The lighting maker Arteluce was one of the companies at the heart of the creative explosion in postwar Italian design. The firm’s founder and guiding spirit, Gino Sarfatti (1912–85), was an incessant technical and stylistic innovator who almost single-handedly reinvented the chandelier as a modernist lighting form.
Sarfatti attended the University of Genoa to study aeronautical engineering but was forced to drop out when his father’s company went out of business. His mechanical instincts led him to turn his attention to lighting design — and he founded Arteluce as a small workshop in Milan in 1939. Sarfatti’s father was a Jew, so the family fled to Switzerland in 1943, but after the war — largely thanks to Sarfatti’s insistence on efficiency of design and manufacture — Arteluce quickly established itself as a top firm.
Though Sarfatti continued as chief designer through the 1950s and ’60s, he also enlisted other designers such as Franco Albini and Massimo Vignelli to contribute work. Sarfatti sold Arteluce to FLOS — a rival Italian lighting maker — in 1973 and retired to pursue a more traditional avocation: collecting and dealing rare postage stamps.
Sarfatti is regarded by many collectors as a pioneer of minimalist design. He pared down his lighting works to their essentials, focusing on practical aspects such as flexibility of use. His most famous light, the 2097 chandelier, is a brilliant example of reductive modernist design, featuring a central cylinder from which branches numerous supporting fixtures extending like spokes on a wheel.
Similarly, Sarfatti's 566 table lamp is a simple canister, able to be raised or lowered on a stem, holding a half-chrome bulb. Despite the marked functionality of his designs, Sarfatti did have a sprightly side: His 534 table lamp, with its cluster of rounded enameled shades, resembles a vase full of flowers, the Sputnik chandelier (model 2003) was inspired by fireworks and the brightly colored plastic disks of the 2072 chandelier look like lollipops. No matter the style, Sarfatti concentrated first and foremost on the character of light created — and any Arteluce lamp is a modernist masterpiece.
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Modell 2133 Ceiling Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1972
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This stunning Model 2133 pendant light duo by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce (1972). It is a masterful study in minimalist design—a fluted white lacquered aluminum disc, suspended effort...
Metal
Postmodern Italian Geco 2 Indoor and Outdoor Wall Lamp Sconce, 1990s
By Arteluce
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Italian Geco 2 Indoor and Outdoor Wall Lamp Sconce by Luciano Pagani and Angelo Perversi for Arteluce, 1990s Wall or ceiling lights from the italian manufacturer arteluce...
Metal
Rare Pair of Model 157/PX Wall Lights by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1960
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Brescia, Brescia
Discover this rare pair of Model 157/PX wall lights designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in the 1960s — a striking example of the designer’s talent for sculpting light through pure...
Brass
Italian Postmodern Geco 1 Indoor and Outdoor Wall Lamp for Arteluce, 1990s
By Luciano Pagani, Arteluce
Located in Hamburg, DE
Italian Postmodern Geco 1 Indoor and Outdoor Wall Lamp by Luciano Pagani and Angelo Perversi for Arteluce, 1990s Wall or ceiling lights from the italian manufacturer arteluce/flos a...
Metal
1980 Le Falene Arteluce Piero De Martini Italian Design Post Modern Table Lamp
By Arteluce, Piero De Martini
Located in Brescia, IT
"The Moths" Table Lamp Piero De Martini Arteluce Italy, 1980s Red Enamel Frame White Fabric "Suncover" Shade New with original Arteluce Box Available Phalene hanging Lamp in yello...
Metal
BBPR arteluce group wall lamp in red metal and frosted glass Italy
By Studio BBPR, Arteluce
Located in Palermo, IT
This wall or ceiling lamp is part of BBPL Arteluce's production from the early 1950s and is a fine example of postwar Italian industrial lighting. The design features a compact circu...
Aluminum
Castiglioni Large Chrome "Light Ball" Wall or Ceiling Lamp, Flos, Italy 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Arteluce, Flos
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic Mid-Century "Light Ball' sconce or ceiling lamp in chrome designed by Achille Castiglioni for Flos in Italy during the 1960s. This is the largest versions of the light ba...
Metal, Chrome
Pr. Italian Post Modern Table Lamps by Pier Ramella by Arteluce for Flos 1980's
By Arteluce, Pier Giuseppe Ramella
Located in New York, NY
Incredible pair of Italian Postmodern design table laps, designed by Pier Giuseppe Ramella, made by Arteluce for Flos, circa 1980's. These chic lamps feature flying saucer like tops...
Metal
$1,050Sale Price|40% Off
Zefiro3 Arteluce Frosted Glass Pendant 80s 90s Style
By Pier Giuseppe Ramella, Arteluce
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Frosted glass pendant lamp designed by Pier Giuseppe Ramella for Arteluce. It was designed in the late early 90s. Made of blue and white frosted glasses. Gentle light is shining thro...
Steel
20th Century, Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce The Moon Table Lamp 604
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Turin, Turin
Gino Sarfatti was an Italian designer and businessman born in 1912 in Venice. After studying aeronaval engineering in Genoa, he founded the Arteluce company in 1939 in Milan. Its pur...
Metal
Arteluce Atomic Space Chrome Disk Lamp Mira "C" Designed by Ezio Didone
By Ezio Didone, Arteluce
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage midcentury Arteluce saucer lamp.This Mira C Suspension provides diffused upward and downward light and features aluminum chrome lamp body finish a sandblasted, acid-etched gl...
Aluminum
$1,893Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of "Cocktail" Jill Wall Lamps by King and Miranda for Arteluce, 1980s
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beautiful pair of Italian White Wall Sconces from 1980s. These pieces were made during the 1980s in Italy by Perry King and Santiago Miranda. The name of the manufacturer "Arteluce"...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Model 1055 Adjustable Floor Lamp for Arteluce, Italy 1955
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century Gino Sarfatti Model 1055 floor lamp made of chrome-plated metal and black enameled iron. This iconic adjustable floor lamp was designed by Gino Sarfatti and pro...
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome, Iron
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Model 237/2 Wall Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Naples, IT
Rare and Original two pair of vintage wall sconces, model 237/2 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Milan. Italy, 1960 Two spherical diffusers with clear glass, resting on black lacquered...
Metal
Rare Le Falene floor lamp designed by Piero De Martini for Arteluce, Italy 1980s
By Arteluce, Piero De Martini
Located in Milano, IT
Rare Le Falene floor lamp by Piero De Martini for Arteluce, Italy, 1980s The Le Falene floor lamp, designed by Piero De Martini for Arteluce in the 1980s, is a rare and iconic examp...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Triennale Floor Lamp
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in New York, NY
Iconic mid-century Italian Triennale floor lamp. Original design 1947 by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Monza, Italy. This model Triennale floor lamp released in late 1960s-1970s by Gin...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Gino Sarfatti, Floor Lamp, Perspex, Cast Iron, Metal, Chrome Arteluce Italy 1973
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in High Point, NC
A rare floor lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in 1973. Features cast iron, lacquered metal, chrome metal, and it's original perspex lampshade. Labeled. Other designers ...
Metal, Chrome, Iron
Perry A. KING & Santiago Miranda Palio model lamp for Arteluce, Italy 1985
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Arteluce
Located in Skokie, IL
Pair of Perry A. KING & Santiago Miranda Palio model table lamps for Arteluce, Italy designed in 1985. Copper shades arranged on a double structure of chromed metal wires w...
Copper, Steel
Pair of Gino Sarfatti Model #10 Sconces in Black for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Gino Sarfatti Model #10 Sconces in Black for Arteluce Executed in painted aluminum and custom fabricated period-styled brass backplates designed to mount over a standard American j-box for hardwiring. Ball jointed arm allows flexible shade adjustments and multiple configurations. Arteluce was one of the most innovative lighting design companies in Italy during the midcentury era. Their designs have been long sought after by collectors in the know. Ref: Romanelli & Severi "Gino Sarfatti: 1938-1973, selected works" p. p. 386 + various configurations pp. 69 & 151. Originally designed between 1937-1941, the simplicity of Sarfatti's iconic Model #10 "detto Calla" or "Lily...
Brass, Aluminum
Pair of Gino Sarfatti Model #10 Sconces for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of 1950s Gino Sarfatti Model #10 sconces for Arteluce. Executed in painted aluminum and custom fabricated period-styled brass backplates designed to mo...
Brass, Aluminum
Rare Counterweight Suspension by Gino Sarfatti / Arteluce, 1938 Mod. No. 2007
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Early and very rare extandable counterweight suspension designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1938, Mod. No. 2007. Manufactured by Arteluce in the 1930...
Gold Plate, Brass, Aluminum
$1,490Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Post Modern Floor Lamp design by Perry A. King & S. Mirand for Arteluce
By Memphis Group, Arteluce
Located in Roma, IT
A Post Modern floor lamp of great charm, made in Italy by the historic lighting company Arteluce founded in 1939 by Gino Sarfatti. Designed and produced during the 80s, this floor la...
Metal
Sarfatti for Arteluce from 1950s Pair of Appliques Methacrylate model 167 PX
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Pair of wall lamps, Model No. 167 px, 1952 Opal methacrylate diffuser with lacquered metal stand. Manufactured in Italy by Arteluce.
Brass
Wall Light by Vittoriano Viganò for Arteluce, Italy, 1950s
By Arteluce, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Dronten, NL
Sculptural and refined wall light designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Arteluce, among the most influential Italian lighting manufacturers of the post-war period. The fixture exemplifie...
Aluminum, Brass
Rare Arteluce Acrylic Glass Chandelier, Italy, 1970s
By Arteluce
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This extraordinary chandelier by the renowned Italian lighting manufacturer Arteluce is a true collector’s piece and a striking example of 1970s Space Age design. With its sculptural...
Metal
$55,000 / set
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce '516' Table Lamps
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, table lamps, model ‘516’, brass, marble, enameled aluminum, Italy, 1948 These desk lamps, model 516, is designed by the influential designer in the field...
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
$8,541Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury wall light mod. 194n by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy.
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Extending arm wall light model 194n designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce in 1958 circa. The original structure is composed by a ...
Aluminum, Brass
$672Sale Price|31% Off
Arteluce "Triana" Italian Wall Lamp or Sconce
By Arteluce
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This lamp is a fine example of Arteluce's ”Triana” wall lamp featuring two sets of interchangeable Murano glass. One set is white while the other features lined white strips over tra...
Steel
Model 235 Wall or Ceiling Light by Cini Boeri for Arteluce
By Cini Boeri, Arteluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single Model 235 Wall or Ceiling Light by Cini Boeri for Arteluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1971. Sleek slant cut flush mount with a concave socket housing, receiving a...
Aluminum, Steel
Antonio Macchi Cassia Table lamp, model 610 Arteluce Italy, 1973
By Antonio Pio Macchi Cassia, Arteluce
Located in Skokie, IL
Angelo Lelii Cobra table lamp model 12919 for Arredoluce Italy, c. 1962 Dimensions: 24 1/2" h × 4 1/2" w × 4 1/2" d Materials: brass, enameled ste...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Italian Postmodern Model Pao T2 Table Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, 1990s
By Arteluce
Located in Hamburg, DE
The large T2 table lamp version from the Pao lamp series by Matteo Thun. The Pao lamps captivate with their characteristic diffuser made of frosted glass. However, it is rather the ...
Glass, Wood
1950s Gino Sarfatti 'Tricolore' grey table lamp for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Gino Sarfatti 'Tricolore' grey table lamp for Arteluce. A striking yet minimalistic table lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti, circa 1952. This extremely rare and iconic design is...
Brass, Metal
Gino Sarfatti chandelier Model 2042/9 produced by Arteluce, Italy, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A chandelier with nine metal and opaline glass diffusers, Model 2042/9, designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce in Italy during the 1960s. A glowing orb encased in a ...
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Pair of two Mid-Century Sconces Model 237/2 1959
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Almelo, NL
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Pair of two Mid-Century Sconces Model 237/2, Italy 1959s. This is an original pair of two Italian mid-century wall lamps, model 237/2, designed by Gino Sa...
Metal
$1,895Sale Price|36% Off
' Aurora ' Halogen Chandelier from Arteluce, 1983, Italia
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Arteluce, Flos
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Innovative for the period this saucer shaped chandelier is made of a clear methacrylate sheet with a transparent blue outer ring sandwiched be...
Glass
Studio B.B.P.R. 1962 Ceiling Light for Arteluce, Lacquered Aluminum
By Studio BBPR, Arteluce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio B.B.P.R. for Arteluce, ceiling light, model ‘2045/p’, lacquered aluminum, acid-etched prismatic glass, Italy, 1962 This playful ceiling light is designed by Studio B.B.P.R. f...
Metal, Aluminum
Wall Appliques Model "145" Design Sergio Asti for Arteluce Sarfatti, 1960s
By Sergio Asti, Arteluce
Located in taranto, IT
Esclusiva Coppia di Applique Arteluce Modello "145" – Design Sergio Asti Proponiamo una straordinaria e rarissima coppia di lampade da parete prodotte dalla storica azienda Arteluce...
Aluminum
20th Century, Arteluce Floor Lamp mod. 2051
By Arteluce, Lodovico Meneghetti, Giotto Stoppino and Vittorio Gregotti
Located in Turin, Turin
Vittorio Gregotti, Lodovico Meneghetti and Giotto Stoppino collaborated between 1953 and 1969 under the acronym Architetti Associati, soon becoming a fundamental point of reference i...
Metal, Aluminum
Pair of 1964 Massimo Vignelli 259/2 Wall Sconces by Arteluce
By Massimo Vignelli, Arteluce
Located in TOURS, FR
Pair of wall sconces model 259/2 designed by Massimo Vignelli and made by Arteluce in 1964. Each sconce is made of two aluminium square frames from where hang fabric fringes surroun...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Floor Lamp Model 1055 for Arteluce, Italy 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in München, BY
Modernist floor lamp model 1055 designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1950s. The lamp consists of a cylinder shaped black lacquered aluminium shade that is ...
Aluminum, Chrome, Iron
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Vintage Double Wall Light Model 237/2, 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Double Wall Lights Model 237/2 in Glass Metal, 1970s Original vintage wall light, model 237/2 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Milano. Two spherical diffuse...
Metal
1960s Arteluce Italian Ceiling Light Plafonnier Gino Sarfatti Milan
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Arteluce single Ceiling Lamp Plafonnier Milan Italy Round metal light flush ceiling mount. Maker label Arteluce Attributed to Gino Sarfatti. 8 lamps...
Metal
Monumental adjustable floor lamp, model no.1003, Sarfatti for Arteluce 1952
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
GINO SARFATTI Floor lamp mod. 1003 enameled metal, brass, painted aluminum, opaline. Arteluce production ca. 1950. 128 cm up 168
Aluminum, Brass
' Le Sfere Plafone 2042/3 ceiling lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Gino Sarfatti was an Italian designer and a pioneer in lighting design. In 1939, he founded Arteluce, through which he developed many innovative lighting models. Sarfatti combined te...
Metal
Large Model 3032/F Ceiling Light by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy 1954
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Pair Large Model 3032/F Rectangular Ceiling Light by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1954
Plexiglass
Gino Sarfatti rare model 1086 floor lamp for Arteluce, Italy, 1961
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Skokie, IL
Gino Sarfatti rare model 1086 floor lamp for Arteluce, Italy, 1961. This is the floor lamp version of a series of lights that Sarfatti designed in 1961, re using the shade into diffe...
Aluminum, Steel
Large Flush Mount by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Model 155, circa 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Rare and large lacquered metal and brass flush mount by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, circa 1950s, (Model 155) Socket: 3 x e27 or e26 (US) for standard screw bulbs. In a very go...
Metal, Brass
Gino Sarfatti 1055 floor lamps Arteluce Italy 1955 black
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This striking pair of Model 1055 floor lamps, designed by the renowned Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce in Italy in 1955, exemplifies mid-century modernist lighting design....
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Albini & Helg Arteluce Large Pendant Lamp Original Glass Lucite, Italy, 1955
By Arteluce, Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Located in Vienna, AT
Original 1955 pendant light from Arteluce Milano designed by Franco Albini and Franca Helg. Large Midcentury original with a large dark 22.6" lucite shade and an inner opaline glass...
Brass, Chrome
Studio B.B.R.P 2045/d Ceiling Light for Arteluce, Italy, 1962
By Arteluce, Studio BBPR
Located in Melbourne, VIC
A sculptural and highly architectural ceiling light designed by Studio BBPR for Arteluce in the 1960s—this rare large-scale variant of the ...
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce '609' Table Lamps in White Aluminum & Cast Iron
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, table lamps, model ‘609’, enameled aluminum, bakelite, cast iron, steel, Italy, 1973 A design by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, table lamp model 609 created...
Aluminum, Steel, Iron
$4,400Sale Price / item|20% Off
XL Mod. 252/p Sconces by Arteluce
By Arteluce, Vittorio Gregotti, Giotto Stoppino, Lodovico Meneghetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
XL Mod. 252/p Sconces by Vittorio Gregotti, Lodovico Meneghetti, and Giotto Stoppino for Arteluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1966. Large wall lamps comprising of silver ...
Aluminum, Brass
$465Sale Price|20% Off
Architect table lamp by Arteluce 1970s
By Arteluce
Located in Ljubljana, SI
This stunning 1970s black architect table lamp by Arteluce features a sleek metal design with a double-articulated arm and an adjustable shade for precise, targeted lighting. Made in...
Metal, Aluminum
Wall Light by Vittoriano Viganò for Arteluce, 1950
By Arteluce, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Wall Light by Vittoriano Viganò for Arteluce, 1950 Wonderful wall light designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Arteluce in Italy, 1950s. The light is in gorgeous original condition, with...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
$1,969 / item
Model Pao' Wall Sconce by Arteluce, 1960s, Italy
By Arteluce
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Model Pao' Glass and Metal and Solid Wood Wall Sconce by Arteluce, 1960s, Italy Minimal design Very high quality. Fully functional. 3 Pieces available Lamps are in very good vint...
Metal
Sergio Asti model 257 wall lamp Arteluce Italy 1966
By Sergio Asti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare large wall lamp model 257 designed by Sergio Asti and manufactured by Arteluce in Italy in 1966. Under the watchful eye of Gino Sarfatti, this lamp was brought to life. You can ...
Aluminum
One of 12 Gino Sarfatti Recessed Ceiling Lights 'SP 13' for Arteluce Italy 1970s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Munich, DE
One of 12 minimalistic Mid-Century Modern recessed ceiling lights. Model 'SP 13'. Designed by Gino Sarfatti, 1958. Manufactured by Arteluce, Italy, 1970s. Manufacturers label. These ...
Metal, Chrome
Gino Sarfatti Arteluce Mod 1055 Floor Lamp Black Iron Chrome Aluminum Italy 1955
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Catania, IT
Mod. 1055 floor lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in Italy, 1955. Circular shaped base of floor lamp is in black lacquered iron. Chrome-plated tubular metal stem and cyli...
Iron, Aluminum, Chrome
6 Acrylic Balls Shade Chandelier by Arteluce, 1960s, Italy
By Vittorio Gregotti, Arteluce, Lodovico Meneghetti, Giotto Stoppino
Located in Hagenbach, DE
6 Balls Shade Chandelier by Arteluce, 1960s, Italy Designers: Vittorio Gregotti, Lodovico Meneghetti, and Giotto Stoppino Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. No crack, no...
Brass, Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti, Floor Lamp, Aluminum, Chrome, Iron, Italy, 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in High Point, NC
A chrome metal, aluminum and black-lacquered iron floor lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce, Italy, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 77” H x 8.7...
Aluminum, Chrome, Iron