Arteluce Lighting
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
Table Lamp "Tikal" by Pier Giuseppe Ramella for Arteluce, 1980
By Pier Giuseppe Ramella, Arteluce
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 ...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti sconce model 31B Arteluce Italy 1950
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Table lamp by Ezio Didone for Arteluce circa 1970 in Murano glass
By Arteluce, Ezio Didone
Located in Monaco, MC
Beautiful table lamp in Murano glas design by Ezio Didone for Arteluce circa 70'.
Verry good condition.
Small age marks on the brass.
Italian original plug.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vintage Paolo Rizzatto Articulating Sconce for Arteluce
By Arteluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great sculptural vintage articulating wall sconce designed by Paolo Rizzatto for Arteluce. Original Arteuluce label on reflector. Refl...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Steel
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...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Chrome
Gino Sarfatti Table Lamp mod. 523 for Arteluce, 1964
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Milano, IT
Immerse yourself in the world of timeless elegance with the 1964 Gino Sarfatti table lamp, a true icon of Italian design. This extraordinary creation, born from the mastery of Gino S...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Cast Stone, 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 ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Arteluce, Model 526G Table Lamp by Massimo Vignelli from 60s
By Massimo Vignelli, Arteluce
Located in Catania, CT
Large table lamp model 526G (grande) for Arteluce by Massimo Vignelli. Very good and working condition consistent with age and use. Made in Italy during the 60s.Rare 1st edition with the chromed brass base and the old original "Ticino" switch. Full working with EU standard, adaptable on demand for USA standard.
Documentation: *Gramigna, G. Repertorio del Design Italiano, 2 vols. p 121, illustrated. *Italian Light 1960...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Gino Sarfatti Four Sconces Per Arteluce, 1955
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Four sconces designed by Gino Sarfatti and edited by Arteluce in 1955.Adjustable reflectors in coloured lacquered aluminium. Arm, pivot and base in polished brass. Litt. "Gino Sarfat...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Brass
White Metal 5-Lights Wall Lamp Mod. 50 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, '68
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This wall lamp was designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1968 for bath mirror and it belongs to the early production. The simplicity of its design and its rarity al...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Floor Lamp for Arteluce, Italy 1950
By Dino Sarfatti Edition Arteluce, Arteluce
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An iconic 1950s floor lamp, model “1051M”, designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce in Italy.
This elegant, minimalist piece has a wonderful appeal that nicely combi...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Chandelier Model 2042/3 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milan, IT
Chandelier 2042/3 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce.
Chrome metal frame, transparent glass globes.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Fritz Table Lamps by Perry King & Santiago Miranda for Arteluce
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Arteluce
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...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Model 608 Table Chrome Round Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1970s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milan, IT
Table or wall lamp model 608 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce.
Chrome plated aluminum base hosting a visible light bulb.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Floor Lamp Model No.1007 by Helg/Albini 1962, Arteluce, Italy
By Franco Albini and Franca Helg, Arteluce
Located in Berlin, DE
This floor lamp -model no. 1007- is designed by Franca Helg and Franco Albini in 1962 for Arteluce, Italy.
The construction is chromed brass, the reflector is movable and the lamps ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vintage 1094 Floor Lamp by Gino Sarfatti, Italy, 1969
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage 1094 Floor Lamp by Gino Sarfatti (1912-1985), realized for Arteluce in 1969.
Carrara Marble Base. Steel structure and independently adjustable milk glass lampshades.
H160 x...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Marble, Steel
Rare Arteluce 2048/PX Large Globe Pendant by Sergio Asti Italy 1965
By Sergio Asti, Arteluce
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Amazing rare 2048/PX pendant lamp by Italian designer Sergio Asti for Arteluce 1965
This large pendant comes with a unique provenance, available upon request
Sergio Asti was traine...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Italian mid-century steel Wall light nr. 232 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern steel Wall light nr. 232 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1960s
Pair of wall lights mod nr. 232 with a round metal base. The spherical steel diffuser is supp...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal, Steel
Yellow metal pendant, Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1955
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Berlin, DE
Pendant lights model no. '2079' with a perforated yellow lacquered metal construction and opaline glass.
Dimensions: H. 30 cm Ø20 cm
Design: Gino Sarfatti 1955 for Arteluce Italy....
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Lamp Chromed Metal Enameled Aluminum 1960s G. Sarfatti Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Milano, IT
Ceiling lamp, chromed metal, enameled aluminum.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Table Lamp 600/C Model by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce 60s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Padova, IT
One of the first edition of the 600 c model designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce 1960s.
This exceptional lamp has weights at the bottom as if made with bean bags...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Floor Lamp Model 1073/3 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy 1956
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Brass, Iron
Gino Sarfatti Floor Lamp Model No.1032, 1948, Arteluce/Italy
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Berlin, DE
Floor lamp model no. 1032 by Gino Sarfatti 1948, Arteluce, Italy.
Gino Sarfatti (1912 in Venice; † 1984 in Gravedona) was an Italian Industrial designer. He is considered one of t...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Brass
Table Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1950, Italy
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Brussels, BE
Table Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1950, Italy
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti, Set of 2 Table Lamps mod. 600/C, Arteluce Italy, 1966
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Firenze, IT
Set of2 black table lamps mod. 600/C designed by master Gino Sarfatti, manufactured by his own Arteluce.
Designed in 1966, produced 1960 - 1969
Lacquered aluminium. The leather base is filled with small lead balls...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Set di 2 lampade 2042/3 Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce, 1960
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Set di 2 lampade 2042/3 Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce, 1960
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Buone
Materiali:
Metallo verniciato, Vetro
Epoca:
1960
La Lampada da soffitto modello 2042/3, disegnata d...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti 595 Table Lamp Arteluce, Italy, 1961
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Sculptural and adjustable table lamp model 595 designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1961. Guard reflector in black painted aluminium, swiveling on a chrome p...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Floor Lamp Model 1044, Made in Italy, 1952, Arteluce Production
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Pambio Noranco, CH
Gino Sarfatti rare floor lamp model 1044 with double reflector for direct light e indirect in lacquered metal, brass structure and base in white marble.
Produced by Arteluce, Italy, 1952
Measures: Height 190 cm
Published on lots of books...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass
Very Rare, Sculptural, Big, Early and Minimalistic Wall Sconce by Gino Sarfatti
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
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 ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Gino Sarfatti model 540G for Arteluce Italy 1968
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
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...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Rare Table Lamp Model 565 Gino Sarfatti Arteluce, 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Model 565 a direct light table lamp designed in 1956, has distinctive steel spring that holds the spotlight reflector.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Steel
Gino Sarfatti Floor lamp 1063 for Arteluce, Italian Design 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Milan, IT
This splendid lamp is an iconic model that has inspired, since 1954, a whole line of design for essential floor lamps and where the tubular light source is placed at the center of at...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Wall Lamps Model 237/3 Arteluce, 1959
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Pair of wall lamps model 237/3 designed by Gino Sarfatti, manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1959. This pair of wall lamps are an iconic and famous design by Sarfatti. There are many di...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Antonio Macchi Cassia for Arteluce, Table lamp, 1960s approx.
By Arteluce, Antonio Pio Macchi Cassia
Located in Baranzate, IT
541 table lamp made of lacquered metal and swiveling diffuser with magnetic system. Designer Antonio Macchi Cassia . Original label. Prod. Arteluce, Italy, ca. 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Filippo Panseca for Arteluce, Articulated Desk Light, 1960s
By Arteluce
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Filippo Panseca for Arteluce, Articulated Desk Light, 1960s.
The design comprises a clear perspex block with articulated aluminium arm and shade. Both the arm and the shade adjust ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Arteluce Chrome floorlamp Designed by Bruno Gecchelin Model 1105
By Bruno Gecchelin, Arteluce
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Monumental Gino Sarfatti Floor Lamp Model 1094 for Arteluce, Italy, 1966
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Echt, NL
Very large model 1094 floor lamp in very good condition.
Designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1966
Manufactured by Arteluce, Italy
The lamp consists of a heavy black metal base plate and...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
'Model 1073' 2 Floor Lamps by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Brussels, BE
'Model 1073' 2 floor lamps by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
Measures: Height a the small one 182 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
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 suspe...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti 566 Table Lamp Arteluce Italy 1956
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Beautiful Model 566 Gino Sarfatti table lamp by Arteluce, Italy 1956. If you think Arteluce or Gino Sarfatti, The Model 566 might be one of the first designs that come across your mi...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Wall/Table Lamp Model 7 Arteluce, 1957
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare wall/table lamp version of model 7 designed by Gino Sarfatti, manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1957. I have never seen this fairly unique version before. T...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Sconce "194n" by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
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...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
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 Lighting
Materials
Metal
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 Lighting
Materials
Marble, Chrome, Steel
Adjustable Desk Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
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 Lighting
Materials
Enamel
Arteluce lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Arteluce lighting 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 lighting, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original lighting 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 lighting by Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Toni Zuccheri, and Gino Sarfatti. Prices for Arteluce lighting 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.