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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Postmodern Early Model Pao F Tripod Floor Lamp Matteo Thun Arteluce Italy 1990s
By Arteluce, Matteo Thun
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Early Model Pao F Tripod Floor Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, Italy, 1990s The floor lamp version from Arteluce’s Pao lamp series, designed...
Metal
Set of Two Modern Arteluce Opaline Glass Sconces Italy
By Arteluce
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Pair of "Jill" Arteluce sconces. Metal frame with opaline glass shades.
Metal
Set of 4 original Memphis style "Jill" Arteluce wall sconces, 1980's
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A set of 4 original Memphis style "Jill " Arteluce wall sconces by Perry King and S. Miranda, available for purchase per piece. The design is clea...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Pair of two Mid-Century Sconces Model 237/3, 1959
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Almelo, NL
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Pair of two Mid-Century Sconces Model 237/3, Italy 1959s. This is an original pair of two Italian mid-century wall lamps, model 237/3, designed by Gino Sa...
Metal
Postmodern Silver Pao T1 Table Lamps Matteo Thun Arteluce Italy, 1990s, Set of 2
By Matteo Thun, Arteluce
Located in Hamburg, DE
The small T1 table lamp from Matteo Thun’s Pao lighting series. Shown here in a rare silver version, sold as a set of two. The Pao lamps captivate with their characteristic diffuser...
Metal
Space Age VIntage Plexiglass Brass Table Lamp Gino Sarfatti Arteluce Italy 1968
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage table lamp from plexiglass and brass by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy 1968. An iconic table lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce 1968 from smoked lucite ...
Brass
Floor Lamp Model 1073/3 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy 1956
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Greding, DE
Floor lamp on a black cast-iron base, long black stem and lampshade of brass-plated aluminium (slightly rubbed). The floor lamp was designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in 1956. Cf...
Brass, Iron
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
Lampada plafoniera 2042/3 Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce, 1960
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
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
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
Postmodern Italian Le Stelle 1560 Ceiling or Wall Lamp Paolo Piva Arteluce 1980s
By Paolo Piva, Arteluce
Located in Hamburg, DE
Set of Postmodern Italian Model Le Stelle 1560 Ceiling or Wall Lamps by Paolo Piva for Arteluce, 1980s Italian wall and ceiling lights by Arteluce, designed by Paolo Piva in the 198...
Metal
Set of 4 Light Ball table, ceiling and wall lamp by Castiglioni, Flos
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos, Arteluce
Located in Argelato, BO
Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, set of 4 table, ceiling and wall lamps Light Ball, Italy, 1965 Created by the now legendary pair of brothers and Italian designers, the Castiglionis design a series of diffused light lamps using a simple white opaline sphere of industrial production, which reinterprets a low-cost object commonly used in the domestic environment. A polished brass metal frame houses...
Brass
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
Model 50 Wall Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1968
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Off-white lacquered Model 50 wall lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, designed in 1968 and manufactured in the 1970s. Marco Romanelli and Sandra Severi describe the wall lamp in '...
Metal
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
Gino Sarfatti 194/N Wall Lamp Arteluce Italy 1950
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice large sized extendable wall lamp model 194/n designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1950. This lamp is constructed by an engineer’s mind, that is cle...
Aluminum, Chrome
$8,427Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury pendant by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy 1960
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Rare pendant lamp mod. 2095/9 designed by Gino sarfatti. Original structure and clear glass diffusers, produced by Arteluce. Italy, 1960s Published. Bibl.: M.Romanelli, S.Severi, Gin...
Glass
Gino Sarfatti floor lamp model 1074 Arteluce Italy 1957
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
The Model 1074 Floor Lamp, designed by the renowned Italian designer Gino Sarfatti in 1957, is a prime example of minimalistic elegance. Manufactured by Arteluce, this lamp showcases...
Metal, Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Arteluce Mod. 238/2 Wall Lights Lacquered Metal Glass, Italy, 1960
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Catania, IT
Pair of wall lamps model 238/2 designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy, 1960s. The frames are black metal lacquered and have two transparent glass globes that...
Metal
Pair of Model 257 Wall Lights by Sergio Asti for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Sergio Asti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of model 257 wall lights by Sergio Asti for Arteluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1960s. Frosted glass diffusers, chrome armature. Retains original manufacture...
Chrome
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Floor Lamp, model 1076/N, 1957, Arteluce label
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Gino Sarfatti Floor Light, model 1076/N designed 1957 and made by Arteluce 162cm high, 26cm diameter black enamelled iron foot and stem, aluminium bulb holder and top plate, holding...
Aluminum, Iron
Gino Sarfatti Table Lamps Model 540P by Arteluce, Italy, 1968
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
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
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 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
Pier Giuseppe Ramella "Club 1195" floor lamp by Arteluce
By Pier Giuseppe Ramella, Arteluce
Located in Highland, IN
An iconic post-modern design, Giuseppe Ramella's "Club 1195" floor lamp by Arteluce features a cast iron base and lacquered metal frame. The sandblasted glass disc head directs the l...
Steel
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
Sarfatti Gino design for Arteluce floor lamp 1055 in years 1955
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
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
$3,800 / item
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.
Aluminum, Brass
Italian Postmodern Model Pao T1 Table Lamp Spare Glass Matteo Thun Arteluce, 90s
By Arteluce, Matteo Thun
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
Rare pair of original 60's Arteluce Vittoriano Vigano sconces "Visor"
By Vittoriano Vigano, Arteluce
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
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
$5,852 / item
Gino Sarfatti model 540G for Arteluce Italy 1968
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This rare and large version of the Gino Sarfatti Model 540 G (G=grande), produced by Arteluce Italy in 1968, is a remarkable lighting fixture t...
Aluminum
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
20th Century Italian 265 Wall Lamp by Paolo Rizzato for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in BE
XL Paolo Rizzatto 265 wall lamp. Spectacular wall lamp by Paolo Rizzato, designed in the 1970s for the famous factory Arteluce. Paolo called this m...
Steel
Ezio Didone “Mira S” UFO Pendant Light for Arteluce / Flos, Italy, 1990s
By Arteluce, Ezio Didone
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
$7,959Sale 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
Gino Sarfatti Wall Lamps Model 238/2 Arteluce, 1960
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
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
$2,060Sale 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
Postmodern Italian Model Pao T1 Table Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, 1990s
By Arteluce
Located in Hamburg, DE
The small T1 table light version from the Pao light series by Matteo Thun. The Pao lights impress with their characteristic diffuser made of matt glass. However, the material combin...
Glass, Wood
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
Floor Lamp King and Miranda Triana 80s Arteluce Minimalsit Postmodern
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
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
$10,500 / set
Gino Sarfatti Sconces for Arteluce, 1952, Set of 2
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gino Sarfatti sconces for Arteluce, brass and glass, Italy, 1952, set of two This chic set of four wall lamps by Gino Sarfatti, designed in 1952 for Arteluce, showcases masterful cr...
Brass
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 Five Gino Sarfatti Ceiling Lamps or Sconces SP 14 Arteluce Italy 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in München, BY
Set of five minimalistic Mid-Century Modern brass ceiling lights or sconces. Model 'SP 14'. Extremely rare pieces in brass finish. Designed by Gino Sarfatti, 1950s. Manufactured by A...
Metal, Brass
$5,618Sale Price|20% Off
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. Please feel free to contact us to receive a customi...
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
Postmodern Italian Palio Table Lamp by Perry King S. Miranda for Arteluce 1980s
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
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
possibly unique lamp by gino sarfatti
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Munich, DE
previous unknown hanging lamp variation of the sp/13F by gino sarfatti. made by arteluce.
Metal
Postmodern Italian Le Stelle 1560 Ceiling or Wall Lamp Paolo Piva Arteluce 1980s
By Arteluce, Paolo Piva
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Italian Model Le Stelle 1560 Ceiling or Wall Lamps by Paolo Piva for Arteluce, 1980s Italian wall and ceiling lights by Arteluce, designed by Paolo Piva in the 1980s. A ...
Metal
Cobalt Blue Glass Pair of Sconces by King and Miranda for Arteluce, 1980s, Italy
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Cobalt blue glass pair of sconces by King and Miranda for Arteluce, 1980s Italy Designers : Perry King and Santiago Miranda The Arteluce "Jill w...
Metal
Vittoriano Vigano for Arteluce, Rare Articulated Wall Light, Italian 1950s
By Vittoriano Vigano, Arteluce
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
Gino Sarfatti, Wall Light, model 211, designed 1955, made by Arteluce 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
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
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
Pier Giuseppe Ramella, Tikal, Pair of Table Lamps, Arteluce, 1982
By Arteluce, Pier Giuseppe Ramella
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
Iconic Palio table Lamp design by Perry A. King & Santiago Miranda for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
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
Postmodern Italian Model PAO T1 Table Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, 1990s
By Arteluce
Located in Hamburg, DE
The small T1 table light version from the Pao light series by Matteo Thun. The Pao shines impress with their characteristic diffuser made of matt glass. However, the material combin...
Glass, Wood
Pendants in Seguso Glass by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti, Archimede Seguso
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
$2,198Sale Price / item|24% Off
Aurora Pendants by Arteluce, 1982
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE We have three Aurora pendants in the elusive white color, priced individually. Perry King & Santiago Miranda designed the 'Aurora' pendant light in 1982 for Arteluce, ...
Aluminum
Italian Postmodern Murana Sconces Perry by King S. Miranda for Arteluce 1980s
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
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 Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
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