Fontana Arte Lighting
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.
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Creator: Fontana Arte
Set of Two Mid-Century Modern Wall Lamps or Sconces by Fontana Arte Italy 1960s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Munich, DE
Set of two extremely rare and elegant Mid-Century Modern wall lamps or sconces. Designed and manufactured by Fontana Arte, Italy, 1960s. Launched in 1965.
Executed in chrome-plated...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Rare chandelier by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Screens of glazed white diffuser glass mounting of shiny nickel-plated brass.
Extremely rare and elegant chandelier by Fontana Arte.
Published.
Bibl: "Novità 1967 Fontana Arte",...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Glass
$10,572 Sale Price
20% Off
Model 2211 Suspension Light by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Suspension light by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960. Glass diffusers, brushed satin glass internal cylinders, brass armature and hardware...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass
Suspension Light by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Suspension light by Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960s. Satin glass diffuser, satin nickel hardware. Custom...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Nickel
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Max Ingrand Pair of Blue Wall Lamps in Crystal for Fontana Art, 50s
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Turin, Turin
Some notes about the author Max Ingrand: a famous French master glass worker and decorator, he was artistic director of FontanaArte for one decade, starting from 1954. During that ti...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Rare Table Lamp by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940s
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare and monumental table lamp created by the famous designer Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940s.
It is one of the most iconic lamps of 1940s Italian design, elegant and p...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Aluminum, Brass
$16,339 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Fontana Arte wall or ceiling light
By Fontana Arte
Located in London, GB
Large Fontana Arte wall light / sconce or ceiling light
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Alvaro Siza "Falena" Floor Lamp
By Fontana Arte, Alvaro Siza
Located in Chicago, IL
Alvaro Siza for Fontana Arte.
The Falena floor lamp features a aluminum swing arm mounded on a glass base.
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Fontana Arte "3247" Floor Lamp, Italy, 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Naples, IT
"3247" is a Floor lamp, derived from the classic table lamp called "3247TA", originally designed by FontanaArte in 1954, produced by Fontana Arte, characterised by a nickel-plated me...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal
Max Ingrand model 1937 flush mount Fontana Arte Italy 1961
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
The rare flush mount ceiling lamp, model 1937, was designed by Max Ingrand and manufactured by Fontana Arte in Italy in 1961. This exquisite lamp features a beautiful diamond-shaped ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Fontana Arte Flute Wall Lamp by Franco Raggi
By Franco Raggi, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A glass cone holds the chromed aluminium reflector, supported by three slender metal rods. Equilibrium and lightness for this family of lamps available in floor and wall versions, fo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Aluminum
$1,265 / item
Large 'Pinecone' Suspension Lamp in Opaline Glass & Gold Metal for Fontana Arte
By Paola Navone, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 'Pinecone' suspension lamp in opaline glass & gold metal for Fontana Arte.
Designed by Paola Navone, the diffuser is expertly handcrafted using the ancient caged-blown glass t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Saucer Table Lamp
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in New York, NY
Brass and glass 'Saucer' table lamp by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, with ball joint articulation and frosted glass.
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1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass, Wire
Fatua Table Lamp by Guido Rosati for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Rare "Fatua" table lamp by Guido Rosati for Fontana Arte. Totally composed by a glass cylinder with sandy part to better diffuse the light source hidden.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Glass
$1,584 Sale Price
20% Off
Gio Ponti 'Bilia' Table Lamp in Glossy Copper and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia' table lamp in glossy copper and opaline glass for Fontana Arte.
In 1931, Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa approached the Luigi Fontana Company to manufacture their des...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal, Copper
Set of Four Glass & Chrome Fontana Arte Wall Sconces, Max Ingrand, 1950s
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Queens, NY
Set of Four Mid-Century Glass & Chrome Fontana Arte Wall Sconces, Max Ingrand, 1950s
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Glass
sandblasted galss & chrome plated metal 1960s 2137 wall lamp by Fontana Arte
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Fontana Arte wall light Italy, 1960s production.
Chrome plated metal structure and sandblasted opaline glass shade.
Four lights with E14 socket.
Support LED
Excellent condition.
Po...
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Giova Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte 1960s
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
First edition Giova table lamp by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte
One of the most iconic lamps designed by the great Italian architect Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte. The the light sourc...
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Large Model no. 1963 sconces by Max Ingrand for Fontanta Arte
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of large model no. 1963 sconces by Max Ingrand for Fontanta Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1960. Brushed satin glass diffuser, chrome armature. Wired for U.S. standar...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome
$9,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vertigo Mirrored Floor Lamp by Marco Acerbis for Fontana Arte
By Marco Acerbis, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This indirect light floor lamp with its distinctive sharp corners and edges is the result of folding a Fine sheet of aluminum. The structure is mounted on a steel base and can be rotated 320°.
Indirect beam floor lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Fontana Arte Candlesticks, Gilt Brass and Colorated Glass, circa 1950, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Fontana Arte, candlesticks,
gilt brass and colorated glass,
circa 1950, Italy.
Measures: Height 37 cm, width 30 cm, depth 11 cm.
Similar model: Quaderni Fontana Arte n°6, illuminia...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass
Medium 'Pinecone' Suspension Lamp in Clear Glass & Gold Metal for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Paola Navone
Located in Glendale, CA
Medium 'Pinecone' suspension lamp in clear glass & gold for Fontana Arte.
Designed by Paola Navone, the diffuser is expertly handcrafted using the ancient caged-blown glass techniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal, Steel
Pair of Glass & Chromed Brass Midcentury Sconces by P. Chiesa for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This classic pair of sconces was designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte in the late 1930s. These lamps should belong to the 1940s/50s production. They are made of a frosted glass...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Bobo Piccoli for Fontana Arte pair of elegant glass floor lamp circa 1960
By Fontana Arte, Bobo Piccoli
Located in Milan, IT
The lamp Re (king) Mod. 2490 by Bobo Piccoli has a body built on several levels. The cylindrical continuity of this opaline glass is measured at the base, the fulcrum of the entire s...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Opaline Glass
Sputnik Cut-Glass Chandelier by Fontana Arte, 1960s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Palermo, PA
Chandelier designed by Fontana Arte, crafted in the 1960s. This masterpiece of lighting showcases the meticulous craftsmanship that Italy is celebrated for.
Skillfully designed by F...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
"Otero" Geometric Table Lamp by Rodolfo Dordoni for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1990
By Fontana Arte, Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Milan, IT
"Otero" table lamp model 2748 by Rodolfo Dordoni for Fontana Arte.
Transparent glass frame hosts a large opaline glass cone shaped shade.
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1990s Italian Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Glass
Gae Aulenti & P. Castiglioni for Fontana Arte "Parolona" Floor Lamp, Italy 1980s
By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte
Located in Naples, IT
Designed in 1980 by Gae Aulenti and Piero Castiglioni for Fontana Arte. Three different types and processes of glass coexist in the Parolona floor lamp: blown opaline in the adjustab...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Glass
Charles Williams Fontana Arte Avico Suspension Lamp in Polyethylene, 2006
By Fontana Arte, Charles Williams
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed in 2006 by Charles Williams for Fontana Arte, the Avico is a big-impact suspension lamp, spectacular thanks to its large sizes, available in 47.2" and 63” diameters. The lam...
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2010s Italian Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Rare Chiseled Glass Floor Lamp by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Italy, c.1935
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in London, GB
A rare, chiseled and polished glass floor lamp designed by Pietro Chiesa, Italy, c.1935. This early design by Fontana Arte has a thick 'scalpellato' (chiseled) glass stem and sits on...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Opaline Glass Sconce No. 2299 by Fontana Arte, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
This sconce was manufactured by Fontana Arte in Italy in 1980s.
They have a chrome-plated and varnished metal frame and an encased opaline glass shade.
In addition to this, it featu...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Fontana Arte "Nobi" LED Wall Lamp Sconce with Glass Diffuser, Metis Lighting
By Fontana Arte, Metis Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Nobi" is a wall lamp sconce, designed by Metis Lighting and manufactured by Fontana Arte, featuring a frame in chromed or satin nickel metal, an adjustable diffuser in frosted glass...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Nickel, Chrome, Metal, Aluminum
Fontana Arte 1960 Italy Milan Very Rare Table Desk Lamp In Glass And Hardware
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric table lamp designed by Fontana Arte.
An extraordinary piece of Italian decorative arts, created in Milano by Fontana Arte, back in the 1960. Crafted with translucent cut glass and nickeled steel. The main body is composed by two rectangular beveled pieces of greenish glass carved with incused circles and frosted finishes.
Fontana-Arte
FontanaArte is an Italian company founded in Milan in 1932 by Luigi Fontana and Giò Ponti (1891-1979). The company is known for the processing of curved glass and for the production of lighting equipment, becoming over the years a prominent name for Italian design. Fontana-Arte marked the “history of light and furnishings” in Italy and worldwide. Born of the idea of an architect, the company has always kept strong ties with the design world, gradually involving leading Italian and international architects and lighting designers. With them, the company has created a true cultural project of architecture, lighting and furniture. This design culture, mainly involving fine materials (above all glass), has seen interaction between technology and aesthetic appeal as its main focus, generating a series of timeless objects, with splendid shapes, some of which have become design classics, exhibited in leading museums around the world. Giò Ponti invites Pietro Chiesa (1892 – 1942) to join him in the art direction. Chiesa is a distinguished glass master who enlists the craftsmen from his own workshop to join him to the company. Gio Ponti designed the 0024 pendant lamp and the Bilia table lamp in 1931. Pietro Chiesa‘s most famous lamp at that time is the Luminator, designed in 1933, in 1937 the 006. In 1954, Max Ingrand, a French glass master and decorator, renowned for his stunning stained-glass church windows, becomes the art director. He designed the Fontana table lamp. Gio Ponti becomes again art director in 1967 and he designs a new collection of lamps, the Pirellina and Pirellone table...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
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Steel
$6,989 Sale Price
30% Off
Fontana Arte "Equatore" High Floor Lamp Designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti
By Oscar e Gabriele Buratti, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Equatore" is a floor lamp, designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti and manufactured by FontanaArte, made in glass and metal and is part of a collection including table, floor and ceili...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Model 1537 Wall Lamp, Italy 1940s
By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte
Located in Naples, IT
Wall lamp model 1537 from 1940 by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, made of opaline glass and brass. A highly refined design by one of the greatest masters of lighting, this exceptiona...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large Ceiling Lamp Attributed to Pietro Chiesa, Italy, 1940s
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Milan, IT
Large ceiling lamp attributed to Pietro Chiesa.
Sandblasted glass shade supported by brass frame.
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1940s Italian Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass
Flush Mount Ceiling Lights by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Flush mount ceiling lights by Fontana Arte. Manufactured in Italy, circa 1960's. Enameled metal, textured glass, brass finials. Rewired for U.S. standards. We recommend two E27 60w m...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
$3,040 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pietra Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti and Piero Castiglioni for Fontana Arte, 1980
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in Renens, CH
Model 2802 “Pietra” table lamp by Gae Aulenti and Piero Castiglioni for Fontana Arte.
The lamp consists of a heavy glass base and polished metal lamp shades; it remains in beautif...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage chandelier Spider by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Italy 1940s
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
The rare mid-century chandelier spider chandelier was made at Fontana Arte in the Italy in the 1940s.
Attributed to the designer Pietro Chiesa for the Italian maker Fontana Arte.
Th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass
$2,813 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Gianni Celada Italian Designer for Fontana Arte
By Gianni Celada, Fontana Arte
Located in bari, IT
A wall mirror model Brama by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte.
FontanaArte S.p.A. is an Italian company founded in Milan (as Fontana Arte) in 1932 by Luigi Fontana and Giò Ponti and sp...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Mirror
Model 1968 Floor Lamp by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model 1968 Floor Lamp by Fontana Arte. Manufactured in Italy, circa the 1950s. Enameled metal and brass. Original cord. Shade pivots to vari...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
$8,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Candle "Bambu" Table Lamp Huge Version, Campana Brothers by Fontana Arte, 2000
By Campana Brothers, Fontana Arte
Located in Munich, DE
Table lamp "BAMBU" design by Fernando and Humberto Campana, 2000. Manufactured by Candle (Fontana Arte). Cream white lacquered metal, bamboo sticks.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage "Otero" Table Lamp Model 2748 by R. Dordoni for Fontana Arte, 1984
By Fontana Arte, Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Roma, IT
Otero Model 2748 table lamp is an elegant lamp designed and created by the Italian designer Rodolfo Dordoni (Milan, 1954) in the 1984.
Created for Fontana Arte, Italy.
Total dimensions: H 57 x 40 x 40 cm.
Shaped beveled crystal, coloured crystal, and opaline glass.
Manufacturer's original label is also present.
Mint conditions.
Reference: Laura Falconi, Fontana Arte Una storia trasparente, Skira, Milano, 1998, p. 152.
Rodolfo Dordoni (Milan, 1954) is an architect and designer; in Milan he graduated in Architecture. The collaboration with Molteni & C went beyond the production of individual products, but involved the creation of a collection for the dining room and night systems. These projects are characterized by the ability to solve a high-level technology in the product, without it being exhibited but also hidden. Over the years in charge of the artistic direction of Artemide, Cappellini, Fontana Arte, Foscarini, Minotti and Roda, he designs products for various companies: Artemide, Cappellini, Cassina, Ceramica Flaminia, Ceramiche Mutina, Dada, Dornbracht, Driade, Effegibi, Emu, Ernestomeda, Fantini, Fiam Italia, Flos, Flou, FontanaArte, Foscarini, Jab, Kartell, Kettal, knIndustrie, MatteoGrassi, Minotti, Molteni & C, Moroso, Olivari, Pamar, Poliform, Poltrona Frau, Roda, RB Rossana...
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1980s Italian Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Crystal
$3,781 Sale Price
25% Off
‘2259' Glass Pendant Light by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy 1960s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Chicago, IL
The ‘2259' pendant light was designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte in the 1960s. This modernist design features two teardrop-form glass diffusers with frosted egg-shaped cutouts, ...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass
Model 1636 Pendant by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model 1636 Pendant by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1950s. A gorgeous polished brass drop pendant featuring a rather complex design at t...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass
$14,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Koho Outdoor Lamp by Mika Tolvanen for Fontana Arte
By Mika Tolvanen, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rechargeable lamp that can easily be moved and placed exactly where
light is needed, with no cables to get in the way. It has a lid, which comes in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Bianca Small Table Lamp Without Stem by Matti Klenell from Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Matti Klenell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bianca small table lamp without stem by Matti Klenell from Fontana Arte.
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal
Max Inrgand for Fontana Arte Rare Chandelier Model 2338
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte rare chandelier or ceiling light model 2338 with five polished teardrop shaped double glass shades with partial sand-blasted centers suspended by brass s...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass
"Nobi" Wall Lamp with Frosted Glass Diffuser by Metis Lighting for FontanaArte
By Metis Lighting, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Nobi" is a wall lamp, designed by Metis Lighting and manufactured by FontanaArte, featuring a matte white (matte RAL 9003), chromed or nickel plated satin metal frame, a frosted gla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Nickel, Chrome, Metal, Aluminum
"3247" White Frosted Blown Glass Floor Lamp Designed by FontanaArte
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Nickel, Metal
Max Ingrand Model 2211 pendant
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in London, GB
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Model 221 pendant light
Dark grey glass encloses a white glass cylinder for diffused light.
The drop is currently at 100cm but can easily be adjusted....
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass
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 Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Daruma Table Lamp designed by Sergio Asti in 1968 for Fontana Arte
By Sergio Asti, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
On show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Daruma was produced in 1968 to a design by Sergio Asti. Comprising two diffuser elements in glossy white blown glass, this table lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte brass opaline glass chandelier 1955
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Paris, IDF
This brass and opal glass chandelier, designed by Max Ingrand for the iconic Italian lighting manufacturer Fontana Arte, dates back to 1955. Crafted with noble materials and clean lines, this piece reminiscent of a butterfly bowtie epitomises mid-century Italian furniture. The lampshade consists of four curved opal glass blades joining at the center of the chandelier, each half-encased in delicate brass. This blend of materials produces a sophisticated and diffused light, fostering a welcoming ambiance in any interior. This chandelier has been fully restored and electrified, and is found in a beautiful condition, ready to enlighten any space.
Literature : Vitrum, n. 100, February 1958, page 38.
Max Ingrand (1908-1968), French master glassmaker and designer, began his journey in the art of stained glass at Jacques Grüber's workshop. Trained at the Beaux-Arts and the École Nationale des Arts Décoratifs, he initially restored stained glass windows destroyed during the war and fulfilled state commissions. After World War II, he reopened his workshop in Paris, emerging as a prodigy of light and transparency, as well as a talented designer. As the artistic director of the prestigious Italian lighting manufacturer Fontana Arte from 1954 until his death in 1967, he crafted iconic lighting fixtures...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass
Odo Fioravant Fontana Arte Volee Wall Lamp in Aluminum, Designed in 2015
By Odo Fioravanti, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Odo Fioravant and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the Volley is a Led luminaire of the latest generation, in which the formal research is combined with technological innova...
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2010s Italian Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Rare Max Ingrand set of three table lights model no 2483
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in London, GB
Rare set of three original illuminated vases. Model no 2483 c1966
by Max Ingrand
Three varying sizes of lamps
74cm x 12cm
60cm x 11cm
46cm x 10cm
Fontana Arte sales catalogue Mi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Chicago, IL
Chiesa for Fontana Arte rare floor lamp design, 1936
Enameled aluminium, curved glass, aluminum, lacquered wood
Measure: 15½ W x 11 D x 97 H in
Literature: Fontana Arte: Gio...
Category
1930s Italian Machine Age Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
$9,600 Sale Price
63% Off
Italian modern Murano glass Chiara floor lamp, Cini Boeri for Fontana Arte 1980s
By Cini Boeri, Fontana Arte
Located in MIlano, IT
Chiara floor lamp, modern Italian, by Cini Boeri for Fontana Arte, 1980s.
Chiara model floor lamp with round metal base, grooved blue Murano glass stem and opaline Murano glass lamps...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal
Max Ingrand 1995 hanging lamp Fontana Arte 1960
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Presenting a beautiful pendant lamp, model 1995, designed by the illustrious Max Ingrand and manufactured by Fontana Arte, Italy in 1960. This exquisite piece exudes a stylish and cl...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass
Chandelier inTinted Glass and Gilded Brass by Gino Paroldo, Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gino Paroldo
Located in London, GB
Fontana Arte glass diamond shaped chandelier consists of eight triangular pieces of tinted and faceted hand cut glass. They have been positio...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
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