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.
Find vintage Arteluce table lamps, chandeliers, floor lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs.
Floor Lamp King and Miranda Triana 80s Arteluce Minimalsit Postmodern
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Arteluce
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Floor lamp designed by King and Miranda for Arteluce. Designed and published in the 80s. Black painted base and pole. Shade is made of pattern painted glass. This lamp comes with tw...
Steel
$3,526Sale Price|20% Off
Ceiling lamp '2042/3' Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce 1950s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milano, IT
Pendant lamp model '2042/3' made of painted aluminum and frosted glass with three light points. Designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce in the 1950s, the lamp is restored ...
Aluminum
1950s Gino Sarfatti Model #3030 Opaline Glass Wall or Ceiling Lamps for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1950s Gino Sarfatti Model #3030 Opaline Glass Wall or Ceiling Lamps for Arteluce Highly rare model #3030 wall or ceiling lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce,...
Metal
2133 Pendant Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1970s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Padova, IT
Metal chandelier pendant lamp 2133 model designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce Italy 1970s. White metal lampshade with black metal lamp holder, where the lampshade s...
Metal
Ezio Didone “Mira S” UFO Pendant Light for Arteluce / Flos, Italy, 1990s
By Ezio Didone, Arteluce
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Postmodern UFO or flying saucer pendant light giving diffused upward and downward light. A real eye-catcher even unlit. Gem from the time. Designed in the 1990s by Ezio Didone and ma...
Metal, Chrome
Gino Sarfatti 586 table lamps Arteluce Italy 1962
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Nice playful pair of adjustable table lamps designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1962. Sheared off sphere-shaped reflector in polished aluminium simply suppo...
Metal, Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Table Lamps Model 540P by Arteluce, Italy, 1968
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Fantastic pair of table or wall lamps model 540P designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy, 1968. These table lamps have a plexiglass bas...
Aluminum
$4,145Sale Price / set|20% Off
Three Floor Lamps Model #1073 by Gino Sarfatti / Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in MOUGINS, FR
Three lamps model 1073/3 in steel, aluminum and cracked metal base, by Gino Sarfatti. Prod. Arteluce, Italy, 1956. Excellent condition. Some abrasion on the chrome stems as expecte...
Metal
Table Lamp "Tikal" by Pier Giuseppe Ramella for Arteluce, 1980
By Arteluce, Pier Giuseppe Ramella
Located in DE MEERN, NL
TABLE LAMP 'TIKAL' BY PIER GIUSEPPE RAMELLA FOR ARTELUCE, ITALY 1980S Introducing the timeless elegance of the "Tikal" table lamp, designed by Pier Giuseppe Ramella for Arteluce in ...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti 2129 ceiling lamp Arteluce Italy 1969
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
A highly rare Gino Sarfatti 2129 ceiling lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce in Italy in 1969. This super rare ceiling lamp stands among the most unusual and ...
Aluminum
$10,066 / set
Gino Sarfatti 121 wall lamps Arteluce Italy 1946
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This utterly rare pair of Model 121 wall lamps, designed by the legendary Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce in 1946, represents an iconic moment in lighting design. As an early ...
Aluminum, Brass
Gino Sarfatti Wall Lamps Model 238/2 Arteluce, 1960
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Pair of wall lamps model 238/2 designed by Gino Sarfatti, manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1960. This pair of wall lamps are an iconic and famous design by Sarfatti. There are many di...
Aluminum
Italian Postmodern Model Pao T1 Table Lamp Spare Glass Matteo Thun Arteluce, 90s
By Matteo Thun, Arteluce
Located in Hamburg, DE
Replacement glass for the small T1 table lamp version from the Pao lamp series by Matteo Thun for Arteluce. A very rare replacement glass for the Pao T1. Unfortunately, Pao table la...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti model 1051 floor lamps Arteluce Italy 1966
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This stunning and rare pair of minimalist floor lamps, Model 1051, was designed by the iconic Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce in Italy in 1966. A masterpiece of mid-centur...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Arteluce, Metal, Italy, 1970
By Arteluce
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Stunning black gorgeous architect table Lamp by Arteluce in metal with a double-articulated arm and an adjustable shade for targeted lighti...
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp by Arteluce, 1980s
By Arteluce
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern floor lamp by Arteluce, 1980s. Floor lamp with structure and triangular base in black metal and pyramidal lampshade in black and red metal. Produced by...
Metal
Arteluce Single-Arm White Adjustable Floor Lamp
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Miami, FL
White articulating single-arm floor lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce. Adjustable height. Carrara marble base and black leather wrapped handle. Made in Italy, circa 1960s. Stamped ...
Marble, Carrara Marble, Steel, Metal
Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Brass Italian '2097/30' Chandelier, 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Madrid, ES
Chandelier model "2097/30" designed by Gino Sarfatti (1912/1985) for Arteluce. Made of polished brass structure. The central rod has forty arms supporting the light bulbs, Italy, 196...
Brass
6 Acrylic Balls Shade Chandelier by Arteluce, 1960s, Italy
By Vittorio Gregotti, Lodovico Meneghetti, Arteluce, 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 model 211 sconces Arteluce Italy 1955
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare in two tone black and grey model 211 wall lamps designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce in Italy in 1955. Indirect light wall lamp, vertical or horizontal end pie...
Aluminum, Brass
V. Gregotti, L. Meneghetti and G. Stoppino Model 2051 Floor Lamp for Arteluce
By Lodovico Meneghetti, Giotto Stoppino and Vittorio Gregotti, Arteluce
Located in Milan, IT
Vittorio Gregotti, Lodovico Meneghetti and Giotto Stoppino floor lamp for Arteluce.
Metal, Nickel
$2,096Sale Price|20% Off
Arteluce Halloween Pendant by Gino Sarfatti, Frosted Glass, 1978
By Arteluce
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Beautiful Italian modern frosted glass pendant in warm coconut white with blue circular perforations around the base. Model "Halloween". B...
Glass, Acrylic
Rare pair of original 60's Arteluce Vittoriano Vigano sconces "Visor"
By Arteluce, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rare pair of “Visor” wall sconces by Italian designer Vittoriano Vigano, published by Arteluce in the '60s. Structure and lampshade in lacquered metal (original paint), possibility o...
Metal
Arteluce table lamp Donald design King & Miranda 1980s
By Arteluce
Located in Parma, IT
Donald table lamp Arteluce design King-Miranda 1980s. Painted metal structure with plastic flap. Adjustable in height, rotation and direction. Mark on structure, original wiring. In ...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti mod. 238/5 applique - 1960’s
By Arteluce
Located in Knokke-Heist, BE
Gino Sarfatti Wall light 238/5, designed in 1960 painted metal and glass Manufactured by Arteluce, Milan With the editor's label on the metal
Metal
Model 50 White Metal Wall Sconce by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce C. 1968
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rare and striking example of Gino Sarfatti’s pioneering approach to modern lighting, this Model 50 five-light wall lamp, designed for Arteluce in 1968, is. As a visionary in mid-ce...
Enamel, Steel
Vittoriano Vigano for Arteluce, Rare Articulated Wall Light, Italian 1950s
By Arteluce, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
This is a rare design, featuring Vigano's distinctive conical shade mounted on an articulated brass arm with circular wall mount. The hinged arm allows the shade to be moved in multi...
Aluminum, Brass
Sarfatti Gino design for Arteluce floor lamp 1055 in years 1955
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Biella, IT
Sarfatti Gino design for Arteluce floor lamp 1055 in years 1955 Good structure with the abrasion in the chrome of the chrome-plated metal rod
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
$8,100Sale Price / item|20% Off
Gino Sarfatti 194n Sconce for Arteluce, Black Aluminum & Brass
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Paris, FR
Sconce "194n" by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1950. Cup in black lacquered aluminium on the outside. Extendable arm and swivel allow horizontal movement, in brass tubing, and counter...
Aluminum, Brass
Iconic Palio table Lamp design by Perry A. King & Santiago Miranda for Arteluce
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Arteluce
Located in NICE, FR
The PALIO lamp by ArteLuce is a sophisticated blend of contemporary design and timeless elegance. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, it features a...
Copper
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
Gino Sarfatti model 213 wall lamp Arteluce Italy 1956
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Minimalistic model 213 wall lamp by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce in Italy 1956. This lamp features a direct wall fixture, cleverly designed with chrome-plated brass arm...
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Set of 3 Large Pendants in Seguso Glass by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1960s
By Archimede Seguso, Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular and unique set of three pendant lights in black lacquered brass and Murano blown glass, designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Archimede Seguso for Arteluce in Italy d...
Brass
Gino Sarfatti Wall Lamps Model 237/3 Arteluce, 1959
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Pair of wall lamps model 237/3 designed by Gino Sarfatti, manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1959. This pair of wall lamps are an iconic and famous design by Sarfatti. There are many di...
Metal, Aluminum
Postmodern Italian Palio Table Lamp by Perry King S. Miranda for Arteluce 1980s
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Arteluce
Located in Hamburg, DE
A rare table lamp by the Italian manufacturer Arteluce. A design in a postmodern style. Delicate brackets support a finely crafted metal reflector shade with a chrome-colored top. T...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce "P600" Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Naples, IT
600/P table lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy 1966s. Questa lamopada ha una base costituita da un sacchetto di pelle cucito riempito di piccole sfere. Questa base permette di...
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti, Pendant Light, Model 2079, Design 1955, for Arteluce, Italy
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Pendant light, model no. 2079, by Gino Sarfatti, design 1955, manufactured by Arteluce, Italy. Micro perforated lacquered aluminium shade over an opaline glass diffuser. Completely...
Aluminum
$2,000Sale Price / item|20% Off
Gino Sarfatti Model #10 Sconce in Black for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gino Sarfatti Model #10 Sconce in Black for Arteluce Executed in painted aluminum and custom fabricated period-styled brass backplates designed to mount ove...
Brass, Aluminum
Postmodern Black Pao T1 Table Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, Italy, 1990s
By Matteo Thun, Arteluce
Located in Hamburg, DE
The small T1 table lamp version from Matteo Thun's Pao lamp series. Here in a rare version with a high-gloss black lacquered shaft. The Pao lamps captivate with their characteristic...
Glass, Wood
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
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Chandelier "2097/30," Italy 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Naples, IT
Chandelier model "2097/30" designed by Gino Sarfatti (1912/1985) for Arteluce. Made with a polished brass frame. The central rod has thirty arms supporting light bulbs, Italy, 1960s.
Brass
Gino Sarfatti, Wall Light, model 211, designed 1955, made by Arteluce 1950s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Gino Sarfatti, Wall Sconce, model 211, designed 1955 and manufactured by Arteluce in the 1950s. In black lacquered aluminium with reflector that rotates on its own guard axis, so th...
Aluminum
Pier Giuseppe Ramella, Tikal, Pair of Table Lamps, Arteluce, 1982
By Pier Giuseppe Ramella, Arteluce
Located in Paris, FR
Pier Giuseppe Ramella Tikal A pair of table lamps, each with a blue glass half-disc surrounding white half-spherical shades on each side, on a spreading central stem. Produced by A...
Metal
Wall Appliques Model "145" Design Sergio Asti for Arteluce Sarfatti, 1960s
By Arteluce, Sergio Asti
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
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. Here in a rare version in chrome and silver. The Pao lamps impress with their characteristic diffuser and ba...
Glass, Wood
Set of 2 Postmodern Pink Jill Sconces by Perry King, S. Miranda, G. Arnaldi
By Arteluce
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Jill wall lamps by the Italian manufacturer Arteluce (Flos) in a rare version with pink glass elements. The design of the Jill combines a cl...
Metal
Pendants in Seguso Glass by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s
By Archimede Seguso, Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular and iconic pendant light in black lacquered brass and Murano blown glass, designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Archimede Seguso for Arteluce in Italy during the 1960...
Brass
Arteluce Couple Table Lamp Conetto “Ezio Didone” Glass, 1979
By Arteluce
Located in Milano, IT
Arteluce couple table lamp Conetto “Ezio Didone" glass, 1979.
Glass
Italian Postmodern Murana Sconces Perry by King S. Miranda for Arteluce 1980s
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Arteluce
Located in Hamburg, DE
Murana wall lamp by renowned manufacturer Arteluce, based on a design by Perry A. King and S. Miranda from the 1980s. Rare icons of postmodern design. These wall lamps were also used...
Metal
Italian Postmodern Murana Sconces Perry by King S. Miranda for Arteluce 1980s
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Arteluce
Located in Hamburg, DE
Murana wall lamp by renowned manufacturer Arteluce, based on a design by Perry A. King and S. Miranda from the 1980s. Rare icons of postmodern design. These wall lamps were also used...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Illuminated Wall-Mounted Display Console
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, display console, metal, glass, brass, Italy, 1970s Two vertical wall mounts in black metal hold a glass shelf. At the end of the fixtures two adjustable ...
Metal, Brass
Zefiro3 Arteluce Frosted Glass Pendant 80s 90s Style
By Arteluce, Pier Giuseppe Ramella
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
Mid-Century Modern Giraffe Floor Lamp by Arteluce, Chrome & Marble
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-century Italian "Giraffa" floor lamp with articulating chrome arms on a white marble base by (SERGIO MOSCHENI for Selenova) Ships with NO bulbs. rnrnIt takes 8 bulbs with a cand...
Chrome
Model 600G Table Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1960s, Italy
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Model 600G Table Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1960s, Italy The black leather base is filled with small lead balls which allow the lamp to move in various positions. Lampsh...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Mod. 113b Pair Refurbished Sconces, 1950
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Vienna, AT
Genuine pair of Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce wall-mounted lights 113b Great set of 2 wall lights in restored condition. Both were manufactured by Arteluce in Italy, circa 1950s. The...
Brass, Chrome, Aluminum
Pao table lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, 1993
By Matteo Thun, Arteluce
Located in Athens, Attiki
Pao table light by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, 1993. Matteo Thun’s work is driven by the search for sophistication and subtle irony, which makes him something of a design dandy.When it...
Glass, Opaline Glass, Lacquer
1950s Gino Sarfatti Pendants Model 2095/1 Blown Glass Aluminum Arteluce Pair
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of pendant lights Model 2095/1 designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce in Italy, 1958. Each pendant features a spherical blown glass globe shade in clear glass with a...
Aluminum
"Model 3010" Semi-Flush Mount Light by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1959
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and rare semi-flush mount ceiling light model 3010, designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1959 for Arteluce. The fixture features a refined opaline glass diffuser encircled by a disti...
Aluminum
A 1950s Murano glass and brass wall light by Gino Sarfatti and Archimede Seguso.
By Arteluce, Archimede Seguso, Gino Sarfatti
Located in London, GB
A rare similar pair of 1950s Murano glass and brass wall lights designed by Gino Sarfatti and Archimede Seguso, for lighting company Arteluce. With brass arm and wall bracket and c...
Brass
Large Pendant in Seguso Glass by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti, Archimede Seguso
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular and incredibly rare large pendant light in black lacquered brass and Murano blown glass, designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Archimede Seguso for Arteluce in Italy ...
Brass