Arturo Pani has been called the Jean Royère of Mexico. Like the adored French master of the mid-20th century, Pani won an upper-class clientele who appreciated the vivacity and exuberance he brought to interiors. His specialty was using new materials to reinterpret traditional stylings — the sensuous curves and arabesques of the Rococo; stately neoclassical motifs — for a modern context. Pani's work is a thing apart: at once theatrical and distinguished, playful and grand.
Pani was born to splendid settings. His father was Mexico’s ambassador to France, and both Pani and his brother Mario, a noted architect of the International style, would study at the prestigious École des Beaux Arts in Paris. Pani made his name in the late 1930s by designing lavish interiors that belied the austere facade of his brother’s new Hotel Reforma in Mexico City. Mexico’s affluent class welcomed Pani’s technique for juxtaposing Mario’s sleek modernist architectural envelope with voluptuous decor. His style became known as the “Acapulco look” in the 1930s, when Pani became the blossoming Pacific resort’s decorator of choice to the jet set. Pani’s own Acapulco villa would become a favorite backdrop for the society photographer Slim Aarons.
Though Pani frequently created furniture along the strict, geometric lines associated with mid-century modernism — and did, on occasion, produce pieces with wildly flowing futuristic lines — his signature designs were those that offered an idiosyncratic, spare-yet-sumptuous take on historical forms.
Pani’s favorite material was wrought iron, usually gilded. With it, he produced tables with elaborate sheaf-of-wheat bases, or scrolling baroque supports; chairs with frames made of iron rods bent to suggest the sinuous seatbacks and cabriole legs of Louis XV pieces; or — jumping a stylistic generation forward — designs with Louis XVI elements such as arrows and chevrons. Pani’s work has again become chic. As you will see on these pages, like few others, Arturo Pani had a true sense of drama. Virtually everything he designed is a showstopper.
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Palm Tree Table Lamp by Arturo Pani
By Arturo Pani
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, We offer this Palm Tree Table Lamp designed by Arturo Pani. This lamp is perhaps one of the most whimsical of all the wonderful designs by Arturo Pani. Crafted of brass a...
Brass
$7,040Sale Price|20% Off
Arturo Pani Table Lamp
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chicago, IL
Arturo Pani custom table lamp with central bronze column flanked by two panes of beveled glass raised on a square beveled glass base, with a patinated bronze beaubeche and scalloped details. Mexico, circa 1960 Provenance: Private residence, Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico Arturo Pani was one of the most significant figures working in design during the ‘Mexican Miracle’, a period from 1940-1970 of optimistic economic Expansion. While his brother, architect Mario Pani...
Glass
Fantastic Iron and Brass Lamp by Arturo Pani
By Arturo Pani
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this fantastic iron and brass lamp by Arturo Pani with amazing patina, circa 1950.
Brass, Iron
Christmas Tree Lamp
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Porcelain lamp depicting a Christmas tree, one of the most universal symbols of the year’s festive season. This cordless lamp is inspired by the spruce t...
Porcelain
Hans Kogl Gold Palm Tree Table Lamp 1970's
By Hans Kögl
Located in Hastings, GB
Stunning gilt metal palm tree lamp by Hans Kogl, 1970's Germany. Fronds of leaves arranged to form a beautiful gilt statement palm tree. This iconic palm tree lamp has 3 bulb holder...
Metal
Palm Tree Lamp Attributed to Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Electified Palm tree lamp Base measures 8.75" W x 8.75" L x 8" H.
Bronze, Metal
Iron and Brass "Parigi" Table Lamp
Located in Geneve, CH
Iron and brass "Parigi" table lamp Dimensions: 60 x 30 x 84cm Materials: brass, iron, crystal, gold leaf Iron sculpture lamp. Details in brass with a slightly burnished finish; ...
Crystal, Brass, Iron, Gold Leaf
Modern Italian Marble Table Lamp
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful Italian marble table lamp, 70s Modern or Postmodern period, attributed to designer Angelo Mangiarotti, circa 1970s, Italy. This is a beautiful lamp created out of a ...
Marble, Carrara Marble
$5,015
H 8.67 in W 18.9 in D 8.67 in
Fantastic French 'Le Coq d'Or' Rooster Table Lamp in Brass and Rattan 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Sometimes a piece is just right. And this is one of those times. Just look at this wonderful French mid century table lamp; it has it all. Beautiful materials, very well made and a f...
Brass
Pair of Fantastic Lamps by Juanluca Fontana
By Gianluca Fontana
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Pair of lamps with Murano glass eggs. No shade provided. Dimensions given without shade.
Brass
Hollywood Regency Tall Tan Palm Leaf Table Lamp
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A tall tan Hollywood Regency lamp with a textured palm leaf motif. This lovely table lamp will be fabulous on a side table, nightstand or credenza. It is tall and round and features ...
Metal
$4,088 / item
H 23.63 in W 15.36 in D 12.21 in
Geometric hammered brass, handmade Inspiring Trees table lamp by InsidherLand
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Inspiring trees recreates a treetop and is fully handcrafted. The rays of light pierce the geometric design in an unexpected way; almost ethereal. Slender and seemingly minimal, inspiring trees is a lighting piece that carries form, image and meaning. In the ‘treetop’, the detailed hammered handcrafted work captures the richness of light and shadows present in any real tree. The light is distributed by the three levels of the ‘treetop’ and diffuses, controlled by the geometry of several overlapping pieces. It is a unique lamp to stand out in any luxurious interior. Product details: Top: Handcrafted in hammered brass with golden bath...
Brass, Metal
Italian Gold Faux Bamboo Palm Table Lamp 1950s
Located in Hastings, GB
1950s Italian gilt metal table lamp, detailing a central faux bamboo stem with palm leaves. The lamp has been fitted with a modern replacement shade...
Metal
$1,275Sale Price / set|32% Off
H 40.5 in Dm 13.63 in
1970s Mid-Century Modern Palm Tree Table Lamps, Hand-Painted Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of midcentury Palm Tree Table Lamps stylized and painted in earthy colors and having dynamic decorative appeal. This stylish pair of midcentury palm tree table lamps would en...
Paint, Wood
Rattan and Wicker Palm Tree Table Lamp, 1970s United States
By Mario Lopez Torres
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beachy table lamp of a palm tree. Original lamp made in the 1970s. Made of rattan and wicker and bamboo. Curved trunk resembles a leaning palm tree. Two wicker coconuts each contai...
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Arturo Pani 1960's Brass Palm Floor Lamp
By Arturo Pani
Located in Mexico City, MX
A 1960s Mexican hand-crafted brass and black lacquered metal floor lamp designed by Arturo Pani. The 3 arm lamp with round base has leaf-shaped screens with white fabric upholstery. ...
Metal, Brass
Sold
H 73.63 in W 27.56 in D 19.69 in
Arturo Pani Floor Lamp 1970s Brass Verdigris Vintage Palm Tree Hollywood Regency
By Arturo Pani
Located in London, GB
An impressive floor lamp by the creator of the 'Acapulco Look' Arturo Pani. This floor lamp in brass plated and verdigris supports three heart shaped shades on its branches making no...
Brass
Palm Tree Floor Lamp by Arturo Pani
By Arturo Pani
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, We offer this Palm floor table lamp designed by Arturo Pani. This lamp is perhaps one of the most whimsical of all the wonderful designs by Art...
Brass
Palm Tree Table Lamp by Arturo Pani
By Arturo Pani
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, We offer this Palm Tree Table Lamp designed by Arturo Pani. This lamp is perhaps one of the most whimsical of all the wonderful designs by Arturo Pani. Crafted of brass a...
Brass
Arturo Pani Elegant 3 Cowboy Pyramid Table Lamp Goatskin & Bronze 1950s
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
We are pleased to offer: Elegant Midcentury, Mexico, 1950s table lamp in triangular form. Elevated wood pyramid wrapped in goatskin parchment with bronze ornamentation. Bronze deco...
Bronze
Arturo Pani Regency Seashell Cast Brass Table Lamp Mexico 1940s
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Table Lamp Mexico 1940s by Arturo Pani Seashell Table Lamp Cast in Brass mounted on original velvet covered wood base Velvet base is in a golden yellow tone. No shade is included. R...
Brass
Arturo Pani Mid-Century Modern Sputnik Table Lamps in Brushed Bronze
By Arturo Pani
Located in Astoria, NY
Arturo Pani Mid-Century Modern Sputnik table lamps in brushed bronze. Each is fully restored with all new wiring and hardware, including a double socket cluster. These lamps are in e...
Bronze
Pair of Arturo Pani Fruit Lamps
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceramic fruit lamp with gilded base by Arturo Pani. Pani was one of the most significant figures working in design during the Mexican Miracle (1940-...
Ceramic
Pair of Arturo Pani Bronze Sputnik Lamps
By Arturo Pani
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of bronze Sputnik table lamps by designer Arturo Pani, produced in Mexico circa 1960s, each including double cluster sockets over bobbin styled stem and nucleus, surrounded by...
Bronze, Iron