Fontana Arte Furniture
Best known for its elegant and innovative vintage lighting fixtures, the Milan-based firm Fontana Arte pioneered one of the key features of 20th-century and contemporary Italian design: the union of artistry and industry wrought by partnerships between creative talents — chiefly architects — and entrepreneurial businesses. Fontana Arte is further distinguished by having had as artistic director, in succession, four of Italy’s most inventive modernist designers: Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, French transplant Max Ingrand and Gae Aulenti.
The bread and butter of the glassmaking company that Luigi Fontana founded in 1881 was plate-glass panels for the construction industry. In 1930, Fontana met Ponti — then the artistic director of the Richard Ginori ceramics workshop and the editor of the influential magazine Domus — at a biannual design exhibition that became the precursor to today’s Milan Design Triennale, and the two hatched an idea for a furniture and housewares firm. Fontana Arte was incorporated in 1932 with Ponti as its chief of design. He contributed several lamps that remain among the company’s signature works, including the orb-atop-cone Bilia table lamp and the 0024 pendant — a stratified hanging sphere.
The following year, Fontana Arte partnered with the influential Milan studio glassmaker and retailer Pietro Chiesa, who took over as artistic director. Chiesa’s designs for lighting — as well as for tables and items including vases and ashtrays — express an appreciation for fluidity and simplicity of line, as seen in works such as his flute-shaped Luminator floor lamp and the 1932 Fontana table — an arched sheet of glass that is held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
Six years after Chiesa’s 1948 death, the École des Beaux Arts–trained Max Ingrand took over as head of design at Fontana Arte. Ingrand brought a similarly expressive formal sensibility to wares such as lamps and mirrors, but he also had a masterful eye for the manipulation of glass surfaces — whether they be cut, frosted, acid-etched or sand-blasted. His classic design is the Fontana table lamp of 1954, which has a truncated cone shade and curved body, both of which are made of pure, chic white-frosted glass.
Following Ingrand, the often-audacious Italian architect Gae Aulenti served as the company’s artistic director from 1979 to 1996, and while she generally insisted that furnishings take second place aesthetically to architecture, she made an exception for Fontana Arte pieces such as the Tavolo con Ruote series of glass coffee and dining tables on wheels, bold lighting pieces such as the Parola series and the Giova, a combination flower vase and table lamp. As a key incubator of modern design under Aulenti’s tenure, Fontana Arte remained true to its long-held commitment — creating objects that have never been less than daring.
Find vintage Fontana Arte lighting fixtures such as pendants, table lamps and more on 1stDibs.
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Equatore SmallTable Lamp Designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Oscar e Gabriele Buratti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Equatore" is a small table lamp, designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti and manufactured by Fontana Arte, made in glass and metal and is part of a collection including table, floor an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote Low Glass Coffee Table on Casters for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in Miami, FL
Designed by Gae Aulenti, this low coffee table consists of a tempered glass top supported by four black industrial wheels and was produced by Fontana Arte and imported by Luminaire.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Glass
Large Bambù table lamps by Humberto & Fernando Campana for Candle, 2000s
By Fontana Arte, Campana Brothers, Candle, Fratelli Campana
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Pair of large Bambù table lamps by Humberto & Fernando Campana for Candle (Fontana Arte).
The model consists of a, seen from above, eye-shaped cream colou...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Metal
Table Lamp Ali Model by Denis Santachiara for Fontana Arte, Italy
By Denis Santachiara, Fontana Arte
Located in Milan, Italy
Ali model in layered glass and transparent glass structure
Original label Prod. Fontana Arte, 1986. Designed by Denis Santachiara.
Biography
Denis Santachiara, born in 1950 in Camp...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Glass
Lamp Lampara Roberto Menghi, FontanaArte, 1960
By Fontana Arte, Roberto Menghi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Roberto Menghi's Lampara lamp, produced by FontanaArte in 1960, is a timeless icon of Italian design. Featuring clean, minimalist lines, this table lamp embodies the elegance and sim...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian modern Coffee table Orio by Pierluigi Cerri for Fontana Arte, 1980s
By Fontana Arte, Pierluigi Cerri
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Coffee table Orio by Pierluigi Cerri for Fontana Arte, 1980s
Coffee table mod. Orio with round top in smoked glass with bevelled edge. The metal structure features a s...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Metal
Roberto Menghi Lamps, FontanaArte, 1960
By Fontana Arte, Roberto Menghi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Roberto Menghi's Lampara lamp, produced by FontanaArte in 1960, is a timeless icon of Italian design. Featuring clean, minimalist lines, this table lamp embodies the elegance and sim...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Metal
Lampada da terra Chiara, italiana moderna, di Cini Boeri per Fontana Arte, 1980s
By Cini Boeri, Fontana Arte
Located in MIlano, IT
Lampada da terra Chiara, italiana moderna, di Cini Boeri per Fontana Arte, 1980s.
Lampada da terra modello Chiara con base tonda in metallo, stelo in vetro di Murano blu scanalato e ...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Metal
Lampada da tavolo "Ambigua" disegnata da Guido Rosati per Fontana Arte
By Guido Maria Rosati, Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, MI
Rarissima lampada Fontana Arte appartenente alla collezione Fatua disegnata nel 1972 da Guido Rosati per Fontana Arte. E' una rara versione a forma di clessidra in vetro satinato con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Glass
Green table lamp Tapira by Gianemilio Piero and Anna Monti Fontana Arte, 1970s
By Fontana Arte, Gianemilio Piero and Anna Monti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern green table lamp Tapira by Gianemilio Piero and Anna Monti Fontana Arte, 1970s
Table lamp mod. Tapira with elliptical base. The structure is entirely made of bright gr...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Set of 3 Appliques Parola by Piero Castiglioni and Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Set of 3 Appliques Parola, a collaborative masterpiece by Piero Castiglioni and Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte, epitomizes the pinnacle of mid-century Italian lighting design. Craf...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Metal
Low table in mirrored glass and brass, Fontana Arte, circa 1960
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Enhance your space with the timeless elegance of this mirrored glass and brass coffee table from Fontana Arte, a design icon from the 1960s. The fusion of fine materials, mirrored gl...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Metal
Fontana Arte, Wall Mirror, Brass, Italy, 1940s
By Fontana Arte
Located in High Point, NC
A brass wall mirror designed and produced by Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940s.
Category
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Brass
Max Ingrand Dahlia Chandelier
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Max Ingrand Dahlia chandelier. Polished & nickeled brass, curved glass. 16 Arms, each ending with a candelabra socket. Glass petals alternate betwee...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Archivio Storico Fontana Arte Aluminum Pear Tree Blown Glass Floor Lamp Italy
By Charles Williams, Archivio Storico Gallotti, Fontana Arte
Located in Miami, FL
A pure and elegant modernist floor lamp designed by Archivio Storico for Fontana Arte. The 2198 Model from Fontana Arte is a classic Floor Lamp. The diffuser is in satin white blown ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
1990s Fontana Arte Table Lamps Model Falena by Alvaro Siza Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1990s Magnificent pair of modern table lamps by Fontana Arte designed by Alvaro Siza Italy
circa 1994.
Adjustable body to manage light.
Chrome metal and glass.
Low-voltage table lamp...
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1990s Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Max Ingrand Fontana Arte Fontana Total Black Table Lamp in Glass, 2014 Edition
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Max Ingrand and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the Fontana total black table lamp, 2014 Edition, is an unusual Total Black produced in 2014 to mark the 60th anniversary of...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pietro Chiesa, Floor Lamp, Brass, Glass, Fabric Italy, 1940s
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, glass and fabric floor lamp designed by Pietro Chiesa and produced by Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 69.5” H x 10.5” W x 10.25” D
Dimensions of Sh...
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1940s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Brass
Cini Boeri Hand Blown Murano Glass Light Pink Table Lamp
By Fontana Arte, Cini Boeri
Located in London, England
An elegant table lamp made from layered and blown Murano glass and a circular cast iron metal base. Signed.
A single piece of glass forms the shade, connecting to the fluted glass s...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass, Reeded Glass, Blown Glass
Cini Boeri Hand Blown Murano Glass Blue Table Lamp
By Fontana Arte, Cini Boeri
Located in London, England
An elegant table lamp made from hand blown Murano glass and a circular metal base.
A single piece of glass forms the shade, connecting to the fluted glass stem via three screws. Li...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Reeded Glass
Cini Boeri Hand Blown Murano Milk Glass White Table Lamp
By Fontana Arte, Cini Boeri
Located in London, England
An elegant table lamp made from hand blown Murano glass and a circular metal base.
A single piece of glass forms the shade, connecting to the fluted glass stem via three screws. Li...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass, Reeded Glass, Blown Glass
Fontana Arte Bambù Lamp, Humberto and Fernando Campana
By Fontana Arte, Candle
Located in Miami, FL
Fontana Arte Bambù Lamp, Humberto and Fernando Campana
Offered for sale is a Fontana Arte Bambù model table lamp created by Humberto Campana (1953...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Iron
"Brama" Wall Mirror by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gianni Celada
Located in London, GB
Brama wall mirror by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte.
*There is a small chip on one corner, barely visible
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Italian modern Segno Due floor lamps by Gregotti Associati Fontana Arte, 1980s
By Gregotti Associati, Fontana Arte
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Segno Due floor lamps by Gregotti Associati Fontana Arte, 1980s
Pair of two floor lamps mod. Segni Due with a round base. The structure and base are in gray painted tu...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Metal
Franceschina Table Lamp by Umberto Riva for Fontana Arte, 1989
By Fontana Arte, Umberto Riva
Located in UTRECHT, NL
Table lamp, model Franceschina. Designed by Umberto Riva in 1989. Produced by Fontana Arte with the highest quality materials such as bronze and soft satin opaline glass. A design th...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Pietro Chiesa Fontana Arte Cartoccio Q Vase, Designed 1932
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Extraordinary vases designed by Pietro Chiesa in 1932 and manufactured by Fontana Arte, made from hot folding of a sheet of glass. Cartoccio Q is available in transparent glass. Manu...
Category
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Glass
"Pinecone" Small Table Lamp Designed by Paola Navone for Fontanaarte
By Paola Navone, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Pinecone" is a large table lamp, designed by Paola Navone and manufactured by FontanaArte, with a lampshade in transparent or frosted white blown glass, a metal cage with nickel or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Metal
Fontana Arte "Setareh" Table Lamp Designed by Francesco Librizzi
By Fontana Arte, Francesco Librizzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Setareh" is a table lamp, designed by Francesco Librizzi and manufactured by FontanaArte, featuring a structure in gold or chromed metal and a sphere in white satin blown glass. The suspended version comes bare or with a white or black lampshade or a metal disc. In the table version the base is in gray or red mineral...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Metal, Gold, Chrome
Italian Modern Opaline Glass Table Lamp Daruma by Asti for Fontana Arte, 1970s
By Sergio Asti, Fontana Arte
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Opaline glass Table lamp Daruma by Asti for Fontana Arte, 1970s
Table lamp mod. Daruma with round base. The rounded structure of the diffuser is made up of two hemisp...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Glass
1960s Fontana Arte Magazine Rack
By Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
A smoked glass magazine rack with a curved brass frame featuring tapered legs and handle. From the 1960s-1970s made by the Italian design company Font...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Modern Neon Backlit Square Mirror by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte 1970
By Gianni Celada, Fontana Arte
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern neon backlit square mirror with semi-transparent decoration on the glass by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte, 1970s.
Backlit neon mirror, square shape with container fr...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Max Ingrand, Attb Glass Bowl/Dish/ Vide Poche, Freeform by Fontana Arte, Fx Mark
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful freeform dish/Vide - Poche by Fontana Arte, with FX mark in bottom, shows light scratches near signature. Amazing green /blue color tone glass, very traditional for the ear...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Glass
Fontana Arte Rare Box Attributed to Max Ingrand, Marked
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and rare glass and plated metal box with a wooden lining. Acid Marked in glass as shown Fontana Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Glass
Fontana Arte Milk Glass Wall Sconces
By Fontana Arte
Located in Montréal, QC
Fontana Arte milk glass wall sconces. 40 watts E-26 Edison medium base incandescent bulb recommended or higher if LED/CFL.
Verified E-26 Edison medium base socket. Hard wire.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Matti Klenell Fontana Arte Bianca Floor Lamp in Blown Glass, Designed, 2015
By Fontana Arte, Matti Klenell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Matti Klenell in 2015 and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the Bianca floor lamp is a family of lamps with diffuser in blown glass, comprising pendant, floor, wall/ceiling a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Metal
"Kanji" Blown Glass Wide Pendant Lamp Designed by Denis Guidone for FontanaArte
By Denis Guidone, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Kanji" is a wide pendant lamp, designed by Denis Guidone and manufactured by FontanaArte, made in blown glass with two finishes, transparent smoky gray and frosted white, and structure and handle in black painted metal. It cab be provided with a dimmer and lighting source is 10W LED (2700K, CRI>80, Lumen 1000).
Dimensions:
Ø 16.8", H. 15.3" (lamp) plus 98.4"
"Kanji" is a collection of lighting elements that reinterprets traditional Oriental portable lanterns in a contemporary vision. Available in tabletop and ceiling models, it draws inspiration from Chinese porcelain dating from the Ming dynasty. The hand-blown glass diffuser, in frosted white and translucent smoky gray, is adorned with a pleated surface decoration.
A LED ring runs inside the structure and magically illuminates the diffuser. Evocative of Far East not only as form but also as a name, as "Kanji" are characters of Chinese origin used in Japanese writing in conjunction with the Hiragana and Katakana syllabaries, "Kanji" is designed to be used alone or in pairs, with each form amplifying the aesthetic power of the other.
Denis Guidone studied architecture at the Politecnico di Milano and at FAUP in Oporto. He won numerous international awards, including the IDA Design Award in Los Angeles. He was also given the Bruno Munari Prize by Gillo Dorfles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Metal
RE Table Lamp Designed by Bobo Piccoli for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Bobo Piccoli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the game of chess with their sinuous shapes, Re and Regina are the key characters of the chessboard. Their profiles stand out clearly in the white light diffused by opale...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Glass
Gamfratesi Fontana Arte Cheshire Suspension Lamp in Opaline Polycarbonate, 2013
By Fontana Arte, GamFratesi Design Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by GamFratesi in 2013 and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the Cheshire suspension lamp echoes the studio’s Nordic imprint in its simplicity and functional aspects. The opaline...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass
Matti Klenell Fontana Arte Bianca Small Suspension Lamp in Blown Glass
By Fontana Arte, Matti Klenell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Matti Klenell in 2015 and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the Bianca suspension lamp is a family of lamps with diffuser in blown glass, comprising pendant, floor, wall/ceiling and table versions, the latter with or without base. Its beautifully balanced shape is enriched and made unique by
an orderly series of delicate, light grooves that, on the white volume of the glass, look like tiny prints...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Fontana Arte 3247TA Small Table Lamp in White Frosted Blown Glass
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Family of floor and table lamps with diffuser in frosted white blown glass and structure in nickel-plated metal.
The diffuser is available in white frosted blown glass...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pietro Chiesa For Fontana Arte Brass & Murano Glass Torchiere
By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Brass & Murano glass Torchiere
Italy, 20th century
A rare model, of seamless organic tiered design, fitted wit...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Brass
Nobi Floor Lamp with 4 Diffusers Designed by Metis Lighting for FontanaArte
By Metis Lighting, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Nobi 4" is a floor lamp, designed by Metis Lighting and manufactured by FontanaArte, featuring a frame in chromed or satin nickel metal, diffusers in frosted glass and black power c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Nickel, Metal, Aluminum
BLOM Table Lamp Designed by Andreas Engesvik for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Andreas Engesvik
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Its name comes from the shape of the lamp, similar to a flower due to its petal shaped blades. Light intensity can be adjusted thanks to the two petals that gently embrace the diffuser, rotating on the base to shield the glare depending on personal requirements.
Table lamp. Diffuser in milk white opaline polyethylene, petals in polycarbonate, base in painted aluminium. Diffused light emission adjusted by moving the petals.
Available in: Red R (RAL 3003...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Alligator
REGINA Table Lamp Designed by Bobo Piccoli for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Bobo Piccoli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the game of chess with their sinuous shapes, Re and Regina are the key characters of the chessboard. Their profiles stand out clearly in the white light diffused by opale...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Glass
'Adubai' floor lamp, by Fontana Arte design by Matteo Nunziati
By Fontana Arte, Matteo Nunziati
Located in Milan, IT
The A Dubai floor lamp, produced by Fontana Arte, designed by Matteo Nunzianti around the year 2009.
The lamp has an opal white tempered glass structure made up of eight plates.
The ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Steel
"Galerie" Wall Lamp Designed by Federico Peri for FontanaArte
By Fontana Arte, Federico Peri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Galerie" is a wall lamp, designed by Federico Peri and manufactured by FontanaArte, made in glass, metal and marble and is part of a collection including also two floor lamps. It ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Marble, Steel
Fontanaarte "Equatore" Large Glass Pendant Lamp by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti
By Fontana Arte, Oscar e Gabriele Buratti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Equatore" is a large pendant lamp, designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti and manufactured by FontanaArte, made in glass and metal and is part of a collection including table, floor a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Metal
Fontana Arte "Optunia" Cast Glass Table Lamp by Claesson Koivisto Rune
By Claesson Koivisto Rune, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Optunia" is a wall lamp, designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune and manufactured by FontanaArte, featuring a structure in cast aluminum, available with paints in white, onyx or glossy black nickel-plated colors. The price of this lamp reflects the white finish. Please inquire for pricing on additional colors. Molded cast glass, frosted and painted from behind, working as a diffuser. Base in painted metal. Power source housed in the base for the wall and ceiling versions, in the breadboard for the hanging version or onto a peg in the table version. It can be provided with a dimmer and lighting sources are 2 x 11W LED (3000K, CRI>80, Lumen 1384 + 1384).
Dimensions: Ø 5.1" (discs), D. 9.8", H. 10.3"
"Optunia" is a collection of lighting elements available in four variants for tabletop (with or without stem), floor, wall and ceiling. Its functionality lies in the possibility of rotating the two discs that make up the nearly 360 degrees head, opening up an extraordinary number of lighting combinations. The lower disc rotates on one axis, while the upper disk simultaneously rotates on a second axis, perpendicular to the first.
This double movement gives "Optunia" the advantages of both direct and indirect light emission, exploiting the surface of the wall or ceiling to produce a soft light. Complementing its functionality, the design of such lamp is reminiscent of a form found in nature: the two disks resemble the pads of the prickly pear called "Opuntia ficus-indica", from which the lamp takes its name. A collection of exceptional technical sophistication, whose form is further emphasized by its colors: opaque white, bold and clean, dark mirrored chrome, recalling the preciousness of metal, a darker shade resembling onyx and quartz color, shifting from dark brown to black.
Claesson Koivisto Rune is a Swedish architectural partnership, founded in Stockholm in 1995 by Marten Claesson, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune.
It started as an architectural firm, but has since become an internationally acclaimed and multi-disciplinary office with an equal emphasis on both
architecture and design. They were the first Swedish office exhibiting in the international section at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2004,
they are also responsible for award-wining projects such as the Tind Prefab house collection for Fiskarhedenvillan, Widlund House private villa
on Öland, Örsta Gallery building in Kumla, Sfera Building culture house in Kyoto and Nobis Hotel in Stockholm.
They design for well known international companies such as Arflex, Asplund, Blueair, Boffi, Capdell, Cappellini, Casamania, David design, Discipline, Dune NY...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Studio Beretta Fontana Arte Small Passion Table Lamp in Glass and Metal
By Fontana Arte, Studio Beretta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Studio Beretta in 2004 and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the passion table lamp is a harmonious union of the delicateness of frosted glass and the pureness of metal.
The...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte "Pinecone" Blown Glass Pendant Lamp Designed by Paola Navone
By Paola Navone, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Pinecone" is a pendant lamp, designed by Paola Navone and manufactured by Fontana Arte, featuring a lampshade in transparent or frosted white blown glass and a metal cage with nickel or gold finish. Its lighting source is 20W LED (2700K, CRI>80, Lumen 2000).
Dimensions:
Ø 9", H 29.1" (lampshade) plus 98.4".
"Pinecone" is a collection of lighting elements characterized by a blown glass diffuser, available in transparent glossy or frosted white colors. The diffuser is manufactured using the ancient technique of caged blown...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Metal
"Kanji" Blown Glass Thin Pendant Lamp Designed by Denis Guidone for FontanaArte
By Denis Guidone, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Kanji" is a thin pendant lamp, designed by Denis Guidone and manufactured by FontanaArte, made in blown glass with two finishes, transparent smoky gray and frosted white, and structure and handle in black painted metal. It cab be provided with a dimmer and lighting source is 10W LED (2700K, CRI>80, Lumen 1000).
Dimensions:
Ø 12.2", H. 20.2" (lamp) plus 98.4"
"Kanji" is a collection of lighting elements that reinterprets traditional Oriental portable lanterns in a contemporary vision. Available in tabletop and ceiling models, it draws inspiration from Chinese porcelain dating from the Ming dynasty. The hand-blown glass diffuser, in frosted white and translucent smoky gray, is adorned with a pleated surface decoration.
A LED ring runs inside the structure and magically illuminates the diffuser. Evocative of Far East not only as form but also as a name, as "Kanji" are characters of Chinese origin used in Japanese writing in conjunction with the Hiragana and Katakana syllabaries, "Kanji" is designed to be used alone or in pairs, with each form amplifying the aesthetic power of the other.
Denis Guidone studied architecture at the Politecnico di Milano and at FAUP in Oporto. He won numerous international awards, including the IDA Design Award in Los Angeles. He was also given the Bruno Munari Prize by Gillo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Metal
Fontana Arte "Optunia" Floor Lamp Designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune
By Fontana Arte, Claesson Koivisto Rune
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Optunia" is a floor lamp, designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune and manufactured by Fontana Arte, featuring a structure in cast aluminium, available with paints in white, onyx or glossy black nickel-plated colors. Molded cast glass, frosted and painted from behind, working as a diffuser. Base in painted metal. Power source housed in the base for the wall and ceiling versions, in the breadboard for the hanging version or onto a peg in the table version. It's provided with a dimmer inserted on the electrical cord and lighting sources are two 11W LED (3000K, CRI>80, Lumen 1384 + 1384).
"Optunia" is a collection of lighting elements available in four variants for tabletop (with or without stem), floor, wall and ceiling. Its functionality lies in the possibility of rotating the two discs that make up the nearly 360 degrees head, opening up an extraordinary number of lighting combinations. The lower disc rotates on one axis, while the upper disk simultaneously rotates on a second axis, perpendicular to the first.
This double movement gives "Optunia" the advantages of both direct and indirect light emission, exploiting the surface of the wall or ceiling to produce a soft light. Complementing its functionality, the design of such lamp is reminiscent of a form found in nature: the two disks resemble the pads of the prickly pear called "Opuntia ficus-indica", from which the lamp takes its name. A collection of exceptional technical sophistication, whose form is further emphasized by its colors: opaque white, bold and clean, dark mirrored chrome, recalling the preciousness of metal, a darker shade resembling onyx and quartz color, shifting from dark brown to black.
Claesson Koivisto Rune is a Swedish architectural partnership, founded in Stockholm in 1995 by Marten Claesson, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune.
It started as an architectural firm, but has since become an internationally acclaimed and multi-disciplinary office with an equal emphasis on both
architecture and design. They were the first Swedish office exhibiting in the international section at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2004,
they are also responsible for award-wining projects such as the Tind Prefab house collection for Fiskarhedenvillan, Widlund House private villa
on Öland, Örsta Gallery building in Kumla, Sfera Building culture house in Kyoto and Nobis Hotel in Stockholm.
They design for well known international companies such as Arflex, Asplund, Blueair, Boffi, Capdell, Cappellini, Casamania, David design, Discipline, Dune NY...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Roberto Menghi Fontana Arte Globo di Luce Suspension Lamp, Designed 1968
By Fontana Arte, Roberto Menghi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Roberto Menghi in 1968 and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the Globo di Luce Suspension Lamp is made from blown glass, chrome and metallic copper finishes which enhances th...
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Materials
Copper
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By Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"3247" is a floor lamp, coming from the classic table lamp called "3247TA", originally designed by FontanaArte in 1954, manufactured by FontanaArte, featuring a nickel plated metal f...
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Materials
Metal, Nickel
Franco Raggi Fontana Arte Flute Floor Lamp, Chromed Aluminium, Designed in 1999
By Fontana Arte, Franco Raggi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Franco Raggi and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the flute floor lamp designed in 1999 is made from a glass cone that holds the chromed alu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Charles Williams Fontana Arte Small Amax Suspension Lamp, 2003
By Fontana Arte, Charles Williams
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed in 2003 by Charles Williams for Fontana Arte, the Amax suspension lamp is an extra-large interpretation of the Classic FontanaArte lampshade. Amax is a family of suspension ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Metal
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By Fontana Arte, Francesco Librizzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is the name of the family of lighting fixtures that Francesco Librizzi, a young Sicilian architect working in Milan, has designed for the first time for FontanaArte. Setareh was...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal
Fontana Arte "Setareh" Table Lamp Designed by Francesco Librizzi
By Fontana Arte, Francesco Librizzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is the name of the family of lighting fixtures that Francesco Librizzi, a young Sicilian architect working in Milan, has designed for the first time for FontanaArte. Setareh was...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal
Fontana Arte furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Fontana Arte furniture 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 Fontana Arte furniture, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Fontana Arte 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 furniture by Stilnovo, Barovier&Toso, and Gaetano Sciolari. Prices for Fontana Arte furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,200 and can go as high as $42,800, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $10,400.
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