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Arredoluce

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The lighting company Arredoluce opened in 1943, at the start of a golden era of modernist Italian design, and was born of the confluence of an eager entrepreneurial business spirit and a fresh, innovative, forward-looking creative atmosphere.

Angelo Lelii (1911–79), the founder of Arredoluce, which was based in the Milanese district of Monza, was a gifted and at times brilliant designer. He had the insight to commission works from other greats of the day, including Gio Ponti, Vico Magistretti, the brothers Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni and Ettore Sottsass Jr.

Lelii’s designs cover a broad aesthetic range. His most famous work, the Triennale floor lamp (circa 1947), is both elegant and practical, with three omnidirectional lighting booms attached to a central pole. His well-known ceiling light of 1954 — in which a conical canister bounces light upward off a lighting-arced enameled-aluminum sheet — is a piece of design poetry. And his 1962 Cobra table lamp has a wild, almost Surrealist look, featuring a sculptured rod of polished metal with a socket that, like his Eye floor lamp of the early 1960s, holds an eyeball-like directional bulb. 

Arredoluce also placed few constraints on the creativity of the designers it employed from outside the company. The Castiglioni brothers’ Tubino table lamp of 1951, for example, is a remarkably early example of minimalist design. The company both fostered the tradition-minded aspect of Ponti’s sensibility and produced several of his experimental pieces in Lucite in the 1950s; and Sottsass’s UFO table lamp of 1957, a sandwich of two plastic bubbled tablets on four legs, prefigures the look of his postmodern works for the Memphis Group by more than 20 years.

From the stylish and utilitarian to the avant-garde, vintage Arredoluce floor lamps, table lamps, chandeliers and other lighting includes some of the most diverse, remarkable — and collectible — designs of the late 20th century.

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Gio Ponti Italian Brass Geometric Table Lamp 1960s Designer Lighting MCM Atomic
By Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
Located in Peoria, AZ
FABULOUS! WOOD, PERSPEX & BRASS GEOMETRIC TABLE LAMP GIO PONTI FOR ARREDOLUCE Dimensions: Approximately 28" tall by 16" deep and 16" wide This extremely rare Italian table lamp ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arredoluce

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Arredoluce Polifemo 12555 by Angelo Lelli
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Rovereta, SM
Beautiful and rare floor lamp by Angelo Lelli, Model 12555 Occhio. Metal and brass with marble base. Italy, 1956.
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Black Counterweight Scrittoio Brass Table Lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Troy, MI
Angelo Lelii "Scrittoio" table lamp for Arredoluce Italy circa 1950s Model 12297 features a brass base and black enameled aluminum shade Coun...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arredoluce

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Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce opaline glass brass metal chandelier 1958
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Paris, IDF
This white opaline glass, brass, and metal chandelier was designed by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce in 1958. Featuring a meticulously crafted abstract structure made from curved brass ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arredoluce

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Angelo Lelii "Stella a 4 braccia" chandelier by Arredoluce, Italy, early 1960s
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare and original "stella a quattro braccia" ("star with four arms") chandelier or flush mount ceiling light, by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce, Italy, circa 1960. This elegant design...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arredoluce

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Arredoluce desk lamp in brass and leather Italy 1956
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This remarkable table lamp, designed by Angelo Lelii and crafted by Arredoluce in Italy during the 1950s, exemplifies the elegance and innovation characteristic of mid-century Italia...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arredoluce

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Brass Wall Lamps by Oscar Torlasco, Italy, 1960s
By Arredoluce, Oscar Torlasco
Located in Hagenbach, DE
These exquisite wall lamps, designed by renowned Italian designer Oscar Torlasco in the 1960s, embody the elegance and craftsmanship of mid-century Italian lighting. Featuring a soli...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arredoluce

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Pair of Brass Wall Lamps by Oscar Torlasco, Italy, 1960s
Pair of Brass Wall Lamps by Oscar Torlasco, Italy, 1960s
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Angelo Lelii "Siluro" floor lamp by Arredoluce, Italy, 1950s
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A stunning floor lamp, model 16628 "Siluro", crafted from painted metal, brass, and marble, featuring a dual-tone diffuser in white and yellow plastic. Designed by Angelo Lelli and p...
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Metal, Brass

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Arredoluce furniture 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 Arredoluce furniture, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Arredoluce 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 furniture by Angelo Lelii, Toni Zuccheri, and Paolo Venini. Prices for Arredoluce furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $534 and can go as high as $72,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $6,516.

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