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.
TIKAL Postmodern Table Lamp by P.G. Ramella for Arteluce, 1980s
By Pier Giuseppe Ramella, Arteluce
Located in Brussel, BE
Postmodern table lamp made of a swiveling blue glass disc with a white acrylic lampshade and a black round base, designed by Pier Giuseppe Ramella for Arteluce in the 1980’s. - Desig...
Glass, Acrylic
Gino Sarfatti Arteluce 1960 Italian Design "591" Table Lamp
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Brescia, IT
"591" lamp Gino Sarfatti Arteluce 1964. Aluminium shade "Arteluce" Label Measures: Diameter 12 cm. Excellent condition.
Metal
Pair of Pendants in Seguso Glass by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s
By Arteluce, Archimede Seguso, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular and iconic pair of pendant lights in black lacquered brass and Murano blown glass, designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Archimede Seguso for Arteluce in Italy during...
Brass
White Acrylic Pair of Large Sconces by Arteluce, Italy, 1960s
By Arteluce
Located in Hagenbach, DE
White Acrylic Pair of "Large" Sconces by Arteluce, Italy, 1960s Lampshades are in very good vintage condition. No crack, no missed piece. This lamp works with E27 light bulb. Max ...
Brass
Italian Post Modern Sconce design by Perry A. King & S. Mirand for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in Roma, IT
Sconce Post Moderna of great charm, made in Italy by the historic lighting company Arteluce founded in 1939 by Gino Sarfatti. Designed and produced in the 80s by the duo of architect...
Metal
Postmodern Pao T1 Table Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, Italy, 1990s
By Arteluce
Located in Hamburg, DE
The small T1 table light version from the Pao light series by Matteo Thun. Here in a rare version in chrome and silver. The Pao lights impress with their characteristic diffuser and...
Glass, Wood
1965 Arteluce Large Chrome & Acrylic Table Lamp by Massimo Vignelli Italy
By Massimo Vignelli, Arteluce
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern 1965 Arteluce Model 526/G large Chrome & Acrylic table lamp by Massimo Vignelli Italy. Concave chrome base holds 3 Light socket and topped with large white Lucite...
Chrome
very rare 2/2 gino sarfatti wall sconces by arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Munich, DE
rare set of 2 wall sconces by the master of light.
Metal, Aluminum
Italian modern table lamps Gala by Paolo Rizzato for Arteluce, 1970s
By Arteluce, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern table lamps Gala by Paolo Rizzato for Arteluce, 1970s Table lamps model Gala, featuring a minimalist black lacquered metal frame with an arched base. Thin vertical sup...
Metal
Areteluce Corolle Floor Lamp by Ezio Dodone
By Arteluce
Located in New York, NY
Classic Italian post modern floor lamp designed by Enzio Dodone for Areteluce circa 1980/2000. This lamp, known as the Corolle lamp, features a flower like shade constructed of t...
Metal
$4,080Sale Price|47% Off
Gino Sarfatti Attributed Round Illuminated Mirror, Italy, circa 1960
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare 26" Illuminating mirror with bevelled edges by Sarfatti for Arteluce, circa 1964 Backlit round mirror probably by Sarfatti for his own label. It's a very minimalistic bevelled ...
Glass, Mirror
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Wall Light
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Red Lion, PA
Gino Sarfatti adjustable wall lamp, model 194/N Arteluce Italy, 1950 enameled aluminum, chrome-plated steel Decal manufacturer's label to interior of shade ‘AL Milano Arteluce’. No...
Metal, Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce "P600" Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
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
$1,275
Arteluce Bean Bag Lamp
By Arteluce
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce.
Leather
$1,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
Fritz Table Lamps by Perry King & Santiago Miranda for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in Denton, TX
Pair of Fritz desk lamps by Perry King & Santiago Miranda for Arteluce. Combination of chrome and acrylic. It’s very rare to fi...
Chrome
Set of Seven Jill Wall Lights by Arteluce, Italy, 1978
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Santiago Miranda and Jian Luigi Arnaldi
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Set of Seven Jill Ceiling Lights by Perry King, Santiago Miranda and Gianluigi Arnaldifor Arteluce. The design is clearly a postmodern nod to the Art Deco period of the 1920s. In ful...
Aluminum
Lampada plafoniera 2042/3 Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce, 1960
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The 2042/3 ceiling lamp, designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in 1960, is an iconic piece of 20th-century Italian design. Characterized by a minimalist aesthetic and refined struct...
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
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Adjustable Wall Light, model 205, Italy 1955
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Gino Sarfatti, Model 205 Wall Light, designed 1955 and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy. This rare model is illustrated in the Sarfatti catalogue raisonée. Constructed from an opali...
Metal, Brass
Gino Sarfatti aluminium & plexiglass wall lamp model 3 by Arteluce, Italy, 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare and fascinating adjustable wall lamp of Model 3, designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce in Italy in the 1950s. Characterized by an adjustable lampshade, this lamp ...
Metal, Aluminum
Set of five Model 36 wall lamps by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Set of five Model 36 wall lamps designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce in the 1950s. Model 36 is an adjustable silver-colored reflector that must be mounted into the...
Metal
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
Rare Model 565 Table Lamps by Gino Sarfatti, 1960s, pair
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Skokie, IL
Gino Sarfatti rare pair of model 565 table lamps for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s. Model 565 a direct light table lamp designed in 1956, has distinctive steel spring that holds the spotl...
Steel
Gino Sarfatti wall lamp model 3 Arteluce Italy 1950
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare Model 3 wall lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce Italy 1950. This wall lamp by Gino Sarfatti is super rare, and you hardly ever find it for sale. It's go...
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Gino Sarfatti Brass Spiral Chandelier, 1970s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Antwerp, BE
A beautiful brass chandelier designed by Gino Sarfatti featured with radiating 18 brass arms with sockets. In a very good original condition. The lighting takes 18 small Edison base ...
Metal, Brass
20th Century, Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Pair of Table Lamps mod. 540/P
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Torino, Piemonte
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
Adjustable Floor Lamp Mod. 1045 by Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce, Italy, 1948
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Vienna, AT
Gino Sarfatti Floor Lamp , model 1045 for Arteluce , Italy designed 1948 Designed in 1948 this example probably dates from the 1950's and shows the rawest version of this famous art...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Mod. 34 Variant Adjustable Wall Lamp for Arteluce, Italy 1954
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Milan, IT
Gino Sarfatti Mod. 34 variant grey and burnished brass adjustable wall lamp for Arteluce, Italy, 1954.
Metal, Brass
Pair of White‚ Drop 1’ Wall Lamps by Marc Sadler for Arteluce, Italy, 1993
By Arteluce
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A pair of wall lamps by Marc Sadler for Arteluce made in Italy in 1993. The shade of the lamp is made of silicon and has a beautiful white color. The base is made of hard plastic.
Plastic, Silicone
20th Century, Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Pendant Lamp 2095/20
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Gino Sarfatti was an Italian designer and businessman born in 1912 in Venice. After studying aeronaval engineering in Genova, he founded the Arteluce company in 1939 in Milan. Its pu...
Aluminum
Pao Floor Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, Italy, 1990s
By Matteo Thun, Arteluce
Located in Brussel, BE
PAO, a tall floor lamp made with a satin glass base, ebonized wood stem, and an opal glass oval-shaped shade that emits a beautiful, warm light, gently diffused through the white gla...
Metal
$1,068Sale Price|30% Off
Italian Table Lamp "Palio" by Perry King for Arteluce '80s
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in Puglia, Puglia
"Palio" table lamp by Perry King and Santiago Miranda designed for Arteluce, Italy 1980s. The lamp has two opal glass diffusers, a floating copper metal lampshade and a solid metal b...
Metal, Aluminum
$2,862Sale Price|20% Off
Gino Sarfatti Iconic Ball Table Lamp for Arteluce Mod. 586, Italy 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milan, IT
Gino Sarfatti iconic ball table lamp for Arteluce Mod. 586, Italy 1960s Original Label, Original wiring. Superb patina, and condition.
Aluminum
Very Rare, Sculptural, Big, Early and Minimalistic Wall Sconce by Gino Sarfatti
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Munich, DE
Very rare modernist wall lamp model no. 205 designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1955 and made by Arteluce. The light has a black lacquered shade with an white opaline glass diffuser on one ...
Metal, Brass
Black model P600 by Gino Sarfatti produced by Artleuce 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Athens, Attiki
Black model P600 by Gino Scarfatti produced by Artleuce Milano period 1960/1969 without any identification mark or logo, perfectly functional completely original with slight signs of...
Metal
Table lamp mod. 612 green, design Paolo Rizzatto for Arteluce, 1975
By Paolo Rizzatto, Arteluce
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Table lamp mod. 612 clamped in dark green fiberglass and plexiglass designed in 1975 by Paolo Rizzatto for Arteluce.
Metal
20th Century, Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Table Lamp mod. 573
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Torino, Piemonte
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, Aluminum
20th Century, Gino Sarfatti Pendant Lamp Moon mod. 2130
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Torino, Piemonte
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...
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti pair of table lamps Model 585, Arteluce, Italy, 1958
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare pair of table lamps in lacquered metal and aluminum, design by Gino Sarfatti, model 585, produced by Arteluce, Italy, 1958 The name Arteluce immediately brings to mind Gino S...
Metal
$1,192Sale Price|68% Off
A. Lelii for Arteluce Imposing Brass and Glass 10-arm Chandelier 1950s Italy
By Angelo Lelii, Arteluce
Located in Palermo, IT
Imposing and sculptural 10-arm chandelier in curved brass with globe diffusers in worked satin glass and brass finishes with pendant elements in faceted crystal. Designed by Angelo L...
Crystal, Brass
Table Lamp 600G by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This old original table lamp 600G was designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in 1966. The lamp is made of black lacquered aluminum with a black leather base filled with small lead balls...
Aluminum
Jill wall lamp by P. King, S. Miranda & G. Arnaldi for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Jill ceiling light by Perry King, Santiago Miranda and Gianluigi Arnaldi for Arteluce. The design is clearly a postmodern nod to the Art Deco period of the 1920s. In full eighties Me...
Aluminum
$1,789 / item
Arteluce N 8 Sconces Glass Metal 1980 italy
By Arteluce
Located in Milano, IT
Arteluce Appliques 1980
Glass
Arteluce "Aura" Memphis Wall Sconce by Perry King & Santiago Miranda
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Arteluce
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A pair of Aura wall lights made by the famous designers Perry King & Santiago Miranda and produced by Arteluce. Each wall sconce is made of white enameled panels forming a Memphis st...
Steel
$858Sale Price / item|20% Off
Wall Sconces Atena Arteluce, 1980 Glass
By Arteluce
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Wall sconces Atena Arteluce, 1980.
Metal
$620Sale Price|20% Off
Arteluce Chrome floorlamp Designed by Bruno Gecchelin Model 1105
By Arteluce, Bruno Gecchelin
Located in Boom, Vlaams Gewest
Arteluce floorlamp designed by Bruno Gecchelin. The light unit can be moved on the base. The light can shine upwards or downwards.
Enamel, Chrome
GINO SARFATTI - ARTELUCE Lampada in alluminio lucidato - Mod. 586 - ITALIA 1962.
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Milano, IT
Lampada da tavolo o da terra , creata da GINO SARFATTI, e prodotta dalla ditta da lui fondata ARTELUCE. Questa lampada modello 586 é stata creata nel 1962 e nel 1964 é stata esposta ...
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Rare Model 35 Wall Lamp for Arteluce, Italy 1958
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milan, IT
Gino Sarfatti Rare Model 35 Wall Lamp for Arteluce, Italy 1958 Have parts of the original label attached Original European wiring would need rewiring for the U.S.
Aluminum, Brass
White Metal, Glass 1960 Mod. 238/2 Sconce by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Varese, Lombardia
238/2 sconce by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce. White painted metal structures with internal sandblasted glass shades. Fair/good condition: the metal structures show visible signs of oxi...
Metal
20th Century, Franco Albini & Franca Helg Table Lamp mod. 524 for Arteluce
By Franco Albini and Franca Helg, Arteluce
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Franco Albini lived in Milan where he studied Architecture at the Politecnico. He started his career at Gio Ponti's studio, with whom he collaborated before getting in touch with som...
Metal
Two-spot floor lamp, model 1055/SP, by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1955
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Model 1055/SP floor lamp with a chrome-plated steel stem and cast-iron base, designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce in 1955. This model features two spotlights that slid...
Steel
A rare 1950s Murano glass pendant light by Gino Sarfatti and Archimede Seguso
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti, Archimede Seguso
Located in London, GB
A rare 1950s Murano glass and brass pendant light designed by Gino Sarfatti and Archimede Seguso. for Lighting company Arteluce. With brass ceiling holder and collar holding the fit...
Brass
20th Century, Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Pair of Table Lamp mod. 584-P
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Torino, Piemonte
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, Aluminum
$5,725Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Midcentury outdoor lamp by Franco Albini e Franca Helg for Arteluce, Italy
By Franco Albini and Franca Helg, Arteluce
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Extremely rare garden light model 141/g, designed by Franco Albini and Franca Helg. Produced by Arteluce in Italy, Milano, 1963
Metal
$9,542Sale Price|33% Off
Gino Sarfatti model 2095/9 ceiling lamp for Arteluce, Italy, 1958
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milan, IT
Gino Sarfatti model 2095/9 ceiling lamp for Arteluce, Italy, 1958 Original wiring and labels.
Aluminum, Metal
Single-Arm Counterbalance Chrome Globe Floor Lamp by Arteluce
By Arteluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chrome floor lamp manufactured in the 1960s by Arteluce. Composed of a single, counterbalanced arm with an adjustable globe shade and leather wrapped handle, all supported by a bla...
Enamel, Steel, Chrome
Model 237-3 wall lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy 1950's
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This amazing wall sconce was designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in the 1950's. It has an elegant black lacquered metal frame that holds 3 transparent glass globes. With the right...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Wall Lamp Mod. 238/1, Italy 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Naples, IT
Wall light modello 238/1, disegnata da Gino Sarfatti, con struttura in metallo laccato nero e diffusore a sfera in vetro opalino soffiato. Gino Sarfatti (1912-1985) played a key rol...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce "600" Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Naples, IT
600 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 p...
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti model 2133 chandeliers Arteluce Italy 1972
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Beautiful Gino Sarfatti Model 2133 chandeliers, produced by Arteluce in Italy in 1972. These chandeliers are truly unique, featuring a minimalist design that resembles a floating dis...
Metal, Aluminum