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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Rodolfo Bonetto "Nitia" table lamp for Design House Guzzini Italy 1970s
By Guzzini, Rodolfo Bonetto
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Illuminate your space with the avant-garde charm of the Rodolfo Bonetto "Nitia" table lamp, a timeless masterpiece crafted for Design House Guzzini in Italy during the 1970s. This la...
Chrome
Large iGuzzini Pyramid Pendant – Height Adjustable, Plexiglass, Italy 1980
By Guzzini
Located in Dronten, NL
Elevate your space with this striking iGuzzini pendant light, a statement piece that blends modern design with functional elegance. Crafted from white plexiglass with subtly transluc...
Plexiglass
Italian Vintage Spring Table Lamp by Harvey Guzzini, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Renens, CH
Vintage Italian table lamp with a spiraled steel “spring” design providing support to a mirrored E27 bulb. Produced and designed by Harvey Guzzini during the 1970s. EU Plug. ...
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Italian Lamp by Harvey Guzzini
By Guzzini, Harvey Guzzini
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern Italian lamp by Harvey Guzzini. E27 bulb. Some very light scratches on shade.
Steel
Libellula Floor Lamp By Guzzini Meblo 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Čelinac, BA
Libellula Floor Lamp By Gozzini Meblo 1970s
Chrome
Tall Italian 1970s "Flash" Floor Lamp By Harvey Guzzini
By Harvey Guzzini, Guzzini
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
A 1970s Italian space-age "Flash" or "Bud Grande" floor lamp by Harvey Guzzini. The largest of Guzzini's lamp designs, this impressive floor lamp stands at 180cm tall. The large a...
Chrome
Focus, Table Lamp by F. Lenci for Guzzini, 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
Italian Space Age Poliedra Table Lamp by Felice Ragazzo for Guzzini
By Guzzini
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Space Age Table Lamp from Italian Manufacturer Guzzini After a design by Felice Ragazzo from the late 60s. Modularity is the basis of this design. The luminaire consists of a g...
Metal
DL5 “Lampione” Floor Lamp in Red by Fabio Lenci for Guzzini, Italy 1971
By Guzzini, Fabio Lenci
Located in Hellouw, NL
A futuristic gesture in glossy red, the DL5 floor lamp by Fabio Lenci is a sculptural icon of early 1970s Italian lighting design. This organic, curving silhouette reflects Lenci’s f...
Plastic
"Moana" floor lamp by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini 1970s
By Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in Milano, MI
Floor lamp model Moana designed in the 1970s by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini. Chrome rods stem and matte brushed acrylic lampshade with the chrome cover. Guzzini trademark present in t...
Chrome
Sergio Brazzoli for Guzzini, Iconic 1970s Space Age Table Lamp, Italy
By Sandro Brazzoli, Guzzini
Located in Herentals, BE
A rare and exquisitely preserved example of 1970s Italian design, this Sergio Brazzoli Siro lamp for Guzzini lamp embodies the refined minimalism of the Space Age movement. The spher...
Chrome
Mid-Century Italian Space Age Yellow Lucerna Floor Lamp from Guzzini, 1960s
By Guzzini
Located in Hamburg, DE
Classic space age sticking lamp from harvey guzzini. Here in a rare version with a yellow umbrella. A classic design from the time. The balloon -shaped plastic screen is yellow on t...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Guzzini Chrome Cascade Lamp, Italy, 70s
By iGuzzini, Guzzini
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare mid century cascade ceiling lamp produce by IGuzzini in the 70s.
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Mid-Century Pendant Lamp by Meblo for Guzzini Yugoslavia 1970s - Guzzini
By Guzzini, Meblo
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Transform your living space with this stunning mid-century pendant lamp from the 1970s, produced by Meblo, Yugoslavia, as part of the renowned Guzzini collection. Guzzini, an esteeme...
Milk Glass, Plastic
Mid-Century Italian Space Age Flash Floor Lamp from Guzzini
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 translucent white. The base consists of a stem that is...
Metal
Vintage Italian Space Age Faro Table Lamp from Guzzini, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Hamburg, DE
Faro table lamp by Harvey Guzzini. Here is an early version (Art. 2248) from the production period of 1970 - 1972. The lampshade is mushroom-shaped and designed in two parts. Above ...
Metal
A Pair of SPACE-AGE WALL APPLIQUES SCONCES by GUZZINI, Italy 1970
By Guzzini
Located in PARIS, FR
A fairly large pair of Post-Modernist, Seventies, Space-Age wall lights, in folded metal chrome on the outside, pearl white on the inside, by Guzzini, Italy 1970. DIMENSIONS: 30 x 2...
Metal
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
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
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
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
'Cigno' Model Pair of Table Lamps by IGuzzini, 1970s, Italy
By Guzzini
Located in Hagenbach, DE
'Cigno' Model Pair of Table Lamps by IGuzzini, 1970s, Italy Lamps are in very good vintage condition. This lamp works with Halogen light bulb Wired and suitable to use with 220V ...
Metal
Rodolfo Bonetto White Metal Lucite Floor Lamp Guzzini, Italy, 1970
By Guzzini, Rodolfo Bonetto, iGuzzini
Located in Vienna, AT
Rodolfo Bonetto white metal Lucite floor lamp Guzzini, Italy, 1970 Rare graphical floor lamp by Rodolfo Bonetto, I Guzzini, Italy, 1970 featuring a helmet...
Metal
Mid-Century Green Medusa Floor Lamp Designed by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, Italy
By Luigi Massoni, Guzzini
Located in Lucija, SI
Mid Century Floor Lamp Medusa was designed by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini Original from the 70s In rare green color
Steel, Chrome
$865Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Modern Libellula Model Desk Lamp, Harvey Guzzini, Italy 1970s
By Harvey Guzzini, Guzzini
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Midcentury Modern Libellula Model Desk Lamp, Harvey Guzzini, Italy 1970s Rare vintage table lamp designed and produced by Guzzini ltd and desi...
Iron
Guzzini Meblo Table Lamp, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Čelinac, BA
Guzzini Meblo table lamp 1970s.
Chrome
1970s Guzzini "Trumpet" Pendant Lamp by Meblo, Italy
By Guzzini
Located in Praha, CZ
- cleaned - polished and rewired - 1x , E26-E27 bulbs - US wiring compatible
Plastic
$1,153Sale Price|20% Off
Space Age Floor Lamp by I Guzzini in White Acrylic and Chrome, Italy, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
A Space Age floor lamp designed by Franco Bresciani and produced by "I Guzzini", an important Italian company leader in lighting products a...
Chrome
$841Sale Price / set|30% Off
Ceiling Guzzini 1970 Golden Metal
By Guzzini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Ceiling Guzzini 1970 golden metal.
Gilt Metal
Guzzini Italy Table Light Plexiglass with Hand Embroidered Silk Lampshade
By Guzzini
Located in Hamburg, DE
Table Light by Guzzini Italy, in clear Plexiglass, produced in 1980, the Plexiglass base is 22cm H x 8cm W x 8cm D, a chrome bar (28cm H) is running inside as setting for the bulb holder, new textile wiring (white textile cable with switch and plug in clear plastic for UK). Total height incl. lampshade 51cm, round shaped silk lampshade (21cm height x 26cm diameter) embroidered with silver thread, silver sequins and clear Swarovski Crystals on handwoven silk taffeta Bruno Triplet # 63 color whit gold...
Chrome
Guzzini Space Ace Floor Lamp, 1970s, Italy
By Guzzini
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice floor lamp. Chrome tulip shaped upright, comes with a Acrylic shade. Typical Space Ace era. Design by Guzzini 1970s, Italy. 1 Large E27 bulb needed. Good condition.
Acrylic
Guzzini, Adjustable Desk Lamp, White and Black Table Lamp, Italy, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
This adjustable desk lamp is from the 1970s Made of plastic and lacquered metal. It has a heavy base to give stability in black enameled metal. Measures: Maximum width 90 cm. Heigh...
Metal
Midcentury space age table lamp by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, model Faro, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Zaandam, NL
Lovely adjustable ( as can be seen in the pics ) desk or table lamp by Luigi Masssoni for Guzzini ( marked ), Italy 1970s. The lamp is in good vintage condition, with some very light...
Metal
Harveiluce large ceiling lamp by Guzzini, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Harveiluce large ceiling lamp by Guzzini, Made in Italy, 1970s. This chandelier is ORIGINAL Harveiluce by Guzzini from the 1970s. The Lampshade is made of acrylic glass with a chrome...
Glass, Acrylic
1970s Guzzini "Trumpet" Pendant Lamp by Meblo , Italy
By Guzzini
Located in Praha, CZ
- cleaned - polished and rewired - 1x , E26-E27 bulbs - US wiring compatible
Plastic
Mid Century Guzzini Space Age Floor Lamp with White Acrylic Shade, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
White Guzzini space age floor lamp with white acrylic shade. This iconic lamp creates a beautifully white glow and has an elegant chrome base. The lamp is marked 'Harvey Guzzini' on ...
Metal
Mid Century Guzzini Space Age Floor Lamp with White Acrylic Shade, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
White Guzzini space age floor lamp with white acrylic shade. This iconic lamp creates a beautifully white glow and has an elegant chrome base. The lamp is marked 'Harvey Guzzini' on ...
Metal
Guzzini "BUD" floor lamp with white methacrylate canopy, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Milano, IT
The Guzzini floor lamp is a 1970s Italian design icon that uniquely combines functionality and elegance. With its sleek silhouette and soft light emanating from the white methacrylat...
Metal
Mid-Century Italian Guzzini White Dome Desk Lamp
By Guzzini
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Mid-Century Italian table lamp by Guzzini. With a large white hemispherical dome shade, the head adjustable via a black knurled knob set within an angled aperture, raised on twin ch...
Chrome
Italian Design Guzzini Quadrifoglio Table Lamp, Italy - 1970s
By Guzzini, Gae Aulenti
Located in Renens, CH
Quadrifoglio table lamp by iGuzzini, Italy, 1970s. Early edition with original label. This elegant lamp features a four leaf clover shaped acrylic shade in a peach tone and a chrome ...
Metal
Vintage wall lamp by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, 1970s
By Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage extendable wall lamp designed by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini. This rare wall light is made out of a plastic shade, which also can be found on a similar table lamp designed by ...
Chrome
''Poliedra'' floor lamp by Felice Ragazzo for Guzzini, 1970s
By Guzzini, Felice Ragazzo
Located in Quarrata, IT
Rare floor lamp model ''Poliedra'' designed by Felice Ragazzo for Guzzini, 1970s. Featuring a geometric poluhedral diffuser in translucent acrylic and a sleek matel base, this sculpt...
Metal, Steel
Guzzini Sirio table lamp by Brazzoli & Lampa
By Sandro Brazzoli, Guzzini
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
A Sirio table lamp made of white plastic shells in very good condition. The two shells of the lamp are undamaged and are held together with 2 stainless steel screws. By changing a sh...
Plastic
$2,103Sale Price|30% Off
Round Guzzini Chandelier Red Blue Wood Mahogany Italian Design 1960s Plexiglass
By Guzzini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round Guzzini chandelier red blue wood mahogany Italian design 1960s plexiglass.
Plexiglass, Mahogany
Floor lamp mod. SPACE AGE by Guzzini, Italy, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Manzano, IT
Floor lamp mod. SPACE AGE by Guzzini, Italy, 1970s Floor lamp with chrome tulip-shaped upright and acrylic shade. Typical of the Space Age. Design by Guzzini, 1970s. Italy. Style Vin...
Glass, Acrylic
$721 / item
Five Table or Wall Lamps by Guzzini
By Guzzini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Five 1970s Italian table lamps or wall sconces by Guccini, in PVC (plastic) wired for European use. Height;20 cm. Depth:15 cm. Width:16 cm.
Metal
$901 / item
One of Six Table or Wall Lamps by Guzzini
By Guzzini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Six 1970s Italian table lamps or wall sconces by Guccini, in PVC (plastic) wired for European use. Please note that price is per item not for the set. Measures: Height 20 cm. Depth ...
Plastic, Acrylic
$2,115Sale Price|20% Off
Hanging Lamp, Attr. Guzzini, Italy 1960s
By Guzzini
Located in Greding, DE
Hanging lamp with square acrylic lampshade with rounded corners and chrome elements.
Chrome
Gio Ponti, Polsino Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Guzzini, Gio Ponti
Located in Renens, CH
A very rare Polsino lamp designed by Gio Ponti for Guzzini during the late 1960s: The table lamp has a tubular design built up with an acrylic diffusor and a chromed metal backplate...
Aluminum, Steel
White Guzzini Faro Plexiglass Pendant Lamp, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Classic Guzzini 'Faro' acrylic glass pendant lamp. The white shade is made of acrylic glass and produces a magnificent light. The suspension mechanism lets you adjust the height easi...
Metal
Italian modern White plexiglass and metal dome shape Chandelier by Guzzini 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern White plexiglass and metal dome shape Chandelier by Guzzini, 1970s Fantastic and vintage chandelier with dome-shaped lampshade in white plexiglass, with metal profile....
Metal