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.
Triennale Polished Chrom Floor Lamp Arredoluce, Triennale Angelo Lelli, Italy
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Buffalo, NY
An iconic floor lamp designed by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce, first exhibited at the Triennale Exposition in Milan in 1951. The Triennale is a sculptural lighting design with tighte...
Italian Floor Lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Italian floor lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce.
$32,892
H 39.38 in W 43.31 in D 80.71 in
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...
Marble, Brass, Metal
$4,000
H 79 in W 12.5 in D 12.5 in
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...
Marble, Steel, Chrome
Arredoluce Polifemo 12555 by Angelo Lelli
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Beautiful and rare floor lamp by Angelo Lelli, Model 12555 Occhio. Metal and brass with marble base. Italy, 1956.
Brass, Steel
$10,500
H 60 in W 41 in D 41 in
Original Angelo Lelli Triennale Lamp by Arredoluce, Black & White Shades, Chrome
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iconic Triennale Floor Lamp, designed by Angelo Lelli, manufactured by Arredoluce. A highly functional lighting solution, this sculptural design features three adjustable arms that a...
Chrome
$8,995Sale Price|25% Off
H 79 in W 46 in D 46 in
1960s Arredoluce Triennale Floor Lamp by Angelo Lelii , Monza Italy
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Arredoluce Triennale chrome floor lamp with enameled shade , model 12128 . Well made with sturdy hardware and construction . Extremely versatile to create sculptural and elegant...
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
$7,200Sale Price|40% Off
H 55.12 in Dm 23.63 in
Midcentury "Calla" Floor Lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce Monza, Italy, 1952
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in CABA, AR
Step into the realm of mid-century modern elegance with this exquisite floor lamp by Angelo Lelli, a true testament to Italian design mastery. In impeccable condition, this stunning ...
Brass
Angelo Lelii Arredoluce standard floor lamp Italy 1956
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This minimalist floor lamp, designed by Angelo Lelii and manufactured by Arredoluce in Italy in 1956, is an exquisite example of mid-century lighting design. As an early creation by ...
Marble, Metal
Pair Floor Lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce 1950s
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Den Haag, NL
Stunning pair of Floor lamps , all the characteristics of a Arredoluce floor lamps .white Enameled upright .Carrara marble base . Brass details . signed ''Made Italy'' Three large E...
Carrara Marble
Iconic Floor Lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce, 1950s
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Iconic floor lamp designed by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce in the 1950s. Round metal base with an elegant minimalist rod. Beautiful opaline glass sur...
Metal, Brass
$10,171
H 61.03 in Dm 23.63 in
Arredoluce Triennale Floor Lamp, by Angelo Lelii, model 12128, Italy circa 1947
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Angelo Lelii "Triennale" floor lamp, model 12128 Chrome plated brass stand with lacquered aluminium shades in black, white and grey. Multi adjustable arms with counterweight handles...
Aluminum, Brass, Chrome
$8,100
H 79 in Dm 47 in
Triennale Chrome Floor Lamp Mod. 12128 Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce, Italy C.1950
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Camden, ME
Triennale floor lamp Model 12128 designed by Angelo Lelli for his firm Arredoluce in 1947 and first exhibited at the Triennale Exposition in Milan in 1951. The “Triennale” floor la...
Brass
Angelo Lelii Triennale Floor Lamp, Signed Arredoluce
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural mid century "Triennale" model floor lamp, Model 12128, designed by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce, Italy, circa 1950s. Signed inside shade - "Made In Italy Arredoluce Monza"....
Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Steel