Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
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.
Find a collection of vintage Gino Sarfatti lighting now on 1stDibs.
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Number in Set: Set of 11
Creator: Gino Sarfatti
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 237/2 Champagne Mount for Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 237/2
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The two blown opaline glass spheres are gently held in place by two Black, or Champagne, painted aluminum rings. Each ring has a small cut, enab...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2042/3 Champagne Mount for Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 2042/3
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The two blown opaline glass spheres are gently held in place by two Black, or Champagne, painted aluminum rings. Each ring has a small cut, enabl...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 237/1 Black Mount by Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 237/1
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The single blown opaline glass sphere is gently held by a Black or Champagne painted aluminium ring. The aluminum ring has a small cut, enabling t...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 238/1 Champagne Mount
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 238/1
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The single blown opaline glass sphere is gently held by a Black or Champagne painted aluminium ring. The aluminum ring has a small cut, enabling t...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 237/1 Black Mount by Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 237/1
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The single blown opaline glass sphere is gently held by a Black or Champagne painted aluminium ring. The aluminum ring has a small cut, enabling t...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Model 238/2 Wall Lamp in Black for Astep
By Flos, Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti Model 238/2 wall lamp in black for Astep.
Designed in 1959, this is an authorized Astep/Flos re-edition by Alessandro Sarfatti, gran...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 1081 180cm Black Mount for Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 1081
Design by Gino Sarfatti
Model 1081 Floor is adding to the luxurious depth and versatility of Le Sfere collection. The strong visual presence of the floor light is a case s...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 238/1 Black Mount by Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 238/1
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The single blown opaline glass sphere is gently held by a Black or Champagne painted aluminum ring. The aluminum ring has a small cut, enabling th...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Set of 2 Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 1081 170cm Black Mount for Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 1081
Design by Gino Sarfatti
Model 1081 Floor is adding to the luxurious depth and versatility of Le Sfere collection. The strong visual presence of the floor light is a case s...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 1081 180cm Black Mount for Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 1081
Design by Gino Sarfatti
Model 1081 Floor is adding to the luxurious depth and versatility of Le Sfere collection. The strong visual presence of the floor light is a case s...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 1081 170cm Black Mount for Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 1081
Design by Gino Sarfatti
Model 1081 Floor is adding to the luxurious depth and versatility of Le Sfere collection. The strong visual presence of the floor light is a case s...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2042/3 Champagne Mount for Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 2042/3
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The two blown opaline glass spheres are gently held in place by two Black, or Champagne, painted aluminum rings. Each ring has a small cut, enabl...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 238/1 with Switch Champagne Mount
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 238/1 with Switch
Design by Gino Sarfatti
Specifications model 238/1
Typology wall
Materials: Opaline glass diffuser, steel structure
Dimensions: W ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Set of 2 Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 237/1 with Switch Champagne Mount by Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of 2 Model 237/1
Design by Gino Sarfatti
Specifications model 237/1 with Switch
Typology wall
Materials opaline glass diffuser, steel structure
Dimensions W 140 x D 203 x H 150m...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti model 169/4 wall lamp Arteluce Italy 1952
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Impressive wall lamp model 169/4 designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1952. This large sized wall lamp comes from a series of wall lamps designed by Gino Sar...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 237/1 with Switch Black Mount by Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 237/1
Design by Gino Sarfatti
Specifications model 237/1 with Switch
Typology wall
Materials opaline glass diffuser, steel structure
Dimensions W 140 x D 203 x H 150mm
Diffuse...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 237/1 Black Transparent Mount by Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 237/1
Design by Gino Sarfatti
Specifications model 237/1
Typology wall
Materials: Transparent glass diffuser, steel structure
Dimensions W 140 x D 203 x H 150mm
Diffuser diam...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 237/1 with Switch Champagne Mount by Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 237/1
Design by Gino Sarfatti
Specifications model 237/1 with Switch
Typology wall
Materials opaline glass diffuser, steel structure
Dimensions W 140 x D 203 x H 150mm
Diffuse...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 238/1 with Switch Black Mount
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 238/1 with Switch
Design by Gino Sarfatti
Specifications model 238/1
Typology wall
Materials: Opaline glass diffuser, steel structure
Dimensions: W ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2042/3 Black Transparent Mount for Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 2042/3
Design by Gino Sarfatti
Specifications Model 2042/3
Typology Wall
Materials: Transparent Glass Diffuser, Steel Structure
Dimensions:
Ø 65 cm
H 29 cm
Diffuser Diameter...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 238/1 Black Transparent Mount
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 238/1
Design by Gino Sarfatti
Specifications model 238/1
Typology wall
Materials: Transparent glass diffuser, steel structure
Dimensions: W 200 x D 300 x H 210mm
Diffuser Dia...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 238/1 Champagne Mount
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 238/1
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The single blown opaline glass sphere is gently held by a Black or Champagne painted aluminium ring. The aluminum ring has a small cut, enabling...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 238/1 Black Mount by Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 238/1
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The single blown opaline glass sphere is gently held by a Black or Champagne painted aluminum ring. The aluminum ring has a small cut, enabling ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 237/2 Champagne Mount for Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 237/2
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The two blown opaline glass spheres are gently held in place by two Black, or Champagne, painted aluminum rings. Each ring has a small cut, enab...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2042/3 Champagne Mount for Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 2042/3
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The two blown opaline glass spheres are gently held in place by two Black, or Champagne, painted aluminum rings. Each ring has a small cut, ena...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 237/1 Champagne Mount by Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 237/1
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The single blown opaline glass sphere is gently held by a black or champagne painted aluminum ring. The aluminum ring has a small cut, enabling ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 238/2 Champagne Mount
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 238/2
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The two blown opaline glass spheres are gently held in place by two Black, or Champagne, painted aluminum rings. Each ring has a small cut, enab...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 237/2 Black Mount
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 237/2
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The two blown opaline glass spheres are gently held in place by two black, or Champagne, painted aluminum rings. Each ring has a small cut, enab...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 238/2 Black Mount
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 238/2
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The two blown opaline glass spheres are gently held in place by two black, or champagne, painted aluminum rings. Each ring has a small cut, enab...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Model No. 2065 Wall Lamp for Astep
By Astep, Flos, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti model no. 2065 wall lamp for Astep.
Designed in 1950, this is an authorized Astep/Flos re-edition by Alessandro Sarfatti, grandson ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2042/3 Champagne Mount for Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 2042/3
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The two blown opaline glass spheres are gently held in place by two Black, or Champagne, painted aluminum rings. Each ring has a small cut, ena...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 238/1 Black Mount by Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 238/1
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The single blown opaline glass sphere is gently held by a Black or Champagne painted aluminum ring. The aluminum ring has a small cut, enabling th...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 237/1 Champagne Mount by Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 237/1
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The single blown opaline glass sphere is gently held by a black or champagne painted aluminium ring. The aluminum ring has a small cut, enabling...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 238/2 Black Mount
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 238/2
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The two blown opaline glass spheres are gently held in place by two black, or champagne, painted aluminum rings. Each ring has a small cut, enabli...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 238/1 Champagne Mount
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 238/1
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The single blown opaline glass sphere is gently held by a Black or Champagne painted aluminium ring. The aluminum ring has a small cut, enabling t...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 238/2 Champagne Mount
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 238/2
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The two blown opaline glass spheres are gently held in place by two Black, or Champagne, painted aluminum rings. Each ring has a small cut, enabli...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2042/3 Champagne Mount for Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 2042/3
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The two blown opaline glass spheres are gently held in place by two Black, or Champagne, painted aluminum rings. Each ring has a small cut, enabl...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 237/2 Black Mount
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 237/2
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The two blown opaline glass spheres are gently held in place by two black, or Champagne, painted aluminum rings. Each ring has a small cut, enab...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Model #10 Sconce in Red for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti Model #10 sconce in red for Arteluce. Executed in red painted aluminum and custom fabricated period styled brass backplates designed to mount o...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Model #10 Sconce in White for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti Model #10 sconce for Arteluce. Executed in white painted aluminum and custom fabricated period styled brass backplates designed to mount over a...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Gino Sarfatti Model #10 Sconce in Black for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti Model #10 sconce in black for Arteluce. Executed in black painted aluminum and custom fabricated period styled brass backplates designed to mou...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Gino Sarfatti Mid-Century Modern Lamp Model 238/1 Black Mount by Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mid-Century Modern Model 238/1 Lamp
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The single blown opaline glass sphere is gently held by a Black or Champagne painted aluminum ring. The aluminum ring ha...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 237/1 Black Mount by Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 237/1
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The single blown opaline glass sphere is gently held by a Black or Champagne painted aluminium ring. The aluminum ring has a small cut, enabling t...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Model 238/2 Wall Lamp in Champagne for Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep, Flos
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti Model 238/2 wall lamp in champagne for Astep.
Designed in 1959, this is an authorized Astep/Flos re-edition by Alessandro Sarfatti, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 237/2 Black Mount
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 237/2
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The two blown opaline glass spheres are gently held in place by two black, or Champagne, painted aluminum rings. Each ring has a small cut, enabli...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti wall lights and sconces for sale on 1stDibs.
Gino Sarfatti wall lights and sconces 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 wall lights and sconces, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 100 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 6 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original wall lights and sconces 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 wall lights and sconces by Barovier&Toso, Arteluce, and Gaetano Sciolari.