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
Gino Sarfatti Floor lamp 1063 for Arteluce, Italian Design 1950s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
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
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 Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Floor Lamp Model No.1032, 1948, Arteluce/Italy
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
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
'Model 1073' 2 Floor Lamps by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
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
Table Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1950, Italy
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
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 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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
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, Aluminum, Chrome
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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Brass, Iron
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
"Club" Floor lamp by Giuseppe Ramella for Arteluce - Italy 1980s
By Pier Giuseppe Ramella, Arteluce
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Wear consistent with age and use
"Club" Floor lamp by Giuseppe Ramella for Arteluce - Italy 1980s
Postmodern Adjustable Floor lamp
Measures : 22cm H:128/156cm
Materials : Enameled m...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern 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
$3,656 Sale Price
20% Off
Very Rare, Sculptural, Big, Early and Minimalistic Wall Sconce by Gino Sarfatti
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
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 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Brass
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 Chandelier Model 2095/5 by Arteluce, Italy, 1958
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice chandelier model 2095/5 designed by Gino Sarfatti, manufactured by Arteluce, Italy, 1958. This nice and impressive chandelier has a rare white ceiling plate and original wh...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Antonio Macchi Cassia for Arteluce, Table lamp, 1960s approx.
By Antonio Pio Macchi Cassia, Arteluce
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
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 ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Sergio Asti model 257 wall lamp Arteluce Italy 1966
By Sergio Asti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare large wall lamp model 257 designed by Sergio Asti and manufactured by Arteluce in Italy in 1966. Under the watchful eye of Gino Sarfatti, this lamp was brought to life. You can ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Mid-Century Modern Table / Desk Lamp #600 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in New York, NY
Anachronistic Italian Mid-Century table lamp #600 with Vinyl Sack filled with lead pellets as the base and a single socket and silver reflector bulb. Sarfatti's inventiveness and hum...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
$750 Sale Price
20% Off
Gino Sarfatti 566 Table Lamp Arteluce Italy 1956
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
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, 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
Floor Lamps Model 1074 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Brussels, BE
Floor lamps model 1074 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce - Two set available
price for on set of three.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Paolo Rizzatto - Model 265 Wall lamp
By Paolo Rizzatto, Arteluce
Located in Brussels, BE
The Model 265 by Paolo Rizzatto is made out of laquered steel.
This wall lamp seems to defy gravity thanks to its elegant counterweight.
This original italian lamp from the 70's i...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Steel
Italian Chrome "Bouquet" Sconce by Sergio Asti for Arteluce
By Sergio Asti, Arteluce
Located in Toronto, CA
A bouquet of chrome with 4 glass 'flowers' projects spectacularly from the wall on this 1960s wonder from Arteluce - one of the companies at the heart of the creative explosion in po...
Category
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Chrome
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
Gino Sarfatti model 211 sconces Arteluce Italy 1955
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
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
Gino Sarfatti model 213 wall lamp Arteluce Italy 1956
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
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
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...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
$6,014 / item
Gino Sarfatti Wall/Table Lamp Model 7 Arteluce, 1957
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
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
Table lamp by Ezio Didone for Arteluce circa 1970 in Murano glass
By Ezio Didone, Arteluce
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
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
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, Pair of table lamps mod. 607, prod. Arteluce, 1971
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Rivoli, IT
Rare pair of table lamps signed Gino Sarfetti, mod. 607, produced at Arteluce in 1971
Lacquered aluminum frame, Manufacturer's label.
The 607 model is a timeless icon of industrial ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Cobra Desk Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
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
Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Brass Italian '2097/30' Chandelier, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Madrid, ES
Chandelier model "2097/30" designed by Gino Sarfatti (1912/1985) for Arteluce. Made of polished brass structure. The central rod has forty arms supporting the light bulbs, Italy, 196...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
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 Lighting
Materials
Marble, Chrome, Steel
Adjustable Desk Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
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
Sconce "194n" by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
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...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$10,224 / item
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.