Arteluce Lighting

Massimo Vignelli for Arteluce, pair of '259/2' wall lights, aluminum, fabric, Italy, 1964 In the 259/2 wall lights, designed by Massimo Vignelli for Arteluce in 1964, the interplay...

Vittoriano Viganó for Arteluce, wall light variation on model '190', brass, lacquered aluminum, Italy, ca. 1951 A study in refined simplicity, this wall light, a variation on model ...

Wall lamp model SP15, designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in Italy in the 1950s/1960s. It is made of polished chrome-plated metal, has a very sturdy construction, and can be use...

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...

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...

Franco Albini and Franca Helg for Arteluce, Ochetta wall light, model '141', metal, frosted glass, Italy, 1962. The Ochetta wall lights, designed by Franco Albini and Franca Helg ...

 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...

Incredibly rare first edition of the famous "Light Ball" applique by Castiglioni in white metal and opal glass. This fantastic lamp was designed by Castiglioni for Arteluce and produced in Italy by Flos in the 1960s. This fantastic lamp was designed by Castiglioni for Arteluce and produced in Italy by Flos in the 1960s. This fantastic light is unique because of the materials, made of white enameled metal and opal glass. It can be mounted on the wall or on the ceiling. The wall light has been tested, it uses an E27 light bulb. It is signed on the backplate by both Arteluce and Flos. A fantastic piece that will grace a mid-century living room or bathroom. Measures (cms): diameter - 42 height - 32 Literature: Casa Amica, 27 June 1972, p. 105 Octagon 30 September 1973, p. 149 Sergio Polano, Achille Castiglioni all the works, Electa, Milano, 2001, p. 224 Giuliana Gramigna, repertoire 1950-2000, Allemandi, Torino, 2003, p. 121. The beginnings of Flos (meaning “flower” in Latin) blossomed from a brilliant idea: to create objects, starting with a light bulb, that would change the way of life for both the Italian market and the foreign markets. Dino Gavina and the small Eisenkeil manufacturing facility in Merano, had already been creating furniture alongside design masters such as Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Afra and Tobia Scarpa. But by the early 1960s, Gavina became convinced the time had come to create new lamps. Using the same technology – conceived in the USA and tested at Eisenkeil – used for the Cocoon lampthe Castiglioni brothers and the Scarpa duo began creating lamps such as the Taraxacum or the Fantasma, with many other beautiful and surprising lamps to follow. And so, from day one, Flos was already reinventing the idea of artificial lighting. Achille Castiglioni (born February 16, 1918, Milan–died December 2, 2002, Milan) was a prolific furniture, lighting, and product Italian designer renown for his ironic, joyful, creative and functional designs that, at times, intersected with ideas explored by conceptual artists. Achille Castiglioni was born into a family with deep appreciation for the arts, as he was the third son of sculptor and coin engraver Giannino Castiglioni and his wife Livia Bolla. He first studied the classics at the Liceo Classico Giuseppe Parini, but then switched to study art at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan. In 1937, he decided to follow the steps of his two elder brothers, architects Livio and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, by enrolling in the Faculty of Architecture at the Politecnico di Milano, graduating in 1944–after having to interrupt his studies when he was stationed in Greece and Sicily during World War II. In 1944, immediately after graduating, Achille Castiglioni joined his brothers Livio and Pier Giacomo in the design studio that they had founded with Livio’s classmate Luigi Caccia Dominioni in 1937 in Milan. Fortunately for Achille, from the very beginning Livio and Pier Giacomo decided to focus almost entirely on designing exhibitions, furniture, housewares, and appliances since architectural commissions were difficult to come by during the war. This product-design focus, and the deep fraternal bound among the three brothers, would later allow the young Achille to experiment early in his career with emerging techniques and new materials that could communicate a fresh aesthetic sensibility suited for the positive outlook of the post-war European market. The Castiglioni brothers’ important collaboration with Phonola and Brionvega In 1940, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Livio Castiglioni, and Luigi Caccia Dominioni, in collaboration withe the Phonola company, presented in the VII Triennale di Milano (Milan Triennial), titled Exhibition of the Radio, a research study of radio devices that included the Fimi Phonola 547 radio, the first radio encased in Bakelite instead of wood. Shortly after the exhibition, Luigi Caccia Dominioni suspended his professional activity to serve in the military during World War II and left the studio. The development of the FImi Phonola 547 radio would prove fruitful for the three brothers, as it allowed Livio Castiglioni to cement his role as the leading design consultant for Phonola from 1940 until 1960, and for Brionvega, from 1960 until 1964. These relationships brought in further collaboration among the three brothers, and would eventually result in several designs for radio and sound appliances with innovative materials and shapes for which Achille Castiglioni played a key role, such as the RR 226 stereo system for Brinovega (1965), the radio phonograph RR 126 for Brinovega (1965), and the radio and record player RR 128 for Brionvega (1966) In 1952, Livio decided to build his own practice, independent from Achille and Pier Giacomo, to pursue a deeper exploration of radio waves, music, and technology. But the three brothers would continued to collaborate closely in several projects, and the partnership between Achille and Pier Giacomo became so tight that from 1952 until 1968, when Pier Giacomo died, they co-authored most of their designs. Achille Castiglioni Long Career as Light Designer During this period, the Castiglioni brothers participated in the Italian Exhibition of Furniture (RIMA), where they successfully introduced a series of curved-plywood furniture, and presented important designs, such as the Tubino lamp (1949), originally produced by Italian light maker Arteluce from 1949 until 1974, and reintroduced by FLOS since the late 1970s; and the Luminator lamp (1955), originally produced by Gilardi & Barzaghi, but reintroduced by FLOS in the late 1960s. A new, successful, and long-lasting collaboration developed in 1960, when Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni were reached by entrepreneurial Italian designer Dino Gavina and business man Arturo Eisenkeil with the idea to create a completely new kind of lighting fixtures utilizing a polyamide. The material, which they called “cocoon,” in the hands of the Castiglioni brothers would become a popular and iconic innovation in the 1960s and serve as the successful foundation of Italian lighting company FLOS–founded by Gavina and Eisenkeil in 1962. Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni designed a series of “cocoon” lights utilizing the spray-on polyamide plastic as a coating layer onto a metal frame. Among the most popular Castiglioni “cocoon” lights are: the Taraxacum and the Viscontea ceiling lamps (1960), and the Gatto table lamp (1961). Other of the important lamp designs by Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni for FLOS are the Beehive -or Splügen Braü lamp (1961), Toio –or Toy lamp...

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...

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...

Massimo Vignelli Model 526g table lamp for Arteluce. Large Version Carries 3 bulbs Original labels

Lampada da terra a luce riflessa con intensità regolabile. Si presenta in metallo smaltato, diffusore in vetro satinato nei toni del bianco e porta una lampada alogena.

This iconic “ Abat Jour” table lamp , designed by Cini Boeri in the 1970s for Arteluce . The lamp features a pyramid-shaped base of white marble and a methacrylate shade, supported b...

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...

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...

The small T1 table lamp version from the Pao lamp series by Matteo Thun. The Pao lights impress with their characteristic diffuser made of frosted glass. What is particularly specia...

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...

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...

Spectacular and iconic sconce designed by Gino Sarfatti and Archimede Seguso and produced by Arteluce in Italy during the 1950s. This incredibly elegant and unique sconce is in fabu...

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...

Early table lamp by Gino Sarfatti & Arteluce. Model 600/C designed in 1966, made in Italy. Black lacquered aluminum, based in black leather filled with lead buckshot, adjustable in...

Pair of 1950s Gino Sarfatti Model #10 sconces for Arteluce. Executed in painted aluminum and custom fabricated period-styled brass backplates designed to mo...

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...

Franco Albini and Franca Helg for Arteluce, Ochetta wall lights model '141', metal, frosted glass, Italy, 1962. The Ochetta wall lights, designed by Franco Albini and Franca Helg ...

Model 235 Wall or Ceiling Lights by Cini Boeri for Arteluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1971. Sleek slant cut flush mounts with a concave socket housing, receiving a chro...

CLUB 1195 floor lamp by Pier Giuseppe Ramella for Arteluce, circa 1985.

Early and very rare extandable counterweight suspension designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1938, Mod. No. 2007. Manufactured by Arteluce in the 1930...

Gino Sarfatti chandelier for Arteluce. Made in Italy in 1960s. Patinated brass. 12 Candelabra sockets. Complimentary US rewiring upon request. Height adjustable. Ceiling rod can be ...

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...

Rare and highly important floor lamp model 1036 designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce, Milan, circa 1946–1948. An extraordinary and exceptionally scarce example from th...

Model 10 'Lilly' Sconces by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce (IT, c. 1940s) Mint green pastel shades with a bottom curved detail. Brass accents. Each sconce holds a single E14 socket-type...

A pair of table lamps from the 'Le Falene' series designed by Piero De Martini in 1980 and produced by Arteluce. The main parts are a yellow lacquered metal frame and an off-white f...

1950s Gino Sarfatti Sculptural Table Lamp for Arteluce. Executed in a perforated white painted metal shade mounted on an adjustable patinated brass base. A highly functional and scu...

Sergio Asti Minimalist Pair of Wall Lamps for Arteluce, Italy, 1966 Model Number 258 Original Arteluce Labels

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...

Wall lamp Model 211 designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1955 and manufactured by Arteluce. Model 211 consists of an aluminum base with a screen that rotates around a tubular light bulb of ...

Set of two elegant and minimalistic Mid-Century Modern spherical sconces or wall fixtures. Model 232/G. Designed by Gino Sarfatti 1961 and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy, 1960s. Man...

Model 2082 Pendant by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s A striking pendant by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, the Model 2082 is defined by the relationship between its two elemen...

A large set of 8 original Memphis style "Jill " Arteluce wall sconces by Perry King and S. Miranda, available for purchase per piece. The design i...

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"...

Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, wall light, model '194N', chrome-plated metal, coated aluminum, coated steel, Italy, 1950 This wall light, model 194N, is designed by the influential designer in the field of lighting design Gino Sarfatti (1912-1985) for Arteluce in 1950. Sarfatti founded Arteluce in 1936, an Italian lighting company that garnered acclaim for its groundbreaking and pioneering designs, defying conventional norms prevalent during that period. Functional principles, such as flexibility and adaptability, guided Sarfatti through the design process. He conceived a modular approach to lighting systems, enabling the user to personalize and adjust the lighting fixtures according to its preferences and needs. A significant part of the released designs incorporated practical elements, such as adjustable arms and rotating mechanisms. This innovative approach had a profound influence on the conceptualization and utilization of lighting within interiors around that time. In addition to their functional attributes, the lamps crafted by the company were predominantly characterized by a pure and minimalist aesthetic. A decoration was subordinate to the constructive element, focusing on the essential composition of geometric forms and usage of materials. Gino Sarfatti considers this type of wall lights as ‘extendible wall sconce...

Diva wall sconce by Ezio Didone for Arteluce Pair of wall light. Painted metal frame and double frosted white and blue glass. Designed in the 1980s by Ezio Didone, a Milanese arch...

Gino Sarfatti Model #10 sconce in green 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...

A rare and exquisite set of 259/2 wall lights designed by the legendary Massimo Vignelli for Arteluce in 1964. These iconic sconces are a stunning example of mid-century Italian desi...

Rare '2045' ceiling light, designed by Studio B.B.P.R. for Arteluce, Italy, 1962. This highly collectible piece remains in its original condition, beautifully preserved, with wear an...

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...

1960s Gino Sarfatti Metal and Seguso Glass Pendant Chandelier for Arteluce Executed in handblown bubbled Seguso glass and painted metal with wood frames, this elegant midcentury cha...

Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, table lamp, model ‘609’, enameled aluminum, bakelite, cast iron, steel, Italy, 1973 A design by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, table lamp model 609 created ...

Pair of Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce wall-mounted lights, mod. 228/E Great set of two wall lights in good condition. Both were manufactured by Arteluce in Italy, circa 1950s. Very min...

Gino Sarfatti designed the '2133' model for Arteluce in 1976. This elegant ceiling lamp is variable in height. The construction is made of black lacquered metal, the shade is white.

Innovative for the period this saucer shaped chandelier is made of a clear methacrylate sheet with a transparent blue outer ring sandwiched be...

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...

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...

Genuine pair of Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce wall-mounted pendant lamp model 194/N, circa 1950 We have two lights available, priced individually Great set of 2 wall lights which are ...

Pair of Wall Lights, Model No. 167 px, 1952 Opaline methacrylate diffuser with holder in lacquered metal. Manufactured in Italy by Arteluce. Dimensions: 11 W x 25 H cm / 4.3 W x 9.8...

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...

Club 1195 floor lamp designed by Giuseppe Ramella in 1983 and produced by Arteluce. The product consists of a cast iron base and lacquered metal frame. Upper sandblasted glass disc w...

Impressive sized wall lamp model 265 designed by Paolo Rizzatto and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1973. This is for the early Arteluce production with the Arteluce sticker on the s...

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...

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...