Arteluce Furniture
Italian
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.
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Creator: Arteluce
Recognized Seller Listings
Franco Albini and Franca Helg for Arteluce 'Ochetta' Wall Lights
By Franco Albini and Franca Helg, Arteluce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Franco Albini and Franca Helg for Arteluce, 'Ochetta' wall lights, model 141, metal, frosted glass, Italy, 1962.
The 'Ochetta' wall lights were designed by Franco Albini and Franca ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti, Adjustable Table Lamp, White Metal, Leather, Arteluce, Italy 1966
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable table lamp, designed and produced by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1966.
White-lacquered metal socket is mounted on the base in form of a leather pouch filled w...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Pair of Lamps in Aluminum
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, pair of table or floor lamps, model '586', aluminum, wire, Italy, 1962.
Pair of stunning aluminum lamps designed by Italian designer Gino Sarfatti for Ar...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Wire
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce '609' Table Lamps in Aluminum and 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...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel, Steel, Iron
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce '516' Table Lamp
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, table lamp, model ‘516’, brass, marble, enameled aluminum, Italy, 1948
This desk lamp, model 516, is designed by the influential designer in the field of...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce ‘181’ Wall Light
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, wall light, model ‘181’, lacquered steel, coated steel, lacquered aluminum, brass, Italy, 1951
This wall light, a variation on model 181, is designed by ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Gianfranco Frattini for Arteluce Table Lamp
By Gianfranco Frattini, Arteluce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gianfranco Frattini for Arteluce, table lamp, model 597, chrome-plated aluminium, rayon, Italy, 1961.
Gianfranco Frattini designed this innovative table lamp for Arteluce in 1961. A...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
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 ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Gianfranco Frattini for Arteluce Pendant
By Arteluce, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gianfranco Frattini for Arteluce, pendant or ceiling light model 597/S, chromium-plated metal, chromed aluminum, painted aluminum, rayon, textured glass, Italy, 1961.
Gianfranco Fra...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Aluminum
20th Century Gino Sarfatti Lighting Wall Mirror mod. 51B for Arteluce, 70s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Turin, Turin
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...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
20th Century Gino Sarfatti Chandelier Mod. 2109/24 in White for Arteluce, 1960s
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 Genova, he founded the Arteluce company in 1939 in Milan. Its pu...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Pendant Model '194/N'
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, off-white pendant '194/N', metal, wire, Italy, 1950
A beautiful pendant in a natural colored metal made in Italy around 1950. This pendant designed by li...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal
20th Century Gino Sarfatti Adjustable Wall Lamp Mod. 194 for Arteluce, 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Turin, Turin
The Italian designer and businessman Gino Sarfatti was born in 1912 in Venice. After studying aeronaval engineering in Genova, he founded the Arteluce company in 1939 in Milan. His w...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
20th Century Gino Sarfatti Set of 3 Wall Lamps Mod. 238/2 for Arteluce, 1960s
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 Genova, he founded the Arteluce company in 1939 in Milan. Its pu...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal
Franco Albini e Franca Helg, lampada a sospesione mod 2050 per Arteluce, 1963
By Arteluce, Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Located in Milan, IT
lampada a sospensione in metacrilato disegnata da Albini/Helg nel 1963 per Arteluce, dotata di una stecca cromata di sostegno a soffitto che allunga di un metro la misura indicata. L...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Glass, Plexiglass
Rare Midcentury outdoor lamp by Franco Albini e Franca Helg for Arteluce, Italy
By Arteluce, Franco Albini and Franca Helg
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
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chandelier Model 2042/3 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Milan, IT
Chandelier 2042/3 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce.
Chrome metal frame, transparent glass globes.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal
20th Century Gino Sarfatti Set of 6 Wall Lamps Mod. 36 for Arteluce, 1950s
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 Genova, he founded the Arteluce company in 1939 in Milan. Its purpose is lighting fixtures, lighting applications, furniture components as well as the study and manufacture of furniture.
He won many international awards, including, in 1954 and 1955, the Compasso d'oro, with models 559 and 1055.
In December 1973, the year he won the Gold Medal at the 15th Triennale, he sold the company, which is no longer in operation today.
Here we have set of 6 wall lamps...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Rare Sputnik Chandelier Model 2003
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in 1939, rare 'Fuoco d'artificio' chandelier model 2003 executed in the 1950s, Italy. This 24-light sputnik ceiling light is composed of tubula...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century Vittoriano Viganò Floor Lamps Mod. 1047 for Arteluce, Early 50s
By Vittoriano Vigano, Arteluce
Located in Turin, Turin
Vittoriano Viganò was born in Milan in 1919. His training took place between the Classical Studies and the Faculty of Architecture at the Politecnico in Milan, where he graduated in ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Sergio Asti, Sconce, Black-Lacquered Aluminum, Glass, Arteluce, Italy, 1960s
By Sergio Asti, Arteluce
Located in High Point, NC
A sizeable black-lacquered aluminum and glass sconce / wall light, model 145, designed by Sergio Asti and produced by Arteluce, Italy, late 1960s.
Dimensions of Back Plate (inches...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti For Arteluce Table Lamp in Green Lacquered Metal
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, floor lamp model 1102/D 'garden light', lacquered metal, glass, Italy, 1975
The frame of this eccentric light sculpture is executed in a green colored metal mesh, a material that has frequently been used for garden furnishings...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti, Floor Lamp, Aluminum, Chrome Metal, Arteluce, Italy, 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in High Point, NC
A tall floor lamp / uplight, designed and produced by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1950s. In chome plated metal, lacquered metal, and Aluminium.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Adjustable Sconce #149/N by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in New York, NY
Brass wall mount and extended arm. Black painted metal shade and counter weight. Height can be adjusted and arm moves from side to side. Manufacturers label on inside of shade.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Brass
Ico Parisi Sconce, Lacquered Metal, Glass, Arteluce, Italy, C. 1960s
By Arteluce, Ico Parisi
Located in High Point, NC
A lacquered metal and glass sconce / wall light designed by Ico Parisi and produced by Arteluce, Italy, c. 1960s.
Dimensions of back plate (inches) : 4.14 x 2.36 x 0.89 (height x ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal
20th Century Vittoriano Viganò Arteluce Floor Lamps Mod. 1078 in Metal &Aluminum
By Vittoriano Vigano, Arteluce
Located in Turin, Turin
Vittoriano Viganò was born in Milan in 1919. His training took place between the Classical Studies and the Faculty of Architecture at the Politecnico in Milan, where he graduated in ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Arteluce 'Attribution', Adjustable Wall Light, Steel, Acrylic, Italy, 1960s
By Arteluce
Located in High Point, NC
A steel and acrylic wall light design and production attributed to Arteluce, Italy, c. 1960s.
Variable dimensions, measured in the wall light's maximum extended position.
Dimens...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Steel
20th Century Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Set of 3 Wall Lamps in Brass and Plexi
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Turin, Turin
One of the most significant figures in the world of Italian design of the second half of the 20th century was Gino Sarfatti.
Venetian by birth and Genoese by training, Sarfatti becam...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century Gino Sarfatti Arteluce Set of 3 Floor Lamps Mod. 1073 '50s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Turin, Turin
One of the most significant figures in the world of Italian design of the second half of the 20th century was Gino Sarfatti.
Venetian by birth and Genoese by training, Sarfatti became Milanese in 1935, first collaborating with the lighting company Lumen and then founding Arteluce Società Anonima A.L. It was, however, the terrible period of racial laws and it was therefore necessary to wait until the end of the war for the company to begin full-scale production. In 1949, a factory was opened in Milan.
It was here that Sarfatti succeeded in interpreting the taste of its customers: if a lamp on display was requested, several pieces of that model were made, without creating prototypes and never exceeding a few dozen copies. The store then became the meeting place for a refined group of architects and decorators who would use Sarfatti's lighting in the furnishings of the Milanese bourgeoisie.
Here set of 3 floor...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Iron, Metal
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Pendant Lamp
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, pendant, aluminum, metal, Italy, 1950.
Beautiful and sober pendant lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in the 1950s....
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Illuminated Wall-Mounted Display Console
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
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 ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
"Abat Jour" Table Lamp by Cini Boeri for Arteluce, Italy, 1970s
By Arteluce, Cini Boeri
Located in Milan, IT
Oversized "Abat Jour" table lamp by Cini Boeri for Arteluce.
Pyramidal marble base support the metal and plastic shade.
Monumental piece with archetypal shape.
From April 2 2016 to ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal
Gino Sarfatti, Floor Lamp, Perspex, Cast Iron, Metal, Chrome Arteluce Italy 1973
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
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 ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Iron
Arteluce Bean Bag Lamp
By Arteluce
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Leather
1950s Italian Wall Light by Vittoriano Vigano for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A wall light or sconce having an asymmetrical adjustable shade in painted white finish with brass stem and bracket.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Gino Sarfatti Sconces #238-3
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in New York, NY
Rare Pair of Sconces #238-3 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce. Black enameled steel frames with aluminum caps. Smoked glass globes and Edison sockets. Newly created circular mounting pl...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of Two Wall Lamps Model 238/2 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Milan, IT
Set of two large wall lamps model 238/2 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce.
Transparent glass globes and a thin black metal frame.
Please note picture shows a model with three spheres not...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vittoriano Vigano for Arteluce Rare Floor Lamp Model 1047
By Arteluce, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Vittoriano Vigano and manufactured by Arteluce in Italy, circa 1951, rare and original floor lamp model 1047 with black lacquered aluminum adjustable shade on brass stem ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
1980s Italian Translucent Blue Glass Table Lamp by Arteluce
By Arteluce
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A dramatic and geometric table lamp in translucent blue glass with attached white plastic diffusers perched atop a weighted and swiveling conical stee...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Steel
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Three-Light Pendant
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in New York, NY
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce pendant chandelier with three glass globe lights hung on black perforated enameled metal structures suspended from three-arm canopy. The glass globes are b...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal
1970s Cobra Desk Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A black gooseneck 'Cobra' desk lamp resembling a hose that forms a coil base.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal
Table Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1950s
By Arteluce
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp with a triangular bent brass holding a red painted lamp shade. Original label.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Brass
Articulating Desk Lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce
By Angelo Lelii, Arteluce
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Mid-Century Modern desk lamp designed by Angelo Lelli with gooseneck arms and a counter-weight and wire system attached to two chrome supports on a marble base. Made by Arredoluce ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Marble, Chrome, Steel
Pair of Sconces by Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce, Italy, circa 1956
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in New York, NY
Each sconce composed of a burnished brass structure with two arms, shielded by a white bent acrylic shade.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gino Sarfatti Chandeliere
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in New York, NY
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce five-light hanging fixture #2095. Cascading light with five glass globes hanging at different heights. Each orb contains 1 Edison sized socket. A beautiful...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of Two Metal Ceiling Lamps by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Milan, IT
Rare set of two ceiling lamps model 232G by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce.
White lacquered frame and aluminum shade.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Metal
Arteluce Sconces
By Arteluce
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of architectural sconces by Arteluce. Chromed steel and polished aluminum structures, supporting large frosted glass shades. One Edison socket per sconce. Signed with manuf...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Adjustable Desk Lamp by Gino Sarfatti
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A desk lamp having a sculptural white textured enameled pedestal base supporting a chrome gooseneck stem and cylindrical shade.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Arteluce furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Arteluce furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Arteluce furniture, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Arteluce were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Gae Aulenti, and Ercole Barovier. Prices for Arteluce furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $167 and can go as high as $222,496, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,774.