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
PALLINA - Small Table Lamp - Nickel Metal Base by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The perfection of glass and sphere to create the most essential object of the collection. A must-have for every space of the house, inspired by the Italian theatre and Broadway music...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal
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",...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Glass
Pressed Glass Table Lamp, Eugenio Gentili Tedeschi for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1971
By Fontana Arte, Eugenio Gentili
Located in Schoorl, NL
A playful pair of Yoyo lamps made of pressed glass. These massive table lamps consist of two glass cylinders joined together by a stainless steel ring. The l...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
Table Lamp by Sergio Asti for Fontana Arte White Blown Glass
By Fontana Arte, Sergio Asti
Located in London, GB
Sculptural and minimal table or floor lamp Daruma in opaline white blown glass by Fontana Arte 1960s Italy. It is the largest size of six of this model, composed of two elements. Ins...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Milk Glass
Sconces by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte
By Gianni Celada, Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sconces by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1970s. Chrome quarter domed bodies, paired with thick cut glass diffusers. Wired for U.S. standar...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome
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
Materials
Steel
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
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' Table Lamp in Red and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' table lamp in red and opaline glass for Fontana Arte.
In 1931, Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa approached the Luigi Fontana Company to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal
Fontana Arte Ladybug Sconce, Italy, 1970s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Naples, IT
Original Italian vintage wall lamp model "Lampira", with ABC lid and white opaline glass shade designed by Gianemilio, Piero and Anna Monti ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Glass, PVC
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
Fontana Arte Italian Table Lamp
By Fontana Arte, Richard Carruthers
Located in bari, IT
Pugno model table lamp in stainless steel and Richard Carruthers lacquered metal for Fontana Arte 1971.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal
Four 'Dahlia' Wall Lights by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, model 1461 signed
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Four 'Dahlia' wall sconces by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. Model #1461.
This model includes a rare bronze glass and clear glass.
The sconces are in their original condition. No re...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass
20th Century Italian Fontana Arte Crystal Glass Chandelier by Pietro Chiesa
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian chandelier made of a brass structure and hand blown crystal glass, enhanced by partially etched details, featured with three light sockets. Designed by Pietro Chiesa and produced by FontanaArte in good condition. The wires have been renewed. Wear consistent with age and use, circa 1940, Milan, Italy.
Measures: light fixture: 13.5” H
Pietro Chiesa was an Italian designer born in 1892, in Milan, Italy and passed away in 1948, Paris, France. Chiesa finished his apprenticeship in the studio of the furniture designer, interior decorator Giovan Battista Gianotti in Milan. Chiesa comes from an artistic family, he opened his own glass making studio, Botega di Pietro Chiesa in 1921, Milan. Chiesa concentrated mainly on designing glass, he treated glass like a valuable material.
Fontana Arte is an Italian lighting and design company founded in 1931, in Milan, Italy. Founded by the two well-known Italian architect and designers Giovanni Ponti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass
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...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Glass
Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Parola' Table Lamp in White for Fontana Arte
By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Parola' table lamp in white for Fontana Arte.
First designed in 1980, the 'Parola' features three different kinds of glass working; opaline blown gl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Fontana Arte "3247TA" Table 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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Attributed to Fontana Arte, Italy circa 1950
By Fontana Arte
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern square flush mount, manufactured by Fontana Arte in lacquered metal and pressed glass.
The lamp consists of 3 pieces of glass screwed i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Glass
Large 'Pinecone' Suspension Lamp in Opaline Glass & Chrome for Fontana Arte
By Paola Navone, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 'Pinecone' suspension lamp in opaline glass & chrome for Fontana Arte.
Designed by Paola Navone, the diffuser is expertly handcrafted using the ancient caged-blown glass techn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pirellina Table Lamp by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte, Italy 1967
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
Pirellina table light is a work deigned by Gio Ponti in 1967.
Made by Fontana Arte, Milan.
H. 36 x 17 x 8.5 cm.
Cast aluminum, painted gray, glass, frosted and ribbed, metal ro...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Pair of Fontana Arte Glass Lamps Designed by Max Ingrand & Pietro Raimondi Italy
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of opaline glass lamps by Max Ingrand and Pietro Raimondi for Fontana Arte.
US Wiring and each takes a regular Bulb or LED bulb.
In very good condition, no chips, no breaks.
L...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal
Fontana Arte Pendant, Mod. 2406, Italy, c. 1960
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fontana Arte Pendant, mod. 2406, Italy, c. 1960
Sandblasted glass, Enamel, Brass
Measures: Height 12 diameter 8 in. (Drop 34”- can be adjusted).
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal, Copper, Brass
1960's Brass & Murano Glass Pendant by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Schoorl, NL
Very elegant 1960's pendant by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Model 1933, from the Micro series.
The iconic double lens cut panels of thick (2cm) profiled polished Murano glass with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Glass
20th Century Italian Fontana Arte Chandelier, Crystal Pendant by Pietro Chiesa
By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A round Mid-Century Modern Italian ceiling chandelier, designed by Pietro Chiesa and produced by Fontana Arte in good condition. Structure made of hand crafted brass and crystal glass with replaced wiring. Wear consistent with age and use. Circa 1940, Milan, Italy.
Measure: Light fixture 21” H
Pietro Chiesa was an Italian designer born in 1892, in Milan, Italy and passed away in 1948, in Paris, France. Chiesa finished his apprenticeship in the studio of the furniture designer, interior decorator Giovan Battista Gianotti in Milan. Chiesa comes from an artistic family, he opened his own glass making studio, Botega di Pietro Chiesa in 1921, Milan. Chiesa concentrated mainly on designing glass, he treated glass like a valuable material.
Fontana Arte is an Italian lighting and design company founded in 1931, in Milan, Italy. Founded by the two well-known Italian architects and designers Giovanni Ponti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Brass Dome Pendant Light, Model 2409 by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This elegant brass dome pendant, Model 2409, is a masterful example of Mid-Century Modern Italian lighting design, created by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. As the artistic director of Fontana Arte from 1954 to 1967, Ingrand was a pivotal figure in modern glass and lighting design, renowned for his ability to merge sculptural form with functional light diffusion. His work defined an era of high-end Italian craftsmanship, establishing Fontana Arte as one of the most influential glass and lighting manufacturers of the 20th century.
The polished brass dome...
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Mid-20th Century Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte Table Lamps “Him and Her” Brass Glass, 1950, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte table lamps “Him and Her" brass glass, 1950, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte "Optunia" Cast Glass Table Lamp by Claesson Koivisto Rune
By Fontana Arte, Claesson Koivisto Rune
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
Pendant Model '1954' from Max Ingrand, 1960
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Berlin, DE
This rare ceiling lamp by the French designer and glass painter Max Ingrand was designed for Fontana Arte in 1960, known as the ‘1954’ model.
This beautiful harmonious lamp is made o...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
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
Large 'Pinecone' Table Lamp in Opaline Glass & Chrome for Fontana Arte
By Paola Navone, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 'Pinecone' table lamp in opaline glass & chrome for Fontana Arte.
Designed by Paola Navone, the diffuser is expertly handcrafted using the ancient caged-blown glass technique...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Metal
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
Bilia Table Lamp Designed by Gio Ponti in 1931 for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A cone and a sphere: two essential, recognizable geometric shapes. An unpretentious composition, enriched by the extraordinary balance of its proportions and the stylish discretion o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal
Max Ingrand Rare Pair of Larger Sconces, Italy, circa 1960
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in New York, NY
Max Ingrand (1908-1969) for Fontana Arte
Rare and larger pair of beveled frosted glass oval shaped sconces with chiseled central motif.
Italy, circa 1960.
Dimensions: 9.5 W x 9 H x 4 D
Ref: Martin-Vivier Max Ingrand, p.202
Rewired for use in the USA with one candelabra...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Glass
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.
Category
1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass, Wire
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' Table Lamp in Blue and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' table lamp in blue and opaline glass for Fontana Arte.
In 1931, Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa approached the Luigi Fontana Company to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti Bilia Table Lamp in Black Metal and Opaline Glass by Fontana Arte 1970
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Bilia table lamp with a black lacquered metal conical base connected with a spherical shade in blown opaline glass.
This is an iconic lamp based on two essential shapes which mixed ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal
"Kanji" Blown Glass Thin Pendant Lamp Designed by Denis Guidone for FontanaArte
By Fontana Arte, Denis Guidone
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Large Square Glass Flush Mount Model 1990
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in New York, NY
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte large square glass flush mount ceiling light model 1990 consisting of white enameled perforated metal structure suspending a larger thick clear polished ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Rare Max Ingrand Mod. 0556/B ceiling lamp for Fontana Arte, Italy 1960's
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Milan, IT
Rare Max Ingrand Mod. 0556/B ceiling lamp for Fontana Arte
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass
Model 2202 Brass and Crystal Glass Table Lamps by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Almelo, NL
Model 2202 Brass and Crystal Glass Table Lamps by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy 1960s
Model 2202 Brass and Crystal Glass Table Lamps by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. This lamp...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
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
Medium 'Pinecone' Suspension Lamp in Clear Glass & Gold Metal for Fontana Arte
By Paola Navone, Fontana Arte
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal, Steel
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...
Category
1940s 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...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Sopsensione in chrome and etched glass, Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Rare and unusual pendant designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte in the late 1960s, chrome cap and white inner reflector. Etched and frosted diffuser glass. In excellent condition, ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte ‘Parco Dei Principi’ Floor Lamp with White Shade
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte, floor lamp ‘Parco dei Principi’ model 1967, brass, glass, lacquered metal, bakelite, Italy, circa 1960
This delicate floor lamp by Gio Ponti is derived f...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
"Nobi" Wall Lamp with Frosted Glass Diffuser by Metis Lighting for FontanaArte
By Fontana Arte, Metis Lighting
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Nickel, Chrome, Metal, Aluminum
Max Ingrand '1963' Model for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in London, GB
A rare chrome Max Ingrand wall light made for Fontana Arte.
'1963' Model.
Italian.
Chrome metal and opaline glass.
Just one available.
Patina consistent with age, ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Fontana Arte "Nobi" LED Wall Lamp Sconce with Glass Diffuser, Metis Lighting
By Metis Lighting, Fontana Arte
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Nickel, Chrome, Metal, Aluminum
Rare Italian Murano Cut-Glass Chandelier 1960s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing Mid - Century Fontana Arte chandelier. Chrome frame with precious green colored Hammered cut-glass.
Available an other chandelier with gold frame.
Lighting: takes six sm...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Cut Glass
Fontana Arte Lampada da Tavolo Brass Opaline Glass 1960 Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte Table Lamp 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Opal
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Rare Pair Table Lamps in Frosted Glass and Brass
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte rare pair of exquisite table lamps with sculptural hourglass shaped lacquered brass base and abstract finial with mounted con...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass
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
2 Italian Mid-Century Brass & Opaline Glass Pendants, Max Ingrand & Fontana Arte
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
2 Rare Italian Mid-Century Modern solid brass and mold blown white opaline glass pendants, chandeliers or lanterns by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. The pieces are masterpieces of des...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass
Nathalie Grenon for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Nathalie Grenon
Located in London, GB
Late 20th century Fontana Arte table lamp, circa 1990 by Nathalie Grennon
Silk fabric shade has been remade.
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte Floor Lamp, Italy 1940
By Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fontana Arte Floor Lamp, Italy 1940.This is an elegant Italian Fontana Arte floor lamp, characterized by its timeless and sophisticated design.
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Brass
Max Ingrand ceiling lamp model 2448 Fontana Arte 1960
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning ceiling lamp model 2448 designed by Max Ingrand and manufactured by Fontana Arte in Italy 1960. The lamps feature a round chrome structure that holds thirty-two chiseled gla...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Nickel
Fontana Arte lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Fontana Arte 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 Fontana Arte lighting, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 538 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 163 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original lighting by Fontana Arte were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider lighting by Gaetano Sciolari, Mazzega Murano, and Barovier&Toso. Prices for Fontana Arte lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $155 and can go as high as $85,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,331.
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