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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Italian Postmodern Pao T2 Table Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, 1990s
By Arteluce, Matteo Thun
Located in Hamburg, DE
The large T2 table lamp from Matteo Thun’s Pao lighting series. Shown here in a rare version with a light-colored beech wood base. The Pao lamps are distinguished by their characte...
Metal
$55,000 / set
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce '516' Table Lamps
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
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...
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce '609' Table Lamps in White Aluminum & Cast Iron
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
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
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
Large Massimo Vignelli Model 526g Table lamp for Arteluce
By Massimo Vignelli, Arteluce
Located in Milan, IT
Massimo Vignelli Model 526g table lamp for Arteluce. Large Version Carries 3 bulbs Original labels
Metal
Table Lamp Model 597 by Gianfranco Frattini for Arteluce Italy, 1960s
By Arteluce, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Berlin, DE
Table lamp designed by Gianfranco Frattini in 1961 and produced by Arteluce. Cylindrical structure covered with a dense curtain of fine rayon fringes, creating a soft, warm light as ...
Aluminum
20th Century, Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce The Moon Table Lamp 604
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
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
$7,500 / item
Rare Model 565 Table Lamp by Gino Sarfatti, 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Skokie, IL
Gino Sarfatti rare pair of model 565 table lamps for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s. Model 565 a direct light table lamp designed in 1956, has distinctive steel spring that holds the spotl...
Steel
Antonio Macchi Cassia Table lamp, model 610 Arteluce Italy, 1973
By Antonio Pio Macchi Cassia, Arteluce
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
Postmodern Italian Model Pao T1 Table Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, 1990s
By Arteluce
Located in Hamburg, DE
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...
Glass, Wood
$695Sale Price|42% Off
1966 Gino Sarfatti 1st Edition Model 600/C for Arteluce, Italy
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
1966 600/C 1st edition table lamp from Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce. Come with original 220 volt 60 watt light bulb and European wall plug. For North American a current transforme...
Metal, Aluminum
Dolly A 200 Table Lamp by Arteluce, Mid-Century Modern, 1976
By Arteluce
Located in Milano, IT
Arteluce Dolly A 200 Table Lamp, Italian Design from the 1970s A silhouette with an unmistakable character, poised between geometry and lightness: the Dolly A 200 table lamp, design...
Metal
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
Stephan Copeland Set of Two Desk, Table "Tango" Lamps for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Copeland
Located in Antwerp, BE
Set of two desk lamps model "Tango" designed by Stephan Copeland for Arteluce, Italy. Flexible soft arms, adjustable in many positions. Height when fully...
Iron
Pair of '591' table lamps by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
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 Model 585 Minimalist Table Lamp
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A true collector's piece. This is a rare model 585 petite table lamp or task lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce. A wonderful example of Italian lighting in immaculate condition. Metal base with painted metal shade. Shade can be turned in a full 360 degrees. Please note this is a small scale light...
Metal
Arteluce Couple Table Lamp Conetto “Ezio Didone” Glass, 1979
By Arteluce
Located in Milano, IT
Arteluce couple table lamp Conetto “Ezio Didone" glass, 1979.
Glass
Pao table lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, 1993
By Matteo Thun, Arteluce
Located in Athens, Attiki
Pao table light by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, 1993. Matteo Thun’s work is driven by the search for sophistication and subtle irony, which makes him something of a design dandy.When it...
Glass, Opaline Glass, Lacquer
Model 611/P table lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1973
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Model 611/P table lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1973 and manufactured by Arteluce. Model 611 is a height-adjustable table lamp with a tiltable reflective shade. The base is made...
Metal, Aluminum
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
Ring A 400 Table Lamp by Bruno Gecchelin for Arteluce, 1970s
By Arteluce, Bruno Gecchelin
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
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
Pair of Large 1980s Table Lamps, Pier Giuseppe Ramella for Arteluce Model Tikal
By Arteluce, Pier Giuseppe Ramella
Located in München, DE
Pair of large 1980s table lamps by Pier Giuseppe Ramella model Tikal. Made for Arteluce. Made in Italy. Pier Giuseppe Ramella was a well-known Italian designer and architect. Typi...
Metal
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. The Pao lamps captivate with their characteristic diffuser made of frosted glass. However, it is rather the ...
Glass, Wood
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
Model 524 Table Lamp by Franco Albini & Franca Helg for Arteluce, 1960s
By Arteluce, Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Model 524 table lamp designed by Franco Albini and Franca Helg and manufactured by Arteluce. The model consists of eight rectangular transparent Perspex panels that are placed in ...
Metal
1950s Gino Sarfatti 'Tricolore' grey table lamp for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
Brass, 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
Gino Sarfatti 584/G Table Lamp for Arteluce, Italy 1957
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milan, IT
Gino Sarfatti 584/G Brown Table Lamp for Arteluce, Italy 1957
Chrome
Italian Table Lamp "Palio" by Perry King for Arteluce '80s
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Arteluce
Located in Puglia, Puglia
"Palio" table lamp by Perry King and Santiago Miranda designed for Arteluce, Italy 1980s. The lamp has two opal glass diffusers, a floating copper metal lampshade and a solid metal b...
Metal, Aluminum
Space Age VIntage Plexiglass Brass Table Lamp Gino Sarfatti Arteluce Italy 1968
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
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
Franco Albini & Franca Helg Model 524 Sculptural Lucite Chrome Lamp Arteluce
By Franco Albini and Franca Helg, Arteluce, Franco Albini
Located in Troy, MI
A sculptural Lucite and chrome lamp designed by Franco Albini and Franca Helg for Arteluce Italy circa 1952 Sunburst design of eight acrylic pane...
Chrome
Mid-Century Italian table lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in London, Fitzrovia
1950's Italian table lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce.
Aluminum, Brass
$3,300 / item
Abat Jour Table Lamp by Cini Boeri for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Cini Boeri
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
1950s Gino Sarfatti Sculptural Table Lamp for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
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
Table Lamp 526/G by Massimo Vignanelli for Arteluce, Mid-20th Century
By Arteluce
Located in Roma, IT
Table Lamp is an original design lamp realized by Massimo Vignanelli in the half of 20th century. A design lamp mod 526/G realized for Arteluce. Decor your room with this design la...
Metal, Steel
Rare 1960s Gino Sarfatti Metal and Seguso Glass Table Lamp for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare 1960s Gino Sarfatti Metal and Seguso Glass Table Lamp for Arteluce Executed in hand-blown bubbled Seguso glass on a black painted cylindrical metal base. The simplicity of Sarf...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti & Arteluce, Early Table Lamp 600/C, Italy, 1966
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in La Teste-de-Buch, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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...
Aluminum
Table Lamp 600 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in bruxelles, BE
Lamp with legs in the shape of a leather bag filled with sand. Stamped on the side. Wear and tear due to the age of the lamp.
Metal
Pair of 'Le Falene' series table lamps by Piero De Martini for Arteluce, 1980s
By Arteluce, Piero De Martini
Located in Rotterdam, NL
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...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce "600/P" 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 565 Table Lamp Arteluce, Italy, 1956
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Minimalist model 565 table lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1956. This very nice direct table lamp has a cast iron base, c...
Metal, Aluminum
Arteluce "Cone and Conetto" Couple Table Lamps Glass 1975 Italy
By Arteluce
Located in Milano, IT
Two Arteluce Lamps. Measurements. H 52 23 diameter. E L other H 30 diameter 20
Blown Glass
1965 Arteluce Large Chrome & Acrylic Table Lamp by Massimo Vignelli Italy
By Massimo Vignelli, Arteluce
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern 1965 Arteluce Model 526/G large Chrome & Acrylic table lamp by Massimo Vignelli Italy. Concave chrome base holds 3 Light socket and topped with large white Lucite...
Chrome
Gino Sarfatti 586 table lamps Arteluce Italy 1962
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
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
Table lamp mod. 612, design Paolo Rizzatto for Arteluce, 1975
By Arteluce, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Table lamp mod. 612 clamped in burgundy-colored fiberglass and plexiglass designed in 1975 by Paolo Rizzatto for Arteluce.
Metal
Italian Postmodern Model Pao T1 Table Lamp Spare Glass Matteo Thun Arteluce, 90s
By Matteo Thun, Arteluce
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
Arteluce Couple Table Lamp Glass Metal 1975 italy
By Arteluce
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful pair of Arteluce Cones
Glass
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
Vintage Gala Table Lamp by Paolo Rizzatto for Arteluce, 1978
By Paolo Rizzatto, Arteluce
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Gala table lamp is a design lamp realized by Paolo Rizzatto for Arteluce, Italy in 1978. Metal structure( completely removable) with original height-adjustable lampshade mad...
Metal
Model 597 Table Lamp by Gianfranco Frattini for Arteluce, 1960s
By Arteluce, Gian Franco Frattini
Located in bruxelles, BE
Rope and aluminum lamp with double switch. Stamped Arteluce. Wear due to time and age of the lamp. FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE
Metal, 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
$11,680Sale Price|20% Off
Model 593 Table Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model 593 Table Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960's. Original EU cord. Recommended Lamping QTY six E14 20w maximum bulbs. Bulbs not i...
Nickel
$5,690 / item
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...
Aluminum
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 Large Model 600/C Black Leather Table Lamp, Arteluce, Italy, 1966
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous and iconic large Model 600/C table lamp in black leather and lacquered metal designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce in Italy in 1966. The lamp still retains its...
Metal, Aluminum
Postmodern Black Pao T1 Table Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, Italy, 1990s
By Arteluce, Matteo Thun
Located in Hamburg, DE
The small T1 table lamp version from Matteo Thun's Pao lamp series. Here in a rare version with a high-gloss black lacquered shaft. The Pao lamps captivate with their characteristic...
Glass, Wood
Postmodern Silver Pao T1 Table Lamps Matteo Thun Arteluce Italy, 1990s, Set of 2
By Arteluce, Matteo Thun
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
Iconic Palio table Lamp design by Perry A. King & Santiago Miranda for Arteluce
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Arteluce
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
$1,091Sale Price|20% Off
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 ...
Metal