Italian interior lighting designer Diego Mardegan creates gorgeous chandeliers and wall lights that reflect an artist at the top of his craft. Though working in the 21st century, Mardegan’s stunning brass fixtures draw inspiration from retro mid-century modern works as well as early modernist design. His timeless lighting is characterized by exquisite attention to detail, each fixture a masterpiece in its own right.
Mardegan’s work expresses a love of Italian design movements from the 1940s to the 1970s, which he studied at the Historical Archive of Contemporary Arts at the Biennale Library in Venice. This led him to search for artisans who could replicate the manufacturing and finishing techniques used during these periods. Mardegan’s lighting designs are also inspired by sources such as vintage clothing, which can be seen in his use of fabric shades featuring throwback patterns. He is likewise known for creating shades from parchment paper, giving the fixtures a softer and more delicate appeal.
Two other standout features of Mardegan’s design are asymmetry and adjustability. Shades of various sizes often give his pieces an off-kilter yet somehow perfectly harmonious look. Many also come with features like stems that can be removed to turn a chandelier into a flush mount, shades on articulated joints that allow them to point in different directions and individually adjustable chandelier drums.
Mardegan is known to work only with galleries that he selects personally. One is Galerie Glustin Luminaires, which carries many exclusive pieces from this master of the lighting world. Designer Stephanie Kienle Gonzalez of Rizzoli International Publications lights up the den of her Manila home with a custom chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires.
On 1stDibs, find a selection of Diego Mardegan lighting.
Set 20 Decorative Brass Tube Sculptures Flower Holders by Diego Mardegan
By Diego Mardegan
Located in London, GB
Set of flower holders, handmade brass cylinder-shaped made of different sizes in diameter and heights. Handmade brass cylinder-shaped made of different s...
Brass
$6,336
H 25.6 in W 13.78 in D 14.18 in
Costantini Diego Modern Crystal Murano Glass Infinity Sculpture with Butterflies
By Costantini
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Crystal Pulegoso Murano glass sculpture infinity with 21 in paste multicolored butterflies attached with magnet. Modern sculpture ideal for a modern and rustic classic environment, for everyone. This work was carried out in collaboration between the Made Murano Glass...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Ornate Standing Flower Pot Holder
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Beautiful standing pot holder with very ornate details. The flower pot can be taken off the pedestal, allowing easy access to the flower pot. Having very st...
Gio Ponti Brass Flower Holder for Casa e Giardino, Italy 1940s
By Nino Ferrari, Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
Italian brass flower vase, circa 1940s, attributed to Gio Ponti. The piece features a softly rounded, hammered brass body with a warm, naturally aged patina. The upper rim is fitted ...
Brass
Unavailable|$1,125 / set
H 11.82 in Dm 3.94 in
Set Salta Mini Tube Flower Vases, Alpaca Silver & Cream Onyx
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Dimensions: 2,8 x 12 cm // 1,1" x 4,7" 2,8 x 18 cm // 1,1" x 7" 5 x 29,7 cm // 2" x 11,7" Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound be...
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Unavailable|$1,585 / set
H 11.82 in Dm 2.37 in
Salta Tube Set Flower Vases, Alpaca Silver & Cream Onyx Stone
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Dimensions : 6 x 20 cm // 2,3" x 7,8" 6 x 25 cm // 2,3" x 9,8" 6 x 29,5 cm // 2,3" x 11,6". Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its ...
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Minton Majolica Shell Flower Holder
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica flower holder which features a scallop shell supported by seaweed on a rocky base. Coloration: cream, brown, green, are predomin...
Majolica
Kinzo Hand Cast Decorative Sculpture by Madheke
Located in Geneve, CH
Kinzo hand cast decorative sculpture by Madheke. Dimensions: W 14.2 x D 7.5 x H 27.5 cm. Materials: Metal. KINZO’s eye-catching curves and structure are crafted in a shined cast...
Metal
Unavailable|$1,585 / set
H 11.82 in Dm 2.37 in
Salta Tube Set Flower Vases, Alpaca Silver & Brown Onyx
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Mid-Century Modern Brass Stylized Cane Bamboo Flower Holder
Located in New York, NY
This refined flower holder was realized in the United States, circa 1970. It features eight conjoined cylindrical forms of stylized cane bamboo segments with three sets of incised ba...
Brass
Contemporary Ceramic Pistillo Decorative Sculpture
By Paola Paronetto
Located in Porcia, IT
This remarkable piece is part of the Pistillo series of sculptures inspired by flower pistils, handcrafted of paper clay (mixture of clay and paper pulp) using traditional techniques...
Ceramic
$6,336
H 25.6 in W 13.78 in D 14.18 in
Costantini Diego Modern Crystal Murano Glass Infinity Sculpture With Butterflies
By Costantini
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Crystal Pulegoso Murano Glass Sculpture Infinity with 21 transparent multicolored butterflies attached with magnet. Modern sculpture ideal for a modern and rustic classic e...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$282Sale Price|36% Off
H 11.82 in W 3.94 in D 1.97 in
Italian manufacture vase for orange flower holder decoration 20th century
By Loetz Glass
Located in Palermo, IT
In otherwise good condition From a private collection.
Murano Glass