Guzzini is often mistakenly thought to be the name of a lighting designer active in the 1960s and 1970s. But in fact the label belongs to a lighting manufacturing company that was founded by six Guzzini brothers — Raimondo, Giovanni, Virgilio, Giuseppe, Adolfo and Giannunzio, who were inspired by the 1950 film Harvey starring James Stewart.
Compounding the historical record even further, it seems that the Guzzini company rebranded many times in the 20th century, going by, at various points, Harvey Creazioni, Harvey Guzzini, Guzzini, iGuzzini and Illuminazione Guzzini. Harvey Creazioni was originally founded in 1959 in Recanati (on the east-central coast of Italy) by Raimondo, focusing on the production of copper-plated decorative objects. Four years later, in June 1963, the six brothers joined together and established Harvey Creazioni di Guzzini, expanding production to include pendant lighting, sconces, table lamps and floor lamps.
The brothers employed architect-designer Luigi Massoni — who was introduced to the Guzzini brothers by leading plastic importer Maurizio Adreani — as head of design, branding, public relations and advertising. Famous Harvey Guzzini designs include Massoni and Luciano Buttura's Mushroom table lamp (1965) as well as the in-house designed Arc floor lamp (1968), Faro table lamp (1970) and Toledo table lamp (1973). Studio 6G, an interning design team, developed the collectible Clan table lamp (1968); and designers Ermanno Lampa and Sergio Brazzoli were responsible for the Nastro series (1970), Orione pendant (1970), Sirio table lamp (1970), Alba floor lamp (1973), Albanella table lamp (1973) and Alf series (1976). Around 1976, Harvey Guzzini ceased the production of copper-plated items to concentrate on lighting made almost exclusively from methacrylate plastic (acrylic). The company also dabbled in furniture production, collaborating with Yugoslavian furniture producer Meblo, located in Nova Gorica in present-day Slovenia.
In 1967–68, the company exhibited at Domus: Formes Italiennes in the Galeries Lafayette in Paris under the name Design House (DH), where the company featured Gio Ponti’s Media lamp. A retail outlet was opened in central Milan under the name Harvey Guzzini-DH in 1969, situated literally and figuratively among the best known Italian design houses. In 1974, the company rebranded once more as iGuzzini, adding Illuminazione in 1981, which still exists today with headquarters in Recanati, Italy.
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Guzzini Lucite tray, made in Italy, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Palermo, IT
Guzzini Lucite tray, made in Italy, 1970s. Intact and in good condition; bears the manufacturer's mark. Width: 35 cm Depth: 23 cm Height: 3 cm We guaran...
Lucite
Vintage Italian Elpis Pendant Lamp from Guzzini, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Hamburg, DE
Pendant lamp from the Italian manufacturer Harveilluce. The large plastic shade is finished in a beige tone. It shows the shape of a flat cone with rounded dome. On the inside, the ...
Metal
Italian Space Age Floor Lamp Lucerna Designed Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, 70s
By Luigi Massoni, Guzzini
Located in Lucija, SI
Floor lamp model Lucerna was designed by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini Made in Italy in the 70s
Steel, Chrome
Luigi Massoni Orange Plexiglas Umbrella Stand for Guzzini Italy 1970s
By Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in Lisboa, PT
Sculptural and space-age, this bold umbrella stand is attributed to Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, one of Italy’s most forward-thinking lighting and plastics manufacturers of the 1970s. ...
Acrylic
$89Sale Price|31% Off
Vintage Clear Lucite Fan Shaped Card Holder by Guzzini 1980s Made in Italy
By Guzzini
Located in Amityville, NY
Vintage clear lucite or acrylic post modern fan shaped card holder, sorter or separator made in Italy in the 1980s by Guzzini. Marked "Guzzini Made in Italy" this originally was sold...
Lucite
$905Sale Price|20% Off
Guzzini Midcentury Faux Tortoiseshell Plexiglass and Briar Magazine Rack, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Astonishing magazine rack in faux tortoiseshell plexiglass and briar. This incredibly elegant piece was designed by Guzzini in Italy in the 1970's. Still has its original "Team Guzzi...
Lucite, Plexiglass
Quadrifoglio Table Lamp by Ufficio Progetti for Harvey Guzzini, Italy, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
A vintage Italian Space Age table lamp in white moulded acrylic and chrome, designed by Ufficio Progetti for Harvey Guzzini and produced in Italy, likely between circa 1968 and the e...
Metal, Chrome
Alvise Floor Lamp by Massoni for Guzzini – Carrara Marble, Italian Minimalism
By Luigi Massoni, Harvey Guzzini, Achille Castiglioni, Guzzini
Located in Dronten, NL
Few designs capture the quiet power of Italian postwar lighting like the Alvise floor lamp. Designed by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, this piece balances industrial precision with refin...
Carrara Marble, Steel
1970 Massive Guzzini ' Lucerna ' Floor Lamp , Italy
By Harvey Guzzini, Meblo, Guzzini
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Massive Guzzini floor lamp ' Lucerna ' with opale acrylic shade sliding fully up and down on pole . Contain 2 ceramic E26/ E27 socket rated at 60 watt each . Foot switch on co...
Metal, Chrome
Space Age XL Ceiling Lamp by Emanuele Ponzio for Guzzini, 1960s, Italy
By Emanuele Ponzio, Guzzini
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Italian Rare XXL Pop Art Space Age Ceiling Lamp by Emanuele Ponzio for Guzzini , 1960s, Italy Model: "Alicante" Lampshade is in very good vintage conditio...
Plexiglass
$406Sale Price|20% Off
1970s Guzzini Pendant Lamp by Meblo, Italy
By Guzzini, Meblo
Located in Praha, CZ
- Rewired and repolished - 1x E26-E27 bulb - US wiring compatible
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Fabio Lenci for Guzzini Italian Arc Floor Lamp Mid Century Modern
By Guzzini, Fabio Lenci
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A vintage 1970s Fabio Lenci for Guzzini arc floor lamp. This chic arc lamp has a classic mid century styling for an Italian design flair. This l...
Chrome
$442Sale Price|20% Off
Meblo Pendant by Harvey Guzzini, 1970s
By Meblo, Guzzini
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1970s - Good original condition, labeled - Adjustable height up to cca 75cm.
Plastic
Space Age Red Plastic Tray Table or Gueridon Pepito Luigi Massoni for Guzzini
By Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in Vienna, AT
Soace Age red vintage tray table, gueridon or serving table model Pepito from plastic by Luigi Massoni for Guzzin 1970s Italy. A bold colored pract...
Plastic
Dior Style Octagonal Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite Serving Tray, Italy, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning mid-century octagonal serving tray entirely crafted from a single piece of tortoiseshell-effect lucite. This elegant and unique piece was produced in Italy during the 1970s ...
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Harvey Guzzini Model 4030 Space Age Table - Desk Lamp, Italy 1970
By Guzzini, iGuzzini
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Harvey Guzzini Model 4030 Space Age Table - Desk Lamp, Italy 1970 Produced by Harvey Guzzini, a company renowned for high-quality Italian design, this lamp is an example of craftsma...
Iron
Stella ice bucket by Guzzini, Italy, 1970
By Guzzini
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Beautiful and rare green ice bucket designed and produced by pablo tilche for guzzini in italy in the 1970s. Space age style spherical acrylic bucket. Decorative object that will bri...
Plastic
Arc Floor Lamp by Guzzini, Aluminum, Travertine, Italy circa 1970
By Guzzini
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful arc lamp or floor lamp by Harvey Guzzini from Italy from the 1960/70s. Arc-shaped rotating, polished aluminum arm with an adjustable projection of approx. 140 to 220 cm. Th...
Travertine, Aluminum
$342Sale Price / set|20% Off
Rare Space Age Picnic Set ‘Pic Boll’ by Carlo Viglino for Guzzini, 1960s
By Guzzini
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Beautiful space age picnic set ‘Pic Boll’ designed by Carlo Viglino in 1968 and produced by Guzzini, Italy in the 60s and 70s. This lovely 6 person picnic features a plastic sphere ...
Plastic
Mid Century Table Lamp Lucerna by Luigi Massoni for Meblo Guzzini, Italy 70s
By Luigi Massoni, Guzzini
Located in Lucija, SI
Design: Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini, Italy 1966 Manufacturer: Meblo from Nova Gorica, Slovenia in the former Yugoslavia. This is a model Lucerna It consists of a chrome metal ba...
Metal, Steel, Chrome
1970s Mid-Century Modern Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite Luxury Box Dior Home Style
By Guzzini, Dior Home
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Capturing the opulent essence of 1970s high-society design, this exquisite decorative box is a masterclass in Mid-Century Modern luxury. Crafted from heavy, high-quality lucite with ...
Brass
$5,500 / item
Flush Mounts by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini
By Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Flush Mounts by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, Italy, 1970s This flush mount by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini reflects the Space Age sensibility Massoni brought to the brand during his tenu...
Chrome
Alvise' lamp by Luigi Massoni Production Guzzini 1960s
By Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in Milano, IT
Table lamp with chrome metal base and frame and white methacrylate shade.
Metal
$721Sale Price|63% Off
Large Guzzini White Orange Pendant, Studio 6G, Italy 1960s
By Guzzini, Studio 6G
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large Italian modern atomic age Guzzini "Bud" pendant by Studio 6G. Big crisp white dome pendant with chrome top, chrome band along edge, white plas...
Plastic, Acrylic, Plexiglass
Sculptural Floor or Table Lamp 'TAW' by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini Italy 1960s
By Luigi Massoni, Guzzini
Located in München, BY
Sculptural Mid-Century Modern floor light or table lamp. Designed by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, Italy, 1960s. Executed in stainless steel, semi-opague glass and lucite, the lamp com...
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Space Age Flash Floor Lamp from Guzzini, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Mid Century floor lamp from Guzzini. The classic Guzzini plastic shade is turned in this design so that the lamp acts as an uplighter. The shade is finished in a beige tone. Th...
Metal
Midcentury Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass Oval Serving Tray, Italy 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning midcentury tray in a gorgeous tortoiseshell effect lucite with brass handles. This incredibly charming piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s by Guzzini. This unique...
Brass
1970s Guzzini Chrome Arc Wall Lamp with Plexi Globe Shade and Dimmer
By Guzzini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chrome wall-mounted arc lamp by Guzzini features a beige plexi globe shade and integrated dimmer switch for adjustable lighting. The telescoping arm extends by loosening the plexi an...
Chrome
Chrome Ball Guzzini Meblo Table Lamp 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Čelinac, BA
Meblo Guzzini Space Age Table Lamp 1970s
Chrome
$1,990
Fabio Lenci Pendant Lamp
By Fabio Lenci, Guzzini
Located in South Charleston, WV
Italy 1960's signed made in Italy. An uncommon model from Fabio Lenci for Guzzini. Provides an unexpected glow of illumination above the center line of the sphere through refraction ...
Steel
Italian Diaframma Pendant by Fabio Lenci for Guzzini, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare pendulum from Guzzini based on a design by Fabio Lenci from the 70s. The lamp has a particularly flat design. This design actually consists entirely of a large barndoor, li...
Metal
Focus Table Lamp by Fabio Lenci for Guzzini, Italy, 1960s
By Fabio Lenci, Guzzini
Located in Brussel, BE
Large Italian table lamp in two parts. A clear, half-brushed, and white acrylic globe is placed on a base made of one bent chromed tube. Named Focus, this Space-Age masterpiece was d...
Metal, Chrome
Spage Age Orange Pendant designed by Guzzini 1970, Italy
By Guzzini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very rare vintage pendant lamp designed in the space age seventies. This amazing vintage light is made of orange plastic with chrome. It gives a beautiful soft and warm light when it...
Chrome
Extremely Rare Italian Space Age Studio Desk Lamp by Harvey Guzzini - 1970
By Guzzini
Located in Palermo, IT
An exceptional and extremely rare Italian Space Age studio desk lamp attributed to Harvey Guzzini’s innovative mid-century designs, dating from the 1970s. This investment-grade piece...
Brass, Steel
Set of 2 Vintage Italian Lingotto Sconces by Renzo Piano for iGuzzini, 1990s
By Guzzini
Located in Hamburg, DE
The wall sconce version of the Lingotto series from the Italian manufacturer iGuzzini based on a design by the designer and architect Renzo Piano. The luminaire convinces with its te...
Metal
Italian Space Age Lucerna Floor Lamp by Guzzini, Mid-Century Modern 1960s
By Guzzini
Located in Hamburg, DE
Italian Space Age floor lamp by Guzzini. Here in a special version with a shade customized by an artist. The large balloon umbrella is usually translucent in color. The surface of t...
Metal
Space Age Cabras Pendant Lamp by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, 1960s
By Guzzini
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare train pendant lamp from Guzzini. The large plastic shade is designed in orange. The screen is white on the inside. Thus, the lamp throws down very ...
Metal
$693Sale Price|20% Off
Guzzini Midcentury Italian Round Smoked Brown Lucite Wall Mirror, 1960s
By Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Unique midcentury smoked brown lucite wall and vanity mirror. This incredible Guzzini mirror was made in Italy during the 1960s. This stunning piece ...
Steel
Italian modern lucite frame for Guzzini, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern lucite frame for Guzzini, 1970s Transparent lucite frame composed of two pieces, a square base with a recess into which a round is inserted. Produced by Guzzini in 197...
Lucite
Mid-Century Italian Space Age Flash Floor Lamp from Guzzini, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Mid Century floor lamp from Guzzini. The classic Guzzini plastic shade is turned in this design. The shade is finished in a beige tone. The special feature here is a color grad...
Metal
Mid-Century Italian Space Age Zurigo Pendant Lamp by Massoni for Guzzini, 1960s
By Guzzini
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Italian Space Age Zurigo Pendant Lamp by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini,1960s Pendant lamp from Guzzini based on a design by Luigi Massoni from the 60s. Here in the large ver...
Plastic
Mid-Century Tortoiseshell Lucite & Brass Serving Tray by Guzzini, Italy, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Rome, IT
Rectangular serving tray in tortoiseshell-effect lucite with brass handles designed by Guzzini. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Metal, Brass
$258Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Guzzini Plastic Bathroom Shelf, Italy, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Praha, CZ
An original mid-century bathroom wall shelf designed by Guzzini, Italy, circa 1970s. Crafted in molded plastic, this piece combines sculptural form with everyday functionality, refle...
Plastic
Spicchio Pendant Lamp by Ermanno Lampa & Sergio Brazzoli for Guzzini, Italy70s
By Sandro Brazzoli, Ermanno Lampa, Guzzini
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare model Spicchio pendant lamp was designed by Ermanno Lampa & Sergio Brazzoli in 1972 and produced by Harvey Guzzini. The model consists of a chromed metal bracket on which 4 dif...
Metal, Chrome
Large Table Lamp Radar by Carlo Bimbi Und Nilo Gioacchini for Guzzini Italy 1967
By Guzzini, Carlo Bimbi and Nilo Gioacchini, Flos, Studio BBPR, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in München, BY
Extremely rare, large and elegant Mid-Century Modern lucite and aluminum table lamp. Model 'Radar'. With rotating lamp shade. Designed by Carlo Bimbi & Nilo Gioacchini, 1967. Manufac...
Aluminum
$443Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of Mid-Century Modern Guzzini Crystal Lucite Italian Vases, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful set of four crystal plexiglass flower vases. This fantastic set was designed by Guzzini in Italy during the 1970s. This set is made of four different flower vases with t...
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Guzzini Midcentury Orange Plastic Ball-Shaped Italian Ice Bucket, 1970s 'New'
By Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful new (never used) ice bucket in the shape of an orange plastic ball from the middle of the last century. This fantastic object was designed in Re...
Chrome
Guzzini Kuala Space Age Pendant Lamp by Franco Bresciani, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Small Guzzini 'Kuala' space age pendant lamp by Franco Bresciani. The lamp is made from beige acrylic glass and has a gold plated ball on top the shade. The lamp requires an E27/26 (...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Guzzini Chrome Cascade Lamp, Italy, 70s
By Guzzini, iGuzzini
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare mid century cascade ceiling lamp produce by IGuzzini in the 70s.
Metal, Chrome
Harvey Guzzini Brumbury white space age table lamp, 1970
By Guzzini
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Harvey Guzzini Brumbury white space age table lamp, 1970
Plastic
Lucite And Brass Italian Oval Tray By Guzzini, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Palermo, IT
Italian oval tray in Lucite and brass by Guzzini, 1970s Intact and in good condition.
Lucite
Mid-Century White Medusa Floor Lamp by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, Italy, 1970s
By Luigi Massoni, Guzzini
Located in Lucija, SI
Nice Floor Lamp model Medusa designed by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini Perfect working conditions
Steel, Chrome
Large Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass Serving Tray by Guzzini, Italy 1970
By Christian Dior, Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Mid-century tray in a gorgeous tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass. This charming rectangular tray, clearly in the style of Christian Dior, was produced in Italy during the 1970s b...
Metal, Brass
Italian Space Age Elpis Pendant Lamp from Harveiluce / Guzzini, 1960s
By Guzzini
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare version of Elpis pendant lamp by Guzzini. The shield made of translucent acrylic forms a flat cone with a soft rounded tip. The special feature here is in the inverted orientat...
Metal
Guzzini Meblo Table Lamp, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Čelinac, BA
Guzzini Meblo table lamp 1970s.
Chrome
Italian Modern Table Lamp Lucerna by Luigi Massoni for Meblo Guzzini, Italy 70s
By Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in Lucija, SI
Design: Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini, Italy 1966 Manufacturer: Meblo from Nova Gorica, Slovenia in the former Yugoslavia. This is a model Lucerna It consists of a chrome metal ba...
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Italian Modern Brumbury Table Lamp by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, Italy, 1970s
By Luigi Massoni, Guzzini
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare table lamp model Brumbery designed by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini. Made in Italy in the 70s in original condition with sign of use
Chrome
Guzzini Salt, Pepper, Oil, Vinegard, Parmesan Green Set in Lucite, 1970s, Italy
By Guzzini
Located in Rome, IT
Table set for pepper, salt, parmesan etc. in green Lucite made by Guzzini, Italy, 1970s.
Lucite, Plexiglass
Luigi Massoni Pendant Lamp for Guzzini, Italy, 1970s
By Luigi Massoni, Guzzini
Located in Berlin, DE
Pendant lamp by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, Italy - 1970s. Chrome top on lucite shade. Socket: 1x E27. Please note: Lamp should be fitted professionally in accordance to local require...
Lucite
$795Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Guzzini Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass Vide-Poche, Italy 1970s
By iGuzzini, Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning pocket emptier or centerpiece in tortoiseshell effect lucite and polished brass. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy in the 70s by Guzzini (the original label of the ...
Metal, Brass