Gae Aulenti Lighting
Italian, 1927-2012
The Italian architect and designer Gae Aulenti will forever be best remembered for her work with museums, in particular her 1980–86 renovation of a Beaux Arts Paris train station to create the galleries of the Musée d’Orsay. Aulenti — whose first name, short for Gaetana, is pronounced “guy” — should also be recalled for her tough intellectual spirit and for working steadily when few women found successful architectural careers in postwar Italy.
After she graduated from the Milan Polytechic in 1954, Aulenti opened an architectural office. She also joined the staff of the progressive architectural magazine Casabella, whose editorial line was that the establishment, orthodox modernism of Le Corbusier and the Bauhaus, had outlived it usefulness. When their movement for fresh approaches to architecture and design received a sympathetic hearing, Aulenti found patrons — most prominently Gianni Agnelli, of Fiat, who later employed her to renovate the Palazzo Grassi in Venice for use as an arts exhibition space.
Commissions for showrooms and other corporate spaces brought Aulenti to furniture design. She felt that furniture should never dominate a room. Her chairs and sofas — low-slung, with rounded enameled metal frames and ample seats — and tables, particularly her 1972 marble Jumbo coffee table for Knoll, project solidity and sturdiness. In lighting design, however, Aulenti is bravura.
Each work has a marvelous sculptural presence. Pieces such as her Pipistrello table lamp and Quadrifoglio pendant are a perfect marriage of organically shaped glass and high-tech fixtures. Others have a futuristic elegance — and some even have a touch of personality. Aulenti’s Pileino and La Ruspa table lamps each look almost like little robots. Her lighting pieces are an artful grace note in the career of a woman who believed in strength.
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Creator: Gae Aulenti
Grande Pipistrello by Gae Aulenti for Martinelli Luce, 1980s
By Gae Aulenti, Martinelli Luce
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
Stunning and iconic ''Pipistrello'' floor or table lamp model 620, ca. 1980. All original. Rare as a vintage piece; these lamps are still available new but a vintage one is more soug...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
Fontana Art Parola Table Lamp Designed by Gae Aulenti and Piero Castiglioni
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Gae Aulenti and Piero Castiglioni, the Parola lamp features three different kinds of glass working processes: opaline blown glass for the adjus...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
1970s Gae Aulenti Pipistrello Table Lamp for Martinelli Luce of Italy
By Martinelli Luce, Gae Aulenti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Pipistrello Lamp, Model 620, designed by Gae Aulenti for Martinelli Luce in 1965. This example dates to the 1970s. It features an opal-white methacrylate shade, and the bas...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Opal, Aluminum
"Pileo Mezzo" floor lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in bruxelles, BE
Rare floor lamp designed by Gae Aulenti. Stamped on the underside. The adjustable shade allows light to be directed in different directions. The base and intermediate joint of the la...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Plastic
"Oracolo" Desk Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Brussels, BE
"Oracolo" desk lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s.
Category
1970s Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Late 20th Century Quadrifoglio Pendant Light, White, by Gae Aulenti for Guzzini
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Beirut, LB
The "Quadrifoglio" model was designed by Gae Aulenti and produced by Harvey Guzzini , in Italy, during the 1970's.
Made from methacrylate diffuser with 4 chrome-plated metal curve...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Metal
La Ruspa Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti Manufactured by Martinelli Luce Italy, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Staten Island, NY
The Ruspa was designed in 1968 and is made of lacquered metal and cast iron. Two light source (E27/ E26) with porcelain bulb holders.
All original down to the plug and switch atta...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gae Aulenti Patroclo Lamp Italian Tinted Brown Glass and Metal Mesh Table Lamp
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gae Aulenti
Table lamp model “Patroclo”
Manufactured by Artemide
Pregnana (Italy), 1975
Blown glass, metal mesh
Measures;
45.72 cm x 27.94 cm x 45.72 H cm
18 in x 11 in x ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Aulenti and Castiglioni 'Trepiu' White and Black Pendant Light for Stilnovo
By Gae Aulenti, Habitat International, Livio Castiglioni, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Aulenti and Castiglioni 'Trepiù' White and Black Pendant for Stilnovo
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Midcen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Gae Aulenti for Vistosi Murano Glass Model Glicine Lamp, Italy 1970s
By Vistosi, Gae Aulenti
Located in Almelo, NL
Gae Aulenti for vistosi murano glass model glicine lamp, Italy 1970s.
Glicene De Terra Murrine large table or floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi. Manufacturing Italians from th...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Table Lamp, Gae Aulenti, Livio Castiglioni, Stilnovo, 1970s, Italy
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Pambio Noranco, CH
Table lamp model "trepiu" by Gae Aulenti and Livio Castiglioni for Stilnovo in black plastic and silver and metal base.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal, Silver
Aulenti and Castiglioni 'Trepiu' Yellow and Chrome Pendant Light for Stilnovo
By Livio Castiglioni, Gae Aulenti, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Aulenti and Castiglioni 'Trepiu' Yellow and Chrome Pendant Light for Stilnovo
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Aulenti and Castiglioni 'Trepiu' Pendant Light for Stilnovo
By Livio Castiglioni, Gae Aulenti, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Aulenti and Castiglioni 'Trepiù' Pendant for Stilnovo
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Midcentury era, produc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Gae Aulenti Piero Castiglioni Mini-Box Table Light for Stilnovo Signed
By Gae Aulenti
Located in London, GB
Enameled metal base housing trasnsformer with adjustable magnetised reflector and halogen.
In their Mini-Box table light (1980) Age Aulenti and Piero Castiglioni have created a toug...
Category
20th Century European Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Steel
Rare Grey Color Mezzoracolo Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1990s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Renens, CH
Gae Aulenti, an Italian architect active during the post-war period has designed buildings, interiors, furniture and lamps during her career, many of them well-known such as the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the Palazzo Grassi in Venice, the Pipistrello and Oracolo lamp...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
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...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
"Quadrifoglio" Amber Floor Lamp Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Guzzini 70s
By Harvey Guzzini, Gae Aulenti
Located in Milano, MI
Stunningly ornamental Lamp designed by famous Italian Designer Gae Aulenti for the historic and iconic Italian manufacturer of lamps and acrylic plastic objects Harvey Guzzini.
This ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Gae Aulenti Locus Solus Yellow floor lamp for Poltronova Italy 1964
By Gae Aulenti, Poltronova
Located in Skokie, IL
This Gae Aulenti Locus Solus floor lamp is an original production example from the 1960s. The lamp features an adjustable height and angle head, handles on the heavy base for ease of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Steel
Aulenti and Castiglioni 'Trepiu' White and Yellow Pendant Light for Stilnovo
By Livio Castiglioni, Habitat International, Stilnovo, Gae Aulenti
Located in Glendale, CA
Aulenti and Castiglioni 'Trepiù' White and Yellow Pendant for Stilnovo
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Midce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Pair of Neverino Table Lamp by Vistosi
By Luciano Vistosi, Gae Aulenti
Located in Barcelona, ES
New stock, never used, directly from the warehouse of a former manufacturer
The "Neverrino" table lamp from the renowned Italian architect Gae Aulenti for Vistosi is an iconic desig...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
King Sun Enamelled Aluminum Italian 1960s White Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gae Aulenti
Table lamp model “King Sun”
Manufactured by Kartell
Italy, 1967.
Enameled aluminum, acrylic.
Measurements:
74 cm x 79 cm x 71 H cm.
29 in x 19.25 in x 28 H in.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Quadrifoglio Pendant Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Harvey Guzzini, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti, Harvey Guzzini
Located in Lisboa, PT
This pendant lamp, 'Quadrifoglio' model, was designed by Gae Aulenti and produced by Harvey Guzzini, in Italy during the 1970's. It is made of methacrylate diffuser with 4 chrome-pla...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Stilnovo Trepiù Four ORIGINAL Pendant Lamps, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Stilnovo Trepiù Pendant Lamp ORIGINAL, Made in Italy, 1970s.
Suspension lamp designed by Gae Aulenti and Livio Castiglioni in 1972 for Stilnovo.
Fitting E27. Matte white aluminum d...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Stilnovo Trepiù Pair of ORIGINAL Pendant Lamps, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Stilnovo Trepiù Pendant Lamp ORIGINAL, Made in Italy, 1970s.
Suspension lamp designed by Gae Aulenti and Livio Castiglioni in 1972 for Stilnovo.
Fitting E27. Matte white aluminum d...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Stilnovo Trepiù Pendant Lamp ORIGINAL, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Stilnovo Trepiù Pendant Lamp ORIGINAL, Made in Italy, 1970s.
Suspension lamp designed by Gae Aulenti and Livio Castiglioni in 1972 for Stilnovo.
Fitting E27. Matte white aluminum d...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
STILNOVO - Chandelier Crome Metal Crome Glass, 1960, Italy
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Milano, IT
STILNOVO -chandelier crome metal crome, 1960, Italy.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal, Steel
Metal Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti & Livio Castiglioni, Stilnovo, 1972
By Stilnovo, Gae Aulenti, Livio Castiglioni
Located in Berlin, DE
Gae Aulenti and Livio Castiglioni designed this floor lamp for Stilnovo in 1972.
It is made out of chromed metal and aluminium with cast iron base. The four round lights can be rota...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of brass Trepiù table lamps by Gae Aulenti & Livio Castiglioni for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo, Livio Castiglioni, Gae Aulenti
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Pair of brass Trepiù table lamps designed by Gae Aulenti and Livio Castiglioni for Stilnovo in the 1970s. These table lamps are part of the Sistema Trepiù...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
Gae Aulenti Table Lamps Pipistrello Produced by Martinelli Luce
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Staten Island, NY
Large Gae Aulenti Pipistrello table lamps Produced by Martinelli Luce
The chrome body can be extended (33.9 inches height). Original owner bought them from 1970s, made in italy im...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Stilnovo in Dark Green, circa 1975
By Gae Aulenti, Stilnovo
Located in Berlin, DE
Gae Aulenti's 1970s floor lamp, a testament to Italian design brilliance, emerges as a rare and coveted masterpiece crafted by Stilnovo.
Fabricated from military green lacquered met...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Oracolo Floor Lamp
By Gae Aulenti
Located in London, GB
Designed in 1969 by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, the Oracolo floor lamp features a cylindrical brown lacquered metal base, a pierced stainless steel detail, and a blown glass diffuser. ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mezzoracolo Lamp
By Gae Aulenti
Located in London, GB
Designed in 1969 by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, the Mezzoracolo lamp features a cylindrical brown lacquered metal base, a pierced stainless steel detail, and a blown glass diffuser. Au...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gea Aulenti "Neverrino" Ceiling Lamp for Vistosi, Murano, Italy 1970s
By Vistosi, Gae Aulenti
Located in Argelato, BO
Illuminate your space with the enchanting elegance of the original green Murano pendant lamp, the "Neverrino," designed by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi in Italy during the 1970s.
This i...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Glass
Stilnovo Trepiù Pendant Lamp ORIGINAL, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Stilnovo Trepiù Pendant Lamp ORIGINAL, Made in Italy, 1970s.
Suspension lamp designed by Gae Aulenti and Livio Castiglioni in 1972 for Stilnovo.
Fitting E27. Matte white aluminum d...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Vistosi Neverrino Murano Glass Lamp by Gae Aulenti
By Luciano Vistosi, Gae Aulenti
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Exceptional and rare pendant designed by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi from the "Neverino" series.
Hand blown Murano dark purple glass shade (almost black) with a complimenting green glass ring...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Modern, Italian Floor Lamp in Yellow Lacquered Metal by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti
Located in London, GB
Modernist floor lamp in distressed lacquered metal with Perspex shade by Gae Aulenti for Poltronova. This is an early Model example of 'Locus Solus'...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Sistema Trepiù Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti & Livio Castiglioni for Stilnovo Italy
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Rare & stunning Mid-Century "Sistema Trepiù" floor lamps. Collector item!
Designed by Gae Aulenti & Livio Castiglioni for Stilnovo Italy...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Floor Lamp model “Parola” , Gae Aulenti and Piero Castiglioni , 1980s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Floor Lamp model “Parola” ,Gae Aulenti and Piero Castiglioni for Fontana Arte, 1980s
Category
1980s Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Glass
"Poveglia" Italian Yellow and Green Glass 1970s Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gae Aulenti
Table lamp model “Poveglia”
Manufactured by Vistosi
Italy, 1969
Blown glass
Measurements
38 cm diameter x 29 cm height
15 in diameter x 11.5 in height
Deta...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Gae Aulenti lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Gae Aulenti 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 Gae Aulenti lighting, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 110 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 12 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original lighting by Gae Aulenti 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 Tommaso Barbi, Ettore Sottsass, and Angelo Brotto. Prices for Gae Aulenti lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $540 and can go as high as $33,395, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,312.
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