelii Lighting
Materials
Marble
$7,000 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Rare Version Arredoluce Triennale mod. 14028 / Angelo Lelii , Lampada da terra
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Buffalo, NY
Extremely Rare Version !!!Arredoluce Triennale Floor Lamp model 14028 / , Lampada da terra...This iconic floor lamp was designed by Angelo ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Carrara Marble, Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
1950's Italian Chandelier by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Hanover, MA
Absolutely stunning 9 light chandelier with frosted glass candle shades and brass tapers designed in 1950 by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Monza. Mod...
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1950s Italian Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vintage table lamp by Angelo Lelli for Lightolier, 1970s
By Angelo Lelii, Lightolier
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Space age table lamp designed by Angelo Lelli for Lightolier feautiring a white metal tube and a fine chromed base.
The lamp can be adjusted in many ways.
tested and ready for use ...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce Rare "Pinguino" Floor Lamp
By Angelo Lelii
Located in New York, NY
Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce "Pinguino" floor lamp with large opaline glass diffuser, modernist gilt lacquer brass details and black enameled metal finial mounted on black enameled me...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Brass, Metal
Siluro mod. 12628 floor lamp designed by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce 1957
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Iconic floor lamp mod. 12628 "Siluro" designed by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, 1957. Trademark of the manufacture.
Brushed and painted brass frame, marble base, white and yellow plex...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Marble, Brass
Angelo Lelii Adjustable Table Lamp
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare adjustable table lamp, designed by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce. Industrial in its essence, the design emphasizes the mechanical lighting components of the lamp. A dynamic lighti...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
21st Century Cavalletto Floor Lamp, Angelo Lelii, 2019, Italy, US
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Brass easel floor lamp by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce. Tripod base with adjustable mounts. Light arm is also adjustable. Aluminum spotlight varnished in semi-matt black. On-off light...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Metal, Brass
Angelo Lelii Floor Lamp Mod. 12707
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Arredoluce Floor Lamp Model "12707" by Angelo Lelii, Italy, 1950s. This elegant brass and glass floor lamp features a sculptural design with a curved base and frosted glass shade, of...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Brass
Vintage Triennale Floor Lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce, 1949
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Roma, IT
Top Rare floor lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce in 1949, beige lacquered metal base and brass, three adjustable arms with adjustable color lacquered shades in various colors. No r...
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1940s Italian Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass, Metal
21st Century Triennale pendant lamp, brass & brown, Angelo Lelii, 2019, Italy
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Icon of Arredoluce, symbol of an era and source of inspiration for many objects to follow over time, Triennale is perhaps the best known project by Angelo Lellii. Presented at the VI...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Metal, Brass, Chrome
Angelo Lelii, Floor Lamp Mod. 12923 Vogue, Arredoluce, Italy 1962
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Argelato, BO
Angelo Lelii
Rare Floor lamp, model 12923 Vogue for Arredoluce, Italy, c. 1962
nickel-plated brass, enameled steel, nickel-plated steel
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
Materials
Metal
Chrome and White Lacquered Pendant by Angelo Lelli, Mod. '14071', circa 1962
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Berlin, DE
This very rare, complex yet easy ceiling lamp '14071' by Angelo Lelli is made of chrome and white lacquered metal. It has three light sources coming from round, spherical cones. The ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Metal, Chrome
Angelo Lelii, Floor Lamp, Brass, Leatherette, Marble, Fabric, Arredoluce, 1950s
By Angelo Lelii
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, leatherette, marble and fabric floor lamp designed by Angelo Lelii and produced by Arredoluce, Italy, c. 1955.
Sold with Lampshade. Dimensions stated are of Floor Lamp wit...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Brass
Rare Angelo Lelii Ceiling Lamp / Chandelier, Arredoluce, Italy, 1950s
By Angelo Lelii
Located in LEWES, GB
A superb Angelo Lelii ceiling lamp, made by Arredoluce, Italy in the 1950s. All the original parts in metal, brass and frosted glass are in o...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Brass
Mid century brass table lamp model Clessidra by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce, 196
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Very rare table lamp model Clessidra designed by Angelo Lelli and produced by Arredoluce in the 1960s.
This diabolo shaped lamp is fully original, with the original switch and, what...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Brass
Angelo Lelli Floor Lamp Model 14002 Arredoluce, 1966
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice Minimalist floor lamp model 14002 designed by Angelo Lelli and manufactured by Arredoluce, Italy, 1966. The lamp has a metal base with incorporated transformer and on/off s...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Metal
Mid-Century 1950 Vintage Angelo Lelii Floor Lamp
By Angelo Lelii
Located in London, GB
Angelo Lelli is considered as one of the most prominent designers on Italian modern scene. He founded the lighting company Arredoluce in Monza (near Milan) after World War II and he ...
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1950s Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Marble, Brass, Iron
Angelo Lelii Table Lamp in Brass and Red Lacquered Aluminum by Arredoluce 1950s
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Table lamp with structure in brass, and lampshade in red-painted aluminum designed by Angelo Lelii, Italian Manufacture 1950s.
Licterature: Domus n.288, November 1953, p. 35; C. & P. Fiell, 1000 lights
1878 to 1959, Taschren, Koln, 2005, p. 489
A. Pansera, A. Padoan, A. Palmaghini, Arredoluce catalogue 1943-1987, Silvana Editoriale, Cinisello Balsamo, 2018, p. 281
Paolo Angelo Lelii was born in 1915 in Ancona but very soon he moved with his family to Milan, and some time later he moved to Monza with his wife, where he began manufacturing lamps in his house in 1943 and that in 1946 he advertised his Tris lamp at the Domus magazine.
It was in 1947 that he founded Arredoluce, a premier manufacturer of furniture and lighting, in Monza. During the same year, at the VIII Triennale di Milano, he exhibited the lamp 12128, which became known as the Triennale floor lamp.
He became an influential designer in postwar Italy, especially in the field of modern lighting design. During the 1950s, Arredoluce started to collaborate with such designers as Franco Albini, Achille Castiglioni, Gio Ponti, Ettore Sottsass, and Nanda Vigo and also began to experiment with halogen light bulbs for its designs. Out of this experimentation, Lelii increased the use of transformers for his designs and created the recognizable floor switch used in most of Arredoluce’s floor lamps.
Angelo Lelii’s lamps and lighting objects stand out for their extremely simple designs that strive for minimal complexity and for their strong sense of unadorned sensitivity. Thanks to Angelo Lelii’s unique approach to lighting design, Arredoluce quickly built a reputation for creating premium quality lights based on clean, simple, and functional designs.
The most well-known designs of Angelo Lelii are the Triennale floor lamp model 12128 (1947) and the Cobra table lamp (1964), which became famous for its unique shape and for the low voltage used by incorporating the transformer in its base. His other iconic lights are the Tris lamp (1946), the Eye floor light (1950), the Stella ceiling light...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Aluminum, Brass
Pendant by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Glass and brass pendant by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce.
Literature: Bibliography Domus, n. 390, 1962.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
Materials
Brass
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Triennale Floor Lamp, brass & brown, Angelo Lelii, 2019, Italy
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Icon of Arredoluce, symbol of an era and source of inspiration for many objects to follow over time, Triennale is perhaps the best known project by Angelo Lellii. Presented at the VI...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Metal, Brass, Chrome
21st Century Triennale Floor Lamp, chrome & black, Angelo Lelii, 2019, Italy
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Icon of Arredoluce, symbol of an era and source of inspiration for many objects to follow over time, Triennale is perhaps the best known project by Angelo Lellii. Presented at the VI...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Angelo Lelii Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
21st Century Triennale pendant lamp, chrome&blue-black-white, Lelii, 2019, Italy
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Icon of Arredoluce, symbol of an era and source of inspiration for many objects to follow over time, Triennale is perhaps the best known project by Angelo Lellii. Presented at the VI...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Angelo Lelii Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Angelo Lelli Floor Lamp for Arredoluce
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Studio City, CA
Angelo Lelli Floor Lamp. Model 12923 Vogue for Arredoluce, Italy, c. 1962 nickel-plated brass, enameled steel, nickel-plated steel. Attaches w...
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1950s Italian Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
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Metal
Mod. 12613 9-Arm Brass Chandelier by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, Italy, c.1957
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in London, GB
An elegant Mod. 12613 brass chandelier by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, Italy. Designed in 1957, this brass and white-painted brass nine-arm chandelier is suspended from the ceiling b...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Angelo Lelii Lighting
Materials
Brass
21st Century Triennale Floor Lamp brass&blue-red-yellow Angelo Lelii 2019 Italy
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Icon of Arredoluce, symbol of an era and source of inspiration for many objects to follow over time, Triennale is perhaps the best known project by Angelo Lellii. Presented at the VI...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Angelo Lelii Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Angelo Lelii lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Angelo Lelii lighting are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Angelo Lelii lighting, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 192 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 38 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original lighting by Angelo Lelii were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider lighting by Arredoluce, Stilux, and La Murrina. Prices for Angelo Lelii lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $492 and can go as high as $72,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $6,422.