Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
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
Fontana Arte Vintage Italian Arc Floor Lamp by Max Ingrand, 1970s
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Arc floor lamp produced by Fontana Arte and designed by Max Ingrand with base in Carrara marble, structure in chromed metal and curved glass with light wear, 1970s. Adjustable light ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Chrome
Fontana Arte "Nobi" LED Floor Lamp in Chrome or Nickel Designed, Metis Lighting
By Fontana Arte, Metis Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Nobi" is a floor lamp, designed by Metis Lighting and manufactured by Fontana Arte, featuring a frame in chromed or satin nickel metal, adjustable diffusers in frosted glass and alu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Nickel, Metal, Aluminum
Vertigo Mirrored Floor Lamp by Marco Acerbis for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Marco Acerbis
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Cheshire Floor Lamp by Gamfratesi for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, GamFratesi Design Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
It echoes the studio’s Nordic imprint in its simplicity and functional aspects. The opaline polycarbonate diffuser ensures soft lighting, while the colored ones spread the light down...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Fontana Arte "Equatore" High Floor Lamp Designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti
By Fontana Arte, Oscar e Gabriele Buratti
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
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.
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
FontanaArte "Luminator" LED Blue or White Metal Floor Lamp by Pietro Chiesa
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Luminator" is a floor lamp, coming from the iconic floor lamp originally designed by Pietro Chiesa in 1933, manufactured by FontanaArte, providing an indirect light emission, featur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pietro Chiesa Fontana Arte Attributed Floor Lamp
By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully patinated brass torchiere floor lamp attributed to Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, circa 1930s.
Glass panels run along the center column. Fastened to the ebonized wood with washer/nuts and covered in decorative brass shell clips. Perfect for a subtle tropical decor...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte Floor Lamp 1960 Crome Brass Glass Fabric Lampshade, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte floor lamp 1960 crome brass glass fabric lampshade, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
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 Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
"Flute Magnum" Glass and Aluminum Floor Lamp by Franco Raggi for FontanaArte
By Fontana Arte, Franco Raggi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Flute Magnum" is a floor lamp, designed by Franco Raggi and manufactured by Fontana Arte, featuring a transparent borosilicate glass stem, a reflector in polished chromed aluminum, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome, Metal
Nobi Floor Lamp by Fontana Arte, 1990s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Chicago, IL
Nobi floor lamp by Fontana Arte. Chrome with glass shade, circa 1990.
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Luminator Floor Lamp designed by Pietro Chiesa in 1933 for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lamp with such a modern personality that its date of birth 1933 is hard to believe. A long, narrow stem opens in an upward swoop to catch an upturned cone that hides the light sour...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
"Equatore" Low Floor Lamp by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Oscar e Gabriele Buratti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Equatore" is a low floor lamp perfect for reading, designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti and manufactured by Fontana Arte, made in glass and metal and i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Max Ingrand Model "2003" Fontana Arte 1950s Italian Design Floor Lamp
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Rovereta, SM
"2003" by Max Ingrand Fontana Arte, 1950s brass frame, crystal base, white glass shade Excellent condition. Glass perfect. Original, 1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Max Ingrand Dahlia Floor Lamp
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in New York, NY
Rare Dahlia Floor Lamp by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. Colored glass, brass, painted metal. Rare floor lamp with 3 candelabra sockets set into bras...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Max Ingrand Floor Lamp #1569
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in New York, NY
Rare Floor Lamp, # 1569, by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. Elegant form of nickeled, painted and polished brass, painted wood and glass panels. 3 candelabra sockets.
Published: Fonta...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Pierluigi Cerri Fontana Arte Sara Floor Lamp Aluminum and Metal, Designed 1994
By Fontana Arte, Gregotti Associati, Pierluigi Cerri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Pierluigi Cerri for Gregotti Associati in 1994 and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the Sara floor lamp is a family of table and floor lamps with frame in aluminum or chrome color painted metal and diffuser in white screen-printed polycarbonate. Sara was designed in 1994, marking the introduction of plastics into the FontanaArte collection.
The lamp is available in aluminum A...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
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 Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Nickel
"Galerie" Low Floor Lamp Designed by Federico Peri for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Federico Peri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Galerie" is a low floor lamp perfect for reading, designed by Federico Peri and manufactured by Fontana Arte, made in glass, metal and marble and is pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Steel
"2003" by Max Ingrand Fontana Arte 1950s Italian Design Midcentury Floor Lamp
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brescia, IT
"2003"
by Max Ingrand
Fontana Arte, 1950s
Brass frame, crystal base, white glass shade
Excellent condition. Glass perfect.
Original 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Demi-Volee Floor Lamp by Odo Fioravanti for Fontana Arte
By Odo Fioravanti, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Volee is a Led Luminaire of the latest generation, in which the formal research is combined with technological innovation.
Featured by an essential design, Volée switches on with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Fontanaarte "Galerie" Marble High Floor Lamp Designed by Federico Peri
By Federico Peri, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Galerie" is a high floor lamp, designed by Federico Peri and manufactured by FontanaArte, made in glass, metal and marble and is part of a collection including two floor and one wall lamps...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Steel
Rare Fontana Arte Flute Magnum Floor Standing Glass and Chrome Lamp
By Fontana Arte
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of original RRP £4500 Fontana Arte Magnum uplighter lamps in glass and chrome
These lamps are exceptionally stylish, pure han...
Category
20th Century English Modern Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Lamp Table by Daniela Puppa and Franco Raggi for Fontana Arte, 1988
By Daniela Puppa and Franco Raggi, Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A amazing Memphis style lamp table by Daniela Puppa and Franco Raggi for Fontana Arte. Adjustable inclination stem, glass, opaline glass, metal. Mo...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Umberto Riva "Franceschina" Floor Lamp for Fontana Arte, 1989
By Fontana Arte, Umberto Riva
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful floor lamp by designed by Umberto Riva in 1989 for Fontana Arte in aluminum, bronze and Murano glass.
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Fontana Arte Flute Magnum Floor Standing Glass and Chrome Lamp
By Fontana Arte
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of original RRP £4500 Fontana Arte Magnum uplighter lamps in glass and chrome
These lamps are exceptionally stylish, pure han...
Category
20th Century English Modern Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
"Tripod" Three Tubular Steel Legs Floor Lamp by Front Design for Fontana Arte
By Front Design, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Tripod" is a floor lamp, designed by Front Design and manufactured by Fontana Arte, featuring three legs in painted tubular steel, adjustable spots with a dimmer pedal and a sphere in white frosted opal blown glass. Its lighting sources are 3 x 17W LED (3000K, CRI>80, Lumen 1750).
Dimensions:
D 21.5", W 21.5", H 68.1".
Slender, elegant and extremely long legs give this floor lamp a sense of lightness, yet also of great stability. Like the ancient Greek tripod...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel, Brass
Fontana Arte 30" Amelie Table Lamp Murano Glass by Harry & Camila, Italy 2004
By Fontana Arte
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Wonderful large 'Amelie' table lamp with a white Murano glass shade on a silver aluminium base. The lighting shines both downwards and upwards and can be switched on and off as requi...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Charles Williams Fontana Arte Amax Outdoor Floor Lamp, 2008
By Charles Williams, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Charles Williams for Fontana Arte in 2008, the Amax is a big outdoor lamp with a translucent white polyethylene diffuser. The lamp is made with an iron base and aluminium...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
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 Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Max Ingrand Floor Lamp for Fontana Arte
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Madrid, ES
A 1960s floor lamp, model 2229, designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. Golden brass and satin finished glass. Bibliography: 1964 Fontana Arte Catalogue. A luxury and extremely ele...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-century Modern Green Glass Floor Lamp by Fontana Arte, 1930
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in New York, NY
A rare, elegant and timeless hand-crafted Italian Mid-Century Modern ('Novecento') glass standing lamp in the Modern Neoclassical spirit by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte circa 1930....
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Fontana Arte Floor Light
By Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous Fontana Arte floor light.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Adjustable Floor Lamp by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Italian adjustable floor lamp by Fontana Arte.
Enameled metal shade attached to a brass arm and pole standing on a glass base. Restored a...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Italian Mongolfiera Lamp by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte 1968
By Fontana Arte, Gianni Celada
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
“Mongolfiera” lamp by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte dating from 1968. Italian manufacturing in opaline Murano glass & chrome steel. Small modem with ...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
"Vertigo" Mirrored Floor Lamp by Marco Acerbi for Fontana Arte, 2010s
By Fontana Arte, Marco Acerbis
Located in Brescia , Brescia
"Vertigo" Mirrored Floor Lamp by Marco Acerbi for Fontana Arte, 2010s
Introduce an air of mesmerizing charm to your living space with the captivating "Vertigo" Mirrored Floor Lamp, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Pietro Chiesa Floor Lamp in brass and linen for Fontana Arte, Italy 1933
By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte
Located in Milan, IT
Stunning Pietro Chiesa 0312 model Floor Lamp in brass and linen textile for Fontana Arte.
This is a 1970s model that was Originally designed in 1933.
Superb vintage condition!
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gianni Celada Table Lamp for Fontana Arte Model "Mongolfiera"
By Fontana Arte, Gianni Celada
Located in Brussels, BE
GIANNI CELADA FOR FONTANA ARTE.
Table lamp model "Mongolfiera" with glossy white glass diffuser and chromed brass bands, 1968-69.
3 different turn on lighting position.
Glass and ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
Floor Lamp by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Floor lamp by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960's. Glass, metal, original EU cord. Lamping: 120v Upper shade 1 Qty E27 Socket 60w G25 Frost...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Opal, Metal
Sophisticated Luminator Floor Lamp by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte
Located in Voorburg, NL
Pietro Chiesa 'Luminator' floor lamp for Fontana Arte, 1980s. Marked with Fontana Arte label. Originally designed in 1933 and produced by Fontana Arte, this iconic design retains suc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fontana Arte Floor Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Fontana Arte floor lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
Fontana Arte floor lamps 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 floor lamps, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 61 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 32 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original floor lamps 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 floor lamps by Sabrina Landini, Oluce, and Angelo Lelii. Prices for Fontana Arte floor lamps can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $845 and can go as high as $42,030, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,270.
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