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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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
$2,077Sale Price|20% Off
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
Gino Sarfatti 584/G Table Lamp for Arteluce, Italy 1957
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Milan, IT
Gino Sarfatti 584/G Brown Table Lamp for Arteluce, Italy 1957
Chrome
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...
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
1950's Gino Sarfatti Arteluce Pair of Wall Lights Sconces Appliques Metacrylate
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milano, IT
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...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Model 31B Wall Lights by Arteluce, Italy, 1950
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful minimalist wall lights model 31B designed by Gino Sarfatti, manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1950 with black enameled metal shades on chrome plated double-joint adjustable a...
Aluminum, Brass
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce '609' Table Lamp in White Aluminum and Cast Iron
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
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 ...
Aluminum, Steel, Iron
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Chandelier "2097/30," Italy 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
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
$1,947 / item
Paolo Rizzatto 265 Wall Lamp Arteluce, Italy, 1973
By Arteluce, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
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...
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Italian mid-century modern table lamps 586 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern table lamps 586 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1960s Pair of model 586 table lamps with adjustable spherical aluminum diffusers. A groove on the back allow...
Aluminum, Metal
Articulated Wall Lamp Model 265 by Paolo Rizzatto for Arteluce 1973 Italy
By Arteluce, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in München, BY
Articulated, huge and elegant Mid-Century Modern wall lamp. Model no 265. Designed by Paolo Rizzatto for Arteluce, 1973, Italy. This one must have been produced by Arteluce in 1980s....
Steel, Iron
$895Sale Price / item|25% Off
1977 5 Bali Wall Sconces by Paolo Rizatto For Arteluce , Italy
By Arteluce, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Modern , bold ' Bali ' Wall Sconce from Paolo Rizzato for Arteluce , Italy , 1977 Solid well made hardware and construction . A warm glow emanate from the opaline glass shade...
Metal
1960s Gino Sarfatti Seguso Bubble Glass Wall or Ceiling Lamp for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Archimede Seguso, Arteluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960s Gino Sarfatti Seguso Bubble Glass Wall or Ceiling Lamp for Arteluce Executed in hand-blown bubbled Seguso glass on a black painted metal mount. Th...
Metal
$1,959 / 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
Rare ‘2045’ ceiling light by Studio B.B.P.R. for Arteluce, 1962
By Studio BBPR, Arteluce
Located in Sittard, LI
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...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Set of Two Spherical Sconces Model 232/G by Gino Sarfatti fo Arteluce Italy 1961
By Gio Ponti, Joe Colombo, Flos, Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in München, BY
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...
Aluminum, Steel
Club 1195 floor lamp by Giuseppe Ramella produced by Arteluce, 1983.
By Arteluce, Pier Giuseppe Ramella
Located in Ravenna, IT
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...
Metal
$3,422 / item
Abat Jour Table Lamp by Cini Boeri for Arteluce
By Cini Boeri, Arteluce
Located in RIDDERKERK, NL
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...
Marble, Metal
$2,000Sale Price / item|20% Off
Gino Sarfatti Model #10 Sconce in White for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gino Sarfatti Model #10 sconce in white for Arteluce. Executed in painted aluminum and custom fabricated period-styled brass backplates designed to mount o...
Brass, Aluminum
$20,771Sale Price|20% Off
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce 'Fireworks' Brass Ceiling Lamp, Italy 1939
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milan, IT
Sublime Gino Sarfatti Model 2003 irr. Fireworks ceiling lamp. Italy 1939
Brass
Matteo Thun for Arteluce Coppuia of Wall Lamps Mod. "Pao," Italy 1990s
By Arteluce, Matteo Thun
Located in Naples, IT
Wall lamps from the PAO series by Matteo Thun for the firm Arteluce. Here in a rare version with light wood. The Pao lights impress with their characteristic diffuser made of matt gl...
Glass, Wood
Iconic Model Blue "Aurora" Pendant for Arteluce, 1983 by Perry King
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in Antwerp, BE
Iconic blue model "Aurora" pendant designed by tPerry King and Santiago Miranda for Arteluce. The Aurora pendant provides direct and diffused light with three halogen, led spotlights...
Metal
Ring A 400 Table Lamp by Bruno Gecchelin for Arteluce, 1970s
By Bruno Gecchelin, Arteluce
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Ring A 400 halogen table lamp, designed by Bruno Gecchelin and produced by Arteluce, 1979. Like described in a Arteluce catalogue: "Desk or table adjustable lamp, giving direct li...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Model 1094 Floor Lamp, Marble & Chrome, Italy 1969
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
This is an original model 1094 floor lamp by Gino Sarfatti (1912-1985) which was designed for Arteluce in 1969. It features a carrara marble base with a steel structure wich is chrom...
Carrara Marble, Chrome
Gino Sarfatti Model 3001 Ceiling Lamps for Arteluce, Italy, 1950s (Set of 3)
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Three circular ceiling lamps make up the group, two at forty centimetres in diameter and a smaller one at thirty, each no more than seven centimetres deep. The white-lacquered alumin...
Aluminum
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
Set of 2 Italian Postmodern Murana Sconces Perry King S. Miranda Arteluce 1980s
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Arteluce
Located in Hamburg, DE
Two Murana sconces by renowned manufacturer Arteluce, designed by Perry A. King and S. Miranda in the 1980s. Rare icons of postmodern design. These wall lamps were also used in the c...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Mod. 113/5 Light Wall Bracket
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Hanover, MA
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce 5-light wall mounted sconce, Model 113/5 (1946-1948); a series of five Model 10 white lacquered aluminum reflector shades connected by bronze patinated brass swivel joints to a 23 inch length of white lacquered "half circle" brass (Arteluce's words). I would describe it as a bisected 1.5 inch brass tube. Original Arteluce...
Aluminum, Brass
1960s Gino Sarfatti Metal and Seguso Glass Pendant Chandelier for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
Metal
Seguso Glass Pendants (Pair) by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1960
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Vienna, AT
1960s Gino Sarfatti metal and Seguso glass pendant for Arteluce. This larger version measures 5.9" in diameter and is priced as a pair. This orig...
Brass
$3,493Sale 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
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
Gino Sarfatti Chandelier by Arteluce, Patinated Brass, Italy, 1960s
By Arteluce
Located in Long Island City, NY
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 ...
Metal, Brass
1950s Gino Sarfatti Sculptural Table Lamp for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
Metal, Brass
1960s Gino Sarfatti Model #26b Yellow and Brass Wall Lamp for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gino Sarfatti Model #26b Yellow and Brass Wall Lamp for Arteluce. Executed in yellow aluminum with a brass backplate. Double ball jointed arm allows flexible shade adjustments and m...
Metal, Brass
Gino Sarfatti For Arteluce Floor Lights Model 1102 White Mesh Glass, Italy, 1971
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare pair of Gino Sarfatti outdoor lights model 1102 for Arteluce from 1971 Sold and priced individually, recommended as a pair. This pair of l...
Metal
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
$4,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Gino Sarfatti Model #10 Sconces in Red for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 950s Gino Sarfatti Model #10 sconces in Red for Arteluce. Executed in painted aluminum and custom fabricated period-styled brass backplates designed to mount over a standard...
Brass, Aluminum
Pair of Diva wall sconces by Ezio Didone for Arteluce
By Ezio Didone, Arteluce
Located in Torino, IT
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...
Glass
Gino Sarfatti Wall Lamp Sconce for Arteluce, Italy 1950s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roma, IT
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...
Steel, Chrome
$5,500 / item
XL Mod. 252/p Sconces by Arteluce
By Lodovico Meneghetti, Arteluce, Vittorio Gregotti, Giotto Stoppino
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
Gino Sarfatti, Moon Light, model 2130, by Arteluce, Italy 1969
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Moon Lamp pendant ceiling light, model 2130, designed 1969 white lacquer aluminium reflectors with micro bulbs attached to the upper curve, with orange per...
Metal, Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Model 1055 Adjustable Floor Lamp for Arteluce, Italy 1955
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
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 Model 225 Sconce in Aluminium and Brass for Arteluce 1957
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Tilburg, NL
Gino Sarfatti Model 225 Sconce in Aluminium and Brass for Arteluce, Italy, 1957. A rare and desirable mid century sconce by famous lighting designer Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce. Desi...
Aluminum, Brass
$1,482Sale 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
$1,405Sale Price|27% Off
Space Age Aurora Blue Pendant by Arteluce, Perry King & Santiago Miranda, 1983
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Arteluce
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
“Aurora” Blue Pendant, Arteluce, Perry King & Santiago Miranda, 1983 An Eighties refined design UFO perndant: the “Aurora” by Perry King and Santiago Miranda for Arteluce marrie...
Metal
$21,000 / set
Gino Sarfatti Sconces for Arteluce, 1952, Set of 4
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gino Sarfatti sconces for Arteluce, brass and glass, Italy, 1952, set of four This chic set of four wall lamps by Gino Sarfatti, designed in 1952 for Arteluce, showcases masterful c...
Brass
Full Set of Three Gino Sarfatti Model 1073 Floor Lamps for Arteluce, Italy 1956
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular and incredibly rare full set of three Model 1073 floor lamps designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce in Italy in 1956. Each lamp is signed on the bottom. Full...
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
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
Gianfranco Frattini for Arteluce Table Lamp Mod.597, Italy 1970s
By Gianfranco Frattini, Arteluce
Located in Naples, IT
Extraordinary and rare table lamp designed by renowned architect and designer Gianfranco Frattini and produced by the prestigious Arteluce manufactory since the late 1970s.The lamp ...
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Model #608 Wall or Ceiling lamp for Arteluce c. 1971
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gino Sarfatti Model #608 Wall or Ceiling Lamp for Arteluce c. 1971 Highly rare model #608 wall or ceiling lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1971. Th...
Metal
Pair of Model 586 table lamps by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Pair of polished aluminium Model 586 table lamps, designed in 1962 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce. As mentioned in the AL Milano catalogue: "Table or floor spherical reflector, in po...
Aluminum
Pair of '591' table lamps by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Milano, IT
'591' table lamps designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in the 1960s. A quintessential example of Italian design, these lamps feature a spherical chrome-plated steel structure that ...
Metal
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
Gino Sarfatti sconce model 31B Arteluce Italy 1950
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
The Minimalist wall lamp model 31B, designed by the acclaimed Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce in Italy in 1950, epitomizes the elegance and functionality of mid-century mo...
Aluminum, Chrome
Wall Sconce 194n by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful extending arm wall sconce designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce circa 1958. It is made of a brass multi part arm and...
Aluminum, Brass
$1,817Sale Price / set|30% Off
Five vintage Italian Wall Sconces by Ezio Didone for Arteluce, 1980s
By Arteluce, Ezio Didone
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Five Italian wall sconces designed by Ezio Didone for Arteluce in the late 1980s Neo–Art Deco style. Each sconce is composed of two thick, semi-circular glass plates with a sculptu...
Metal
Antonio Macchi Cassia Table lamp, model 610 Arteluce Italy, 1973
By Arteluce, Antonio Pio Macchi Cassia
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
A pair of Seguso Murano glass and chrome pendant lights, Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in London, Fitzrovia
A pair of heavy and thick Seguso Murano unusual oval shaped glass pendant lights with chrome fittings, by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Milano only 1 pair still available. price is for...
Chrome