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...
$32,950
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
$17,500Sale Price|22% Off
H 91 in W 48 in D 48 in
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Model 12128 Triennale Floor Lamp Brass & White
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE Arredoluce "Triennale" solid brass floor lamp model 12128 designed by Angelo Lelii in 1947, produced in 1954. One owner. 100% original. Nothing replaced nor added. Ful...
Aluminum, Brass
Italian Floor Lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Italian floor lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce.
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
$7,200
H 82 in W 48 in D 48 in
Italian Triennale Floor Lamp Attributed to Gino Sarfatti / Angelo Lelli
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Peabody, MA
Three arm "triennale" floor lamp with marble base, circa 1960s. Attributed to Gino Sarfati / Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce. Adjustable arms feature leather sleeved counterweight han...
Marble, Enamel, Chrome
$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
Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce Rare "Pinguino" Floor Lamp
By Angelo Lelii
Located in New York, NY
Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce rare modernist "Pinguino" floor lamp with large egg-shaped opaline glass diffuser resting on a black enameled metal stem ending on faceted tripod base wit...
Brass, Metal
$17,550
H 70.87 in W 47.25 in D 31.5 in
Arredoluce 'Triennale' Floor Lamp, designed by Angelo Lelii, circa 1950
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
"Triennale" floor lamp, designed by Angelo Lelii An iconic mid-century classic introduced circa 1950, this example of 50's production by Lelii's own Arredoluce Company based in Monz...
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Arredoluce Triennale Floor Lamp with Black Marble Base
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Wichita, KS
This Mid-Century Modern trienalle Floor Lamp by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce is an amazing feat of design that originates from Italy, circa 1950's. This lamp features a black and...
Marble, Metal
Angelo Lelli Floor Lamp for Arredoluce, 1960
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Brussels, BE
Angelo Lelli floor lamp for Arredoluce- 1960.
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
$4,500 / set
H 80 in Dm 13 in
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 e...
Marble, Steel, Chrome
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