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
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
Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An uncommon blown glass 'Patroclo' table lamp.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
"Pileino" Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in bruxelles, BE
White Metal lamp. Stamped Gae Aulenti, Artemide on the underside. The shade is adjustable. Wear due to time and age.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
1970s Gae Aulenti for Martinelli Luce of Italy Model 620 Pipistrello Table Lamp
By Gae Aulenti, Martinelli Luce
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a circa 1970s production Pipistrello table and floor lamp designed by renowned architect Gae Aulenti, produced by Martinelli Luce in Italy. This is a classic desig...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
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
Rare Grey Color Mezzoracolo Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1990s
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
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
Gae Aulenti Vistosi Neverrino table lamp murano design venice
By Gae Aulenti, Vistosi
Located in Taranto, IT
Gae Aulenti Vistosi Neverrino Murano's Glass Table Lamp 1970.
Murano Glass frame, item in good conservative condition, no structural defects to report. (see photo)
Height 43cm
D...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Glass
Pair of Large Vintage Vistosi Architectural Glass Lamps by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti, Vistosi
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Large Vintage Vistosi Architectural Glass lamps by Gae Aulenti
One has a switch on the cord, the other does not. Just plugs in. A switch can be added easily on the cord if...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Neverino Table Lamp by Vistosi
By Gae Aulenti, Luciano Vistosi
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
$4,538 / set
"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
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 ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gae Aulenti Floor Lamp for Artemide Oracolo
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Long Island City, NY
Gae Aulenti floor lamp for Artemide Oracolo with an enameled aluminum column base with a perforated steel element design near the upper base and a han...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
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 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
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
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
$1,433 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare 1st edition Giova lamp by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte, 1964
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Splendid Giova lamp designed by Gae Aulenti in 1964 for Fontana Arte, the famous Italian lighting design house.
It has the particularity of having 2 possibi...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
$1,546 Sale Price
30% Off
Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Minibox' Table Lamp in Red for Stilnovo
By Gae Aulenti, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Minibox' Table Lamp in Red for Stilnovo
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Mid...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
Gae Aulenti Table Lamp
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rare table lamp by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi - Italy, 1970s.
"Neverrino" series with vibrant murrine design in bright blue
Wonderful piece
Category
20th Century Italian Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
$7,500
"Neverrino" Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi, 1976
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Brussels, BE
"Neverrino" Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi, 1976
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gae Aulenti Piero & Castigilioni Fontana Arte Lampada Italiana da Terra Parola
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Lampada italiana, vintage di modernariato, modello Parola disegnata da Gae Aulenti e Piero Castiglioni per Fontana Arte con diffusore in vetro opalinino, stelo e base in cristallo.
E...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Crystal
$2,770 Sale Price
20% Off
Pileo' Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, Italy 1972
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Chicago, IL
The ‘Pileo’ floor lamp, designed by Gae Aulenti for Artemide in 1972, is a rare space age classic. The two-tone silhouette of the lamp, with its enameled metal cylindrical base and arched plastic arm, achieves a striking balance of bold geometry. The large, adjustable lamp shade pivots to direct light precisely where needed. The Pileo lamp...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Minibox' Table Lamp in Black for Stilnovo
By Gae Aulenti, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Minibox' table lamp in black for Stilnovo
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Quadriofoglio, Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Harvey Guzzini, 1970s
By iGuzzini, Harvey Guzzini, Gae Aulenti
Located in Brussel, BE
Iconic Space-Age floor lamp named Quadriofoglio. Made of four branches of chromed metal that enfold an acrylic lampshade shaped as a cotton flower, topped with a brushed aluminum ref...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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
Table Lamp model Giova by Gae Aulenti, design 1964
By Gae Aulenti
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
La lampe de table Giova, ici en grand modèle, a été conçue par Gae Aulenti en 1964, et incarne bien l'essence innovante et audacieuse du design italien des années 1960.
La Giova se...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern 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
Gae Aulenti for Vistosi Murano Glass Model Glicine Lamp, Italy 1970s
By Gae Aulenti, Vistosi
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
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Chrome
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
$10,483 Sale Price
20% Off
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
"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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