Italian architect, designer, teacher and urban planner Angelo Mangiarotti was a leading light in the international design community from the 1960s onward. While he was an adherent of the rationalist principles of purity of line and simplicity of construction, he sought to imbue his designs for coffee tables, dining chairs, sconces and other furnishings with a sense of character and lightness of spirit that was often lacking in late-20th-century modernist architecture and design.
Born in Milan, Mangiarotti studied architecture at Milan Polytechnic, graduating in 1948. Five years later, he won a visiting professorship at the Illinois Institute of Technology — beginning a peripatetic academic career that would see him teaching in numerous Italian institutions as well as in schools as far afield as Hawaii and Australia. He worked with Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and met such greats as Frank Lloyd Wright and Walter Gropius. He returned to Italy in 1955 and would go on to work on numerous industrial, residential, commercial and civic projects in his home country, most notably a group of six railway stations in Milan.
As a designer, Mangiarotti and the development of his career embodies the evolution of modernism in the latter decades of the 20th century. In the late 1950s and early ’60s, after early experiments in plywood furniture and one-piece foam-core seating — including the 1110 lounge chair for Cassina — Mangiarotti began to design using more classic materials, from delicate, curvaceous blown-glass table lamps for Artemide to chandeliers with crystal links for Vistosi.
In 1971, Mangiarotti introduced what became his signature designs: a series of tables in marble and other stones that featured “gravity joints,” their legs held in place by the weight of the tabletop. Tables in his Eros collection have muscular proportions that anticipate the robust, overscaled lines of postmodern works that would appear 10 years later: His Eccentrico table, for example, is a striking assemblage in marble featuring a top that is cantilevered dramatically on a canted columnar base.
But simplicity and practicality were consistently the primary watchwords of Mangiarotti’s designs. The purity and elegance of the objects he created offer a graceful counterpoint to a traditional decor, yet they have a singular sculptural presence that allows them to stand out powerfully in a modern interior.
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Vistosi MiniGiogali PL 65Q Ceiling Light by Angelo Mangiarotti
By Vistosi, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The reduced version of Giogali uses glass hooks for smaller wall installations, standard or custom made Specifications: Light source: E26 No of bulbs: 4×60W E26 Dimmer: DIM 1 ...
Glass
$1,000 / item
Egisto 28 Sconce by Artemide, 7 Available
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian vintage wall light with white sanded glass shade on painted metal frame / designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, circa 1980s / Made in Italy Original label on the frame...
Metal
Large Pair of Angelo Mangiarotti Murano Sconce Wall Lights, Vistosi, Italy, 1960
By Vistosi, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Aachen, NRW
Fantastic large Murano pair of wall sconces designed by Angelo Mangiarotti, made by Vistosi, in Italy, manufactured, circa 1960-1969. Great shape. Series: MINIGIOGALI Each sconce nee...
Chrome
Vistosi MiniGiogali PL 60 Ceiling Light by Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Vistosi
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The reduced version of Giogali uses glass hooks for smaller wall installations, standard or custom-made Specifications: Light Source: E26 No of Bulbs: 4×60W E26 Dimmer: DIM 1 ...
Glass
Model Pergamo 38 Single Sconce by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1980s, Italy
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Model Pergamo 38 Single Sconce by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1980s, Italy Glass is thick and heavy This lamp works with 2x E27 light bulbs. Measurements: Height: 22 cm Widt...
Metal
Vintage Pair of Egisto 38 Sconces by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, Italy 1980
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Catania, CT
Great vintage condition with normal trace of age and use for this set of two egisto 38 parete designed by the Italian architect Angelo Mangiatotti for Artemi...
Metal
Pergamo Artemide Wall Lamp Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Pergamo Mid-century modern style wall lamp. Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti in the 80s. Steel base with two light bulbs. Shade is sandblasted glass. Light source Two of E27 60W ligh...
Aluminum
Egina Flush Mount by Artemide
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian vintage wall light or flush mount with white sanded glass shade and clear glass lens on top / Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide circa 1970s / Made in Italy Original...
Metal
$18,546 / item
+ 7 moreVistosi Large Giogali PL CA1 Chandelier in Crystal & Chrome by Angelo Mangiarott
By Vistosi, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
A decorative lighting system based on a single element, the handmade glass hook. It is available in different colors, as standard table, ceiling, pendant, wall fixture and floor. It ...
Glass
Vistosi Giogali Chandelier PL CA3 in Glass & Chrome by Angelo Mangiarotti
By Vistosi, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
A decorative lighting system based on a single element, the handmade glass hook. It is available in different colors, as standard table, ceiling, pendant, wall fixture and floor. It ...
Glass
Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide Pair of "Egisto Angolo" Wall Lamps, Italy 1980s
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Naples, IT
Italian vintage wall lights with white sanded glass shade on painted metal frame Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, circa 1980s, made in Italy Original label on the frame.
Metal
Pair of Egisto Corner Sconces by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s. This is a pair of Italian vintage wall lights with white sanded glass lampshade on a varnished metal frame. They are vintage, therefore they might show slight t...
Metal
Vistosi MiniGiogali PL 50 Ceiling Light in Glass by Angelo Mangiarotti
By Vistosi, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The reduced version of Giogali uses glass hooks for smaller wall installations, standard or custom made Specifications: Light source: E26 No of bulbs: 4×60W E26 Dimmer: DIM 1 ...
Glass
Egisto 38 wall sconce by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Torino, IT
Egisto 38 wall sconce model by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide. Wall lamp from the Egisto series, here in its largest version, designed by Angelo Mangiarotti. Lacquered metal frame...
Metal
5 Ivory Plastic 1969 Cnosso Wall or Ceiling Lamps by Mangiarotti for Artemide
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 5 plastic ceiling or wall lamps designed in 1969 by Angelo Mangiarotti and produced by Artemide. The lamps can be combined to form a light panel of various shapes or placed separately. Originally the plastic was white in color, but due to time and use it has now turned yellow. Very good condition. Each lamp is equipped with 2 E27 lamp holders. Name of the manufacturer and of the designer...
Plastic
1980s Paride 20 Wall Sconce by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide 3x Available
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Paride 20 Wall Sconce, designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide in 1980. The listed price includes one sconce, and we have three available for purchase. Their shades...
Metal
Hand-Blown Murano Glass Sconce by Angelo Mangiarotti for Vistosi
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in New York, NY
This refined Mid-Century Modern sconce was realized by the legendary designer Angelo Mangiarotti for Vistosi in Murano, Italy circa 1970. Created in the fabled factory of Vistosi in ...
Chrome
1970 Egina Angelo Mangiarotti Italian Design Flush Mount
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Brescia, IT
"Egina" Ceiling Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide 1979 Elegant and sculptural, the Egina ceiling lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti is a stunning example of Italian modernist design. Ma...
Metal
Vistosi Giogali AP 2 Wall Light with Glossy Chrome Base by Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Vistosi
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
A decorative lighting system based on a single element, the handmade glass hook. It is available in different colors, as standard table, ceiling, pendant, wall fixture and floor. It ...
Glass
$7,107Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pari of Angelo Mangiarotti “Giogali” Glass Flush Mounts, circa 1960s
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Large pair of "Giogali" Murano glass flush mounts by Angelo Mangiarotti for Vistosi, Italy, circa 1960s Each fixture have 200 Murano glass links hanging on the nickeled frame. Soc...
Nickel
Model Pergamo 38 Single Sconce by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1980s, Italy
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Model Pergamo 38 Single Sconce by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1980s, Italy Glass is thick and heavy This lamp works with 2x E27 light bulbs. Measurements: Height: 22 cm Widt...
Metal
$687Sale Price / item|50% Off
Egisto 38 Sconce by Artemide, 3 Available
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian vintage wall lights with white sanded glass shade on painted metal frame / Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, circa 1980s, made in Italy 2 lights / E26 or E27 type ...
Metal
$1,000 / item
Egisto Angolo Corner Sconce by Artemide, 4 Available
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian vintage corner wall light with white sanded glass shade on painted angular metal frame / designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, circa 1980s / Made in Italy Original lab...
Metal
Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide Modern Wall Lamps (five) mod. "Cavedio", 1960s
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Five modern appliques, wall lamp, 'Cavedio' by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide. Italy 1960s. Wall lamp made with a dark green lacquered metal structure with a cylindrical lampshade i...
Metal
$1,000Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Egisto 28 Sconces by Artemide
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian vintage wall lights with white sanded glass shade on painted metal frame / designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, circa 1980s / Made in Italy Original label on the fram...
Metal
$500Sale Price / item|50% Off
Giogali Sconce by Mangiarotti - 6 available
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Giogali series Italian wall lights with handmade clear Murano glass links, mounted on chrome metal frame / Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti, circa 1960s / Made in Italy 2 light...
Chrome
Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide Pair of "Egisto 38" Wall Lamps, Italy 1980s
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Naples, IT
Italian vintage wall lights with white sanded glass shade on painted metal frame Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, circa 1980s, made in Italy Original label on the frame.
Metal
Pair of Egisto 28 Sconces by Artemide - 5 Pairs Available
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian vintage wall lights with white sanded glass shade on painted metal frame / designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, circa 1980s, made in Italy Original label on the frame...
Metal
A Mangiarotti light wall sconces 2 sizes pairs satin "Pergamo" for Artemide
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Here we have two sets of Pergamo Satin finish , light wall sconces designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and made for Artemide italy. We can sell each set of 2 sconces individually . The la...
Glass
Lampada Pergamo di Angelo Mangiarotti per Artemide 1980
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Milano, IT
Lampada a parete, alluminio smaltato e diffusore in vetro. Buone condizioni, attacco E27, Max 100 W.
Aluminum
Set of 2 Wall Lamps Giogali Design Mangiarotti for Ideal Lux - Italy
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Giogali AP is not simply a crystal wall lamp... is a decorative lighting system based on the modular pyrex hook element. Wall sconce composed of pyrex elements made entirely by hand ...
Steel
Murano Glass Pergamo 38 Sconces by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide Set of Two
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Pergamo 38 sconces by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide in opaline Murano glass and metal frame. Angelo Mangiarotti (1921–2012) was an Italian architect and industrial designer known...
Metal
Pair of 'Egisto 28' Sconces by Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Toronto, CA
Pair of 'Egisto 28' wall lights with white sanded glass shade on painted metal frame, designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide. Made in Italy. Original la...
Metal
Pair of Vintage Italian Sconces Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of vintage Italian Sconces w / white sanded glass shade on painted metal frame / Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide circa 1979.
Metal
