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Bruno Gatta Lighting

Italian, 1904-1976

Milanese lighting designer Bruno Gatta is best known for having founded a legendary postwar lighting manufacturer that produced some of the most innovative and inspiring fixtures of the 20th century during its short lifespan. The Italian company Stilnovo stayed true to its roots by making everything within the country and enlisting a slew of notable designers from the region to create pieces, such as Ettore Sottsass, Antonio Macchi and Joe Colombo.

Though Gatta founded Stilnovo way back in 1946, it is still one of the most instantly recognizable names in lighting. Like many European creatives designing furniture and decor in the wake of World War II, Gatta — an alum of visionary electronics maker Olivetti — leaned toward the new wave of mass-market and streamlined styles. In fact, Stilnovo loosely translates to “new style” in Italian, and vintage Stilnovo chandeliers, floor lamps and other lighting have endured as a practical choice for those looking to bring expressive and forward-thinking design into their homes.

Soon after Stilnovo was established, Gatta’s lighting fixtures were applauded throughout Europe for their novel industrial materials as well as their unique yet functional shapes. Italy during the mid-20th century was completely revolutionary, and Gatta and Stilnovo’s head designer, Angelo Gaetano Sciolari, helped shape the era.

When the 1960s arrived, Stilnovo was experiencing such a boom that the company opened a new production plant in Lainate. One of the brand’s most famous pieces, Giovanni Luigi Gorgoni’s quirky 1965 Buonanotte spherical table lamp, became a best seller.

Gatta partnered with some of the most well-known names in design, including Sottsass, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Colombo and Gae Aulenti. Sottsass’s pieces for Stilnovo, including the 1977 Valigia four-legged table lamp, the 1968 Lampros chandelier and Manifesto ceiling light, and the Castiglionis’ 1957 Saliscendi pendant light fixtures are some of the brand’s most recognizable to date. In 1978, De Pas, D’Urbino and Lomazzi designed the Fante lamp with an adjustable reflector that playfully recalls a broad-brimmed hat.

Stilnovo’s designs, including Danilo and Corrado Aroldi’s flexible Periscope table lamp, were featured in the 1972 exhibition “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape” at the Museum of Modern Art. While Stilnovo continued to operate with new designer collaborations after Gatta’s death, it closed its doors in 1988.

Italian art director Massimo Anselmi acquired the company in 2012 and rereleased several of Stilnovo’s most celebrated pieces. Then in 2019, lighting giant Linea Light Group purchased Stilnovo and relaunched its classic designs with contemporary touches like LED lighting systems.

Find vintage Bruno Gatta chandeliers, wall lights, table lamps and other fixtures on 1stDibs.

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Creator: Bruno Gatta
Stilnovo Pendant Lamp
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Den Haag, NL
Stilnovo pendant lamp, 1950s-1960s. Featuring a striped opaline body and brass details. new old stock, the brass canopy is new.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Opaline Glass

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Model 232 Wall or Ceiling Lights by Bruno Gatta, 1962
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant pair of Mid-Century Modern Model 232 wall or ceiling lights. Design by Bruno Gatta for Stilnovo. Striking Italian design from the 1960s. Original white metal sha...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Metal

Rare Three-Light Wall Light by Bruno Gatta
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Rovereta, SM
Rare three-light wall light by Bruno Gatta Black lacquered metal, white, red and yellow lacquered metal, brass Stilnovo edition, Italy, circa 1950.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Brass

Bruno Gatta Stilnovo Large Pendant Lamps 1954, Model 288
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Den Haag, NL
Iconic pendant lamps designed by the fonder of Stilnovo ''Bruno Gatta'' 1954 Italy. Model 288 Matt black aluminum shade and ceiling plate. Opaline glass. Solid Brass fittings, all or...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Aluminum

Stilnovo Chandelier by Bruno Gatta, Italy 1959
By Stilnovo, Bruno Gatta
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Stilnovo Model: 1088 Chandelier by Bruno Gatta, Italy 1959
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Metal, Brass

Italian chandelier by Bruno Gatta for Stilnovo 1960
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Italian chandelier by Bruno Gatta for Stilnovo, central stem in gilded brass with 2 black-lacquered aluminum rings and frosted glass. Italy circa 1960. Height 92 cm - 36,22 po Width...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Aluminum, Brass

Chandelier by Italian designer Bruno Gatta - Stilnovo 1950
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Chandelier by Italian designer Bruno Gatta. Original edition of Stilnovo, with original label. Gilt brass, matt black aluminum openwork cup, opaline glass. Italy around 1950. Hei...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Aluminum, Brass

Amazing pair of wall lights model 2020 by Bruno Gatta for Stilnovo - 1955s
By Bruno Gatta
Located in Uccle, Bruxelles
Beautiful and rare pair of wall lights designed by Bruno Gatta for Stilnovo in 1955. they are composed of a black lacquered arm, an off-white lacquered lampshade. all covered with a ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Metal, Brass

Set of two wall lamps, model 288w by Bruno Gatta for Stilnovo 1959
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in The Hague, NL
A beautiful rare set of wall lamps designed by Bruno Gatta, manufactured by Stilnovo in Italy in 1959.This lamp is made of a high quality warmwhite lacquered metal ring, holding a bl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Metal

Stilnovo 232 wall lamps by Bruno Gatta Italy 1954 black
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Modern and minimalistic pair of 'Model 232' wall lamps designed by Bruno Gatta and manufactured by Stilnovo in Italy in 1954. The striking bowl-shaped shades rest on bended slim blac...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Aluminum

Chromed metal and glass wall lamp by Bruno Gatta for Stilnovo, Italy 1960's
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This stunning and rare wall lamp is a design by Bruno Gatta for Stilnovo from the 1960's. It consists of a chromed ring that has a white glass diffuser in between hold by 3 metal pin...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Chrome, Metal

Tall floor lamp, white and blue metal, by Bruno Gatta, 1960
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Berlin, DE
Eccentric floor lamp by Bruno Gatta, made of metal, lacquered in blue and white, blue reflector and white round opaline glass. Labeled Stilnovo. Two pieces available, price is for o...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Metal

Large Lantern by Stilnovo, Brass and Opaline Glass, Italy 1950s
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Argelato, BO
Large Brass and Opaline Glass Lantern by Stilnovo, Italy, 1950s
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Brass

Bruno Gatta Ceiling or wall lamp produced by Stilnovo Italy from the 1950s
By Bruno Gatta
Located in Vigevano, PV
BRUNO CAT Ceiling or wall lamp painted brass. Bibliographies Stilnovo lighting fixtures catalogue, page 38. 1950s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Brass

Set of Two Metal Stilnovo Mod. 232 Sconces Designed By Bruno Gatta, Italy 1962
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Echt, NL
Elegant Model 232 Wall Lamps in very good condition. Designed by Bruno Gatta in 1962. Manufactured by Stilnovo Italy The lamps have a white lacquered metal shade which is attached...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Metal, Brass

Stilnovo sconces Bruno Gatta 288w Italy 1959
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare wall lamps designed by Bruno Gatta and manufactured by Stilnovo, Italy 1959. These lamps have a modernist shaped appearance with their white lacquered metal frame and opaline gl...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Metal

A MID-CENTURY-MODERN Wall Lamp by BRUNO GATTA & STILNOVO, Italy 1950
By Bruno Gatta
Located in PARIS, FR
A small adjustable wall light, Modernist, from Forme-Libre, wall base in black lacquered metal enhanced with chrome, adjustable lampshade in pale yellow lacquered metal, model No. 28...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Metal

Pair of Italian Wall Lights Model 2085 by Stilnovo, 1950
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful pair of articulate Italian wall lights Model 2085 by Bruno Gatta, manufactured by Stilnovo, 1950s, with red enameled, perforated shades on swivel brass arms, individual on/...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Metal, Brass

Stilnovo table lamp by Bruno Gatta
By Bruno Gatta
Located in Palermo, IT
Elegant table lamp designed by Bruno Gatta and produced by Stilnovo. Perfectly working. The lamp features a red lacquered aluminum shade with a brass rod on a white Carrara marble ba...
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1950s Italian Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass

An Italian Articulated Standing Floor Lamp c.1970
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stylish 20th Century Italian articulated standing lamp with three movable brass arms, brass body column and supported by original thick marble base. Original wiring and in working ...
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20th Century Italian Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Marble, Brass

Set 3 Italian Modernist Brass Patterned w/Glass Bruno GattaStilnovo Wall Sconces
By Bruno Gatta
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1960's Set of 3 Italian Modernist Brass Patterned with Glass Strands Wall Sconces by Bruno Gatta Stilnovo. I found these beauties in Italy.
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Metal

Coppia Di Lampade Stilnovo Designer Bruno Gatta, N. 8023 Pubblicate, 1960
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Rovereta, SM
Coppia di Lampade Stilnovo Designer Bruno Gatta, N. 8023 Pubblicate, 1960, in perfette condizioni ,etichetta originale, marmo di Carrara senza sbeccature. valuto anche la vendita si...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Brass

'232' Wall or Ceiling Pendel by Bruno Gatta for Stillovo, Italy 1954
By Stilwood, Bruno Gatta
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wall or ceiling pendel by Bruno Gatta for Stillovo, Italy 1954. This is Model No. 232 and features a black lacquered shade hold by a black stem and off white bracket. Professionaly r...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Metal

Stilnovo 232 Wall Lamps by Bruno Gatta, Italy, 1954
By Stilnovo, Bruno Gatta
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Nice and minimalistic pair of 'Model 232' wall lamps, designed by Bruno Gatta and manufactured by Stilnovo, Italy 1954. The large bowl-shaped shades are supported by a black painted ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Metal, Aluminum

Bruno Gatta "Model-232 " Wall Light for Stilnovo, 1960s, Italy
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in The Hague, NL
Elegant wall light designed by Bruno Gatta and manufactured for Stilnovo in 1960's Italy. Model - 232. Tested- working. This table light features a black lacquered aluminium sha...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Aluminum, Brass

Bruno Gatta "8023" Table Light for Stilnovo, 1960s, Italy
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in The Hague, NL
Elegant table light designed by Bruno Gatta and manufactured for Stilnovo in 1960's Italy. This table light features a black lacquered aluminium shade with a brass rod on a white ca...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Brass, Aluminum

1960s Stilnovo Italy Design Extra Size Wall Lamp
By Bruno Gatta
Located in Biella, IT
Stilnovo Italy design production, extra size wall lamp design Gatta Bruno years '50 Material; white glass and brass structure in perfect vintage condit...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Brass

Stilnovo Wall Lamp Model 2020, Italy, 1955, See Video
By Bruno Gatta
Located in London, GB
Spectacular large sized sculptural wall lamp model 2020 designed by Bruno Gatta and manufactured by Stilnovo, Italy 1955. Minimalist wall lamp with black ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Acrylic

Vintage Floor Lamp Three Arms Alluminium Marble by Stilnovo, 1950
By Bruno Gatta
Located in Biella, IT
Stilnovo floor lamp three arms with lampshade in brown, green and white color Material is; marble base, structure in enameled metal and brass, la...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Marble, Aluminum, Brass

Couple Stilnovo Sconces 1950 Metal Black Cromo, 1950, Italy
By Bruno Gatta
Located in Milano, IT
Couple Stilnovo sconces 1950 black metal cromo, Italy.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Metal

Floor lamp, Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo, 1953
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant brass floor lamp by Bruno Gatta and produced by Stilnovo, Italy in 1953. The lamp has three reflectors and a marble lampstand. The manufacturers logo is visible inside of th...
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1950s Italian Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Marble, Brass

Bruno Gatta, Floor Lamp, Stilnovo, 1950
By Bruno Gatta
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Very rare indirect lighting lamp published by Stilnovo House, Italy 1950. Bruno Gatta is the founder of Stilnovo in 1946. White marble base, barrel in matt black lacquered metal enha...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bruno Gatta Lighting

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Carrara Marble, Metal

Bruno Gatta lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Bruno Gatta 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 Bruno Gatta lighting, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original lighting by Bruno Gatta were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider lighting by Franco Albini, Willy Rizzo, and Alfredo Barbini. Prices for Bruno Gatta lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,043 and can go as high as $24,430, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,950.

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