Guzzini Furniture
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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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Metal
1980s Italian Industrial Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Plexiglass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Lucite
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Plastic
1980s Italian Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Aluminum
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Plastic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Metal
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Silver, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Nickel, Stainless Steel
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Crystal, Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Guzzini Furniture
Brass
2010s Renaissance Guzzini Furniture
Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Nickel, Stainless Steel
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Guzzini Furniture
Plexiglass
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Guzzini Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century German Bohemian Guzzini Furniture
Stainless Steel
1950s British Other Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Guzzini Furniture
Brass
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Plastic
1980s Italian Industrial Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Metal, Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Aluminum
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Plastic, Plexiglass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Metal, Steel, Aluminum
1980s Italian Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Plastic
1980s Italian Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Plastic
1980s Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Plastic
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Stainless Steel
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Aluminum
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Plexiglass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Guzzini Furniture
Plastic