Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Italian, 1912-1985
That a spiky, futuristic chandelier named “Sputnik,” which was highly suggestive of the Soviet satellite of the same name, designed by an Italian engineer could predate the space age and the satellite’s launch by a few decades is the stuff of legend. But in 1939, Venetian-born Gino Sarfatti channeled his obsession with light and expert engineering skills into a design so bold it predicted the future. He would go on to design around 700 lighting products in his lifetime — each table lamp, wall light, pendant and chandelier superb and unorthodox in shape.
Sarfatti’s singular focus on creating opulent lighting designs that were rational in their use of resources makes him one of the most innovative lighting designers in history. He was studying to be an aeronautical engineer at the University of Genoa when his family’s financial troubles led him to drop out and move to Milan to help. During this time, he built a lamp for a friend using a coffee machine’s electric components and a glass vase. This exercise sparked his fascination with lighting, and he went on to found Arteluce in 1939. What followed was a period of working with skilled artisans and tinkering with materials instead of sketching. The self-taught designer soon established himself as a creator of provocative, sculptural luxury lighting. Through the company, he collaborated with some of the 20th century’s most influential designers, such as Vittoriano Viganò, who worked on Arteluce lighting between 1946 and 1960. In the 1950s and ’70s, Franco Albini, Franca Helg, Ico Parisi and Massimo Vignelli all contributed designs.
Sarfatti used resources mindfully and injected functionality into everything he designed. His light fixtures were lightweight, easy to take apart and reassemble and could be affordably repaired. This marriage of utilitarianism and glamour lent Sarfatti’s designs a clean, minimal yet arresting splendor, based on their graphical forms and construction.
After World War II, Sarfatti embraced new wiring technologies and materials like plexiglass, such as his 1972 project with Carlo Mollino that filled the Teatro Regio in Turin with hundreds of plexiglass pipes. In 1973, Sarfatti sold Arteluce to FLOS. His foresight, invention and fearlessness as a designer are revered to this day.
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Period: 1960s
Creator: Gino Sarfatti
Pendant Light by Gino Sarfatti with Seguso Glass, circa 1960
By Gino Sarfatti, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
The pendant light is a beautiful example of mid-century modern design, produced in the 1960s by the renowned Italian glassmaking company Seguso Vetri D'arte and designed by the celeb...
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1960s Italian Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
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Metal, Brass
Gino Sarfatti Arteluce Ceiling Lamp 1965 Model 2095 Balls Glass Aluminum
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Gino Sarfatti Arteluce Ceiling Lamp 1965 Model 2095 Balls Glass Aluminum
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Table Lamp 600 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Lasne, BE
Lamp with legs in the shape of a leather bag filled with sand. Stamped on the side. Wear and tear due to the age of the lamp.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Metal
White Metal 5-Lights Wall Lamp Mod. 50 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, '68
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This wall lamp was designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1968 for bath mirror and it belongs to the early production. The simplicity of its design and its rarity al...
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Applique 3 sfere, Gino Sarfatti per Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Italian engineer Gino Sarfatti started the Arteluce Company in 1939 and would go on to design over 700 lighting products—floor lamps, chandeliers, spotlights, and other light fitting...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
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Metal
Gino Sarfatti '2097' Chandeliers for Arteluce Milano, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of chandeliers "2097" designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1958 and manufactured by Arteluce Milano. Radially arranged chandelier arms with black wiring around a central cylindrical chr...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Gino Sarfatti 595/P Wall Lamps Arteluce 1961
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare pair of ‘595/p’ adjustable wall lamps designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced in Italy by Arteluce in 1961. This nice pair is quite uncommion to come accross and is in fully orig...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
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Aluminum, Chrome
1960s Gino Sarfatti Metal and Seguso Glass Pendants for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce, Archimede Seguso
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Gino Sarfatti metal and Seguso glass pendants for Arteluce. Executed in hand blown bubbled Seguso glass and painted metal. The simplicity of Sarfatti's design and the sculptura...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
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Metal
Gino Sarfatti Vintage White Basket Appliques
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful pair of white painted metal wall sconces designed by Gino Sarfatti for the fine Italian manufacture.
The structure of the lamp is basket-shaped, that is, it has a longer b...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
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Aluminum
Table Lamp 600/C Model by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce 60s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Padova, IT
One of the first edition of the 600 c model designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce 1960s.
This exceptional lamp has weights at the bottom as if made with bean bags...
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1960s Italian Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
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Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Iconic Ball Table Lamp for Arteluce Mod. 586, Italy 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milan, IT
Gino Sarfatti iconic ball table lamp for Arteluce Mod. 586, Italy 1960s
Original Label, Original wiring.
Superb patina, and condition.
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1960s Italian Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Mid-Century Aluminum Table Lamp 586 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century aluminum table lamp 586 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1960s
Table lamp model 586 with a circular base in black aluminum on which a polished aluminum sphere is p...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
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Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti 3055 Ceiling Lamps Arteluce 1962
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Large set of 10 ceiling lamps model 3055 designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1962. Body is in white lacquered aluminium, the outer shade is refinished, the ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
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Metal
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Mod.142 Rare Table or Wall Lamp, Italy, 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Naples, IT
Rare and great wall or ceiling lamp model 142 designed by Gino Sarfatti, production Arteluce, Italy 1960. This lamp has an aluminium structure and a tubular shade in red painted alum...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
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Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti & Arteluce, Early Table Lamp 600/C, Italy, 1966
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in La Teste De Buch, FR
Early table lamp by Gino Sarfatti & Arteluce.
Model 600/C designed in 1966, made in Italy.
Black lacquered aluminum, based in black leather filled with lead buckshot, adjustable in...
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1960s Italian Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Wall Lamps Model 238/2 Arteluce, 1960
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Pair of wall lamps model 238/2 designed by Gino Sarfatti, manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1960. This pair of wall lamps are an iconic and famous design by Sarfatti. There are many di...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
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Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti 595 Table Lamp Arteluce, Italy, 1961
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Sculptural and adjustable table lamp model 595 designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1961. Guard reflector in black painted aluminium, swiveling on a chrome p...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Set of Gino Sarfatti Table Lamps Model 540P for Arteluce, Italy, 1968
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A beautiful pair of midcentury table lamps designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in 1968. It is fascinating with its beautiful chrome shade and plexiglass body. The lamps are in ver...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Model 596 Table Lamp Arteluce, 1968
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Large sized table lamp model 596 designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1968. This large mushroom shaped table lamp has a diffuser cup in white opaline methacr...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Arteluce Mod. 238/2 Wall Lights Lacquered Metal Glass, Italy, 1960
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Catania, IT
Pair of wall lamps model 238/2 designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy, 1960s.
The frames are black metal lacquered and have two transparent glass globes that...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti & Seguso Pendant Light, 1960s
By Archimede Seguso, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Brussels, BE
The pendant is designed by Gino Sarfatti. He was one of the most avant-gardiste light designer in the twentieth century in Italy. The pendant combines his design with glass spheres d...
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1960s Italian Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Brass
White Perspex and Black Metal Italian Midcentury Wall Lamps by Gino Sarfatti
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gino Sarfatti (1912-1985)
Pair of wall lamps (two pairs available) (Price per Light not per pair.)
Manufactured by Arteluce
Italy, 1950
Perspex and painted metal
Measurements:
17.8 cm x 22.9 cm x 8.9 cm
7 in x 9 in x 4.5 in
Literature:
MarCo Romanelli and Sandra Severi, Gino Sarfatti: selected works 1938-1973, Milan, 2012
Details:
Each with manufacturer’s paper label (2)
Bio:
Rising above the devastation of World War II, post-war Italian design reached new heights of productivity and ingenuity, particularly in the realm of lighting. Gino Sarfatti is among the most celebrated lighting designers from this fruitful period. Before founding his company Arteluce in 1939, Sarfatti studied aeronautical engineering. He brought the inventiveness of a self-taught outsider to the field of lighting design, while his mechanical background lent lightness and ingenuity of construction. Poetic underpinnings are also evident in lamps such as model no. 1034 (sometimes referred to as the “Vine” lamp...
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1960s Italian Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Set of Two Wall Lamps Model 238/2 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Milan, IT
Set of two large wall lamps model 238/2 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce.
Transparent glass globes and a thin black metal frame.
Please note picture shows a model with three spheres not...
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1960s Italian Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Early 600P Light by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in London, GB
Early 600P light by Sarfatti for Arteluce in excellent condition.
Category
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti, Rare Table Lamp Model 600c, 1966 for Arteluce, Italy
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Munster, NRW
Original table lamp 600c, designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in 1966.
Made of black lacquered aluminum and a pouch support in black sky leather, filled with lead shot.
This t...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Ceiling Light by Gino Sarfatti, circa 1961
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Berlin, DE
Ceiling light "Model 2113"
Blackened aluminium, opaline glass, lower cover texturized glass
Dimension: H 19 cm, ø 21 cm
Manufacturer Arteluce
Inside "Arteluce" label.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Large Seguso Glass Globe Pendant by Sarfatti
By Archimede Seguso, Gino Sarfatti
Located in London, GB
Gino Sarfatti glass globe with controlled bubbles for Artluce, circa 1965.
This is the large version.
The height is adjustable up to flushmount.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gino Sarfatti Sconces #238-3
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in New York, NY
Rare Pair of Sconces #238-3 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce. Black enameled steel frames with aluminum caps. Smoked glass globes and Edison sockets. Newly created circular mounting pl...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Lamp Chromed Metal Enameled Aluminum 1960s G. Sarfatti Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Milano, IT
Ceiling lamp, chromed metal, enameled aluminum.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Midcentury Italian Chandelier Gino Sarfatti
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Fabulous five-light chandelier by Gino Sarfatti. Original hand blown globes sit in a nickel chrome fixture. Recently rewired with exposed cord fabric wiring,
three different Adjusta...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Three-Light Pendant
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in New York, NY
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce pendant chandelier with three glass globe lights hung on black perforated enameled metal structures suspended from three-arm canopy. The glass globes are b...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Model 596 Table Lamp for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gino Sarfatti Seldom seen Model 596 table lamp. Gino Saratti Started and Designed many Classic Lamp Designs for Areluce. His designs shaped the Italian Design Movement! He was the fi...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti, Model 2042/9 Ceiling Light 1960s SINGLE
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in New York, NY
Fully restored Gino Sarfatti, model 2042/9 light with nine frosted glass balls.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Table Lamp for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Table lamp model 600C designed by Italian lighting master Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in 1966.
This is an early edition Arteluce, however the labels were often polished off
The ...
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1960s Italian Minimalist Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Faux Leather
Sarfatti Chandelier for Seguso with Three Globes, circa 1960
By Gino Sarfatti, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in London, GB
Chandelier with three glass globes. Lovely speckled light reflected through glass globes.
Chandelier can be adjusted to any height.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Gino Sarfatti Table Lamps Model 540P by Arteluce, Italy, 1968
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Fantastic pair of table or wall lamps model 540P designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy, 1968. These table lamps have a plexiglass bas...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Sconces for Seguso
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of Gino Sarfatti glass and brass sconces for Seguso of Italy. Partially restored, patina lacquered brass finish and signature Seguso blown glass...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Brass
Set of Two Metal Ceiling Lamps by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Milan, IT
Rare set of two ceiling lamps model 232G by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce.
White lacquered frame and aluminum shade.
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1960s Italian Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Arteluce 1960 Italian Design "591" Table Lamp
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Brescia, IT
"591" lamp
Gino Sarfatti
Arteluce 1964.
Aluminium shade
"Arteluce" Label
Measures: Diameter 12 cm.
Excellent condition.
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1960s Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, Pair of Appliques, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Gino Sarfatti designed for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s . Pair of gooseneck arm appliques with chromed arms and black enamelled rotating shades.
Labels to ins...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Italian Mid-Century Modern Table / Desk Lamp #600 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in New York, NY
Anachronistic Italian Mid-Century table lamp #600 with Vinyl Sack filled with lead pellets as the base and a single socket and silver reflector bulb. Sarfatti's inventiveness and hum...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Large Table Lamp 600g by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This old original table lamp 600g was designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in 1966.
This lamp is made of black lacquered aluminum and it has a support of a pouch made of black sky...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
1962 Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Floor Lamp, model 1089
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Italian floor lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, with a plug marked Stilnovo
Original condition.
Please Note: Missing the glass shade
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Adjustable Desk Lamp by Gino Sarfatti
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A desk lamp having a sculptural white textured enameled pedestal base supporting a chrome gooseneck stem and cylindrical shade.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Enamel
Table Lamp Model 600/c by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Dallas, TX
Small table lamp model 600/c designed by by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce.
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1960s Italian Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Gino Sarfatti 2042/9 Flushmount
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Flushmount by the renown Italian designer Gino Sarfatti, model 2042/9 made of an enameled metal structure, frosted glass globes and aluminum diffusers.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti 1086 floor lamp Arteluce Italy 1961 black
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare minimalist floor lamp model 1086 designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Milano 1961. This is the floor lamp version of a series of lights that Sarfatti designed...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Glass Flush Mounts Recessed Lights Pair SP/16 for Arteluce, 1962
By Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Vienna, AT
Two gino sarfatti flush mounts SP/16, Italy, 1962 for Arteluce (labelled).
Dimensions: diameter 6.8", total height 11.8"- the part showing is 4.33".
We are offering a very rare...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Pair of Gino Sarfatti Murano Pendant Lights, circa 1960
By Gino Sarfatti, Archimede Seguso
Located in London, GB
Midcentury pendant lights with controlled bubble glass in the in the more unusual cylindrical shape produced by Artluce, Murano in collaboration with Venini, Murano 1961
Re wired f...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gino Sarfatti Eclipse Floor Lamp, Italy, 1960's
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A chrome-plated and enameled aluminum floor lamp with powder-coated steel base, acrylic shade
Decal manufacturer's label to shade ‘AL Milano Arteluce Made in Italy’.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Gino Sarfatti lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Gino Sarfatti 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 Gino Sarfatti lighting, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 331 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 165 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original lighting by Gino Sarfatti 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 Barovier&Toso, Carlo Nason, and Arteluce. Prices for Gino Sarfatti lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $321 and can go as high as $187,046, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,833.