Kartell Lighting
Italian
The Italian design giant Kartell transformed plastic from the stuff of humble household goods into a staple of luxury design in the 1960s. Founded in Milan by Italian chemical engineer Giulio Castelli (1920–2006) and his wife Anna Ferrieri (1918–2006), Kartell began as an industrial design firm, producing useful items like ski racks for automobiles and laboratory equipment designed to replace breakable glass with sturdy plastic. Even as companies like Olivetti and Vespa were making Italian design popular in the 1950s, typewriters and scooters were relatively costly, and Castelli and Ferrieri wanted to provide Italian consumers with affordable, stylish goods.
They launched a housewares division of Kartell in 1953, making lighting fixtures and kitchen tools and accessories from colorful molded plastic. Consumers in the postwar era were initially skeptical of plastic goods, but their affordability and infinite range of styles and hues eventually won devotees. Tupperware parties in the United States made plastic storage containers ubiquitous in postwar homes, and Kartell’s ingenious designs for juicers, dustpans, and dish racks conquered Europe. Kartell designer Gino Colombini was responsible for many of these early products, and his design for the KS 1146 Bucket won the Compasso d’Oro prize in 1955.
Buoyed by its success in the home goods market, Kartell introduced its Habitat division in 1963. Designers Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper created the K1340 (later called the K 4999) children’s chair that year, and families enjoyed their bright colors and light weight, which made them easy for kids to pick up and move. In 1965, Joe Colombo (1924–78) created one of Kartell’s few pieces of non-plastic furniture, the 4801 chair, which sits low to the ground and comprised of just three curved pieces of plywood. (In 2012, Kartell reissued the chair in plastic.) Colombo followed up on the success of the 4801 with the iconic 4867 Universal Chair in 1967, which, like Verner Panton’s S chair, is made from a single piece of plastic. The colorful, stackable injection-molded chair was an instant classic. That same year, Kartell introduced Colombo’s KD27 table lamp. Ferrierei’s cylindrical 4966 Componibili storage module debuted in 1969.
Kartell achieved international recognition for its innovative work in 1972, when a landmark exhibition curated by Emilio Ambasz called “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape” opened at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. That show introduced American audiences to the work of designers such as Gaetano Pesce; Ettore Sottsass, founder of the Memphis Group; and the firms Archizoom and Superstudio (both firms were among Italy's Radical design groups) — all of whom were using wit, humor and unorthodox materials to create a bracingly original interior aesthetic.
Castelli and Ferrieri sold Kartell to Claudio Luti, their son-in-law, in 1988, and since then, Luti has expanded the company’s roster of designers.
Kartell produced Ron Arad’s Bookworm wall shelf in 1994, and Philippe Starck’s La Marie chair in 1998. More recently, Kartell has collaborated with the Japanese collective Nendo, Spanish architect Patricia Urquiola and glass designer Tokujin Yoshioka, among many others. Kartell classics can be found in museums around the world, including MoMA, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. In 1999, Claudio Luti established the Museo Kartell to tell the company’s story, through key objects from its innovative and colorful history.
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Creator: Kartell
Kartell Bloom Suspension in Crystal by Ferruccio Laviani
By Kartell, Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bloom is a tubular polycarbonate framework entirely covered by a structure of tiny transparent polycarbonate double corolla flowers. The result is an industrially produced lamp but w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Bloom Suspension in Gold Bronze & Copper by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bloom is a tubular polycarbonate framework entirely covered by a structure of tiny transparent polycarbonate double corolla flowers. The result is an industrially produced lamp but w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Taj Mini Table Lamps in Copper by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taj mini is the small version of the three-dimensional lamp which becomes a luminous sculpture that fits perfectly into every corner of the home, thanks to it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Kartell Taj Mini Table Lamps in Gold by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taj mini is the small version of the three-dimensional lamp which becomes a luminous sculpture that fits perfectly into every corner of the home, thanks to it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Kartell Kabuki Outdoor Floor Lamp in Crystal by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Kabuki floor lamp is injection molded. The sophisticated injection technology used makes it possible to create a woven structure similar to lace with a unique perforated surface ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Aledin Dec Desk Lamp in Amber by Alberto e Francesco Meda
By Kartell, Alberto Meda, Francesco Meda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Aledin Dec is defined by the faceted decoration of its cone-shaped diffuser. The luminous beam throws a wider and more atmospheric light which well lends itself to residential applic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Kabuki Pendant Light in Blue by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kabuki pendant light in blue.
Dimensions: Height: 19.67 in.; Diameter: 23 in. Made of: Thermoplastic Technopolymer. Assembly required. Voltage: 120. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Medium Bloom Pendant Light in Crystal by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Bloom New lamp family with its elliptical shape and distinctive original structure covered by sparkling polycarbonate flowers as pure and precious as crystal in hanging. As delicate as a spring bouquet, Bloom lights offer new and sophisticated multi-color nuances in lavender and mint or an elegant transparent white monochrome. A series of little lights located within the frame beams the light shafts through the flowers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Medium FL/Y Pendant Light in Glossy Black by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An essential lamp which is characterised by the “subtle interpretations of the theme. Made in transparent methacrylate in glossy black, the cover is not perfectly hemispherical but t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Resin
Kartell Medium FL/Y Pendant Light in Gold by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An essential lamp which is characterised by the “subtle interpretations of the theme. Made in transparent methacrylate in gold color, the cover is not perfectly hemispherical but the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Resin
Kartell Kabuki Floor Lamp in Opaque White by Ferruccio Laviani
By Kartell, Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Kabuki floor lamp is injection molded. The sophisticated injection technology used makes it possible to crate a woven structure similar to lace with a unique perforated surface t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Chandelier "4017 kd7" Design Achille &Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Kartell, 1959
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Kartell
Located in taranto, IT
very rare suspension lamp produced by Kartell from 1959, designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni reported with the initials "KD7")
the diffuser is in white opal methacryl...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Kartell Lighting
Materials
Opal, Brass
Kartell Aledin Dec Desk Lamp in Blue by Alberto e Francesco Meda
By Francesco Meda, Kartell, Alberto Meda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Aledin Dec is defined by the faceted decoration of its cone-shaped diffuser. The luminous beam throws a wider and more atmospheric light which well lends itself to residential applic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Taj Lamp in Crystal by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taj, more than a lamp, is a three-dimensional manifestation, a luminous sculpture, a presence as much at home on our desk as on another piece of furniture. Although it is a table lam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Resin
Filippo Panseca for Kartell Table Lamp Model '4044' in Chrome and Neon
By Kartell
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Filippo Panseca for Kartell, table lamp, model '4044', chrome-plated brass, perspex, neon, Italy, 1968.
Futuristic spherical lamp designed by Italian designer Filippo Panseca for Ka...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell Lighting
Materials
Brass
Kartell Medium FL/Y Pendant Light in Chrome by Ferruccio Laviani
By Kartell, Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An essential lamp which is characterised by the “subtle interpretations of the theme. Made in transparent methacrylate in chrome, the cover is not perfectly hemispherical but the cut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Resin
Kartell Kabuki Floor Lamp in Crystal by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Kabuki floor lamp is injection molded. The sophisticated injection technology used makes it possible to create a woven structure similar to lace ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Bellissima Pendant Light in Brown & White by Ferruccio Laviani
By Kartell, Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bellissima is the collection of suspension lamps with a clean and contemporary line, available in a range of pale and desaturated colours and with a tactile finish available also in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Set of 4 Kartell Lantern Table Lamps in Wisteria by Fabio Novembre
By Fabio Novembre, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lantern by Fabio Novembre is an original portable LED, transparent, “chargeable”, injection moulded lamp that charges by placing it onto a charging base. The light is projected by a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Outdoor Space Lamp in Chrome by Adam Tihany
By Kartell, Adam Tihany
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A table lamp made of transparent plastic with an elongated shape: the silhouette recalls the shapes of the space needle, the tower that made the Seattle skyline famous. “In designing the ‘Space’ lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic, Resin
Kartell Small Planet Table Lamp in Yellow by Tokujin Yoshioka
By Kartell, Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Planet lamp in crystal. Its special feature that is the shape of its slightly elliptical diffuser. Its transparent surface, which is many-sided both inside and out, creates a rich ta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Purple Kartell Easy Pendant Light Designed by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Vienna, AT
Easy is a cylindrical suspension lamp that enchants and excites with plays of color and light. Once turned on the polycarbonate is enhanced by a myriad of reflections.
3 pieces avai...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Acrylic
Set of 4 Kartell Lantern Table Lamps in Smoke by Fabio Novembre
By Kartell, Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lantern by Fabio Novembre is an original portable LED, transparent, “chargeable”, injection moulded lamp that charges by placing it onto a charging base. The light is projected by a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Taj Mini Table Lamps in White by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taj mini is the small version of the three-dimensional lamp which becomes a luminous sculpture that fits perfectly into every corner of the home, thanks to it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Kartell Bellissima Pendant Light in White & White by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bellissima is presented in the material version of matt in white.
Dimensions: Height 16.14 in.; width 19.67 in.; depth 19.67 in.; unit weight: 3.6 kg. Made of: Thermoplastic techn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Large FL/Y Pendant Light in Crystal by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FL/Y pendant light large in crystal. It is a collection of pendant lamps designed by Ferruccio Laviani in 2002.
Dimensions: Shade height: 21.67 in.; Diameter: 32.67 in.; Unit weig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Resin
Kartell Aledin Dec Desk Lamp in Green by Alberto e Francesco Meda
By Kartell, Alberto Meda, Francesco Meda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Aledin Dec is defined by the faceted decoration of its cone-shaped diffuser. The luminous beam throws a wider and more atmospheric light which well lends itself to residential applic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Bellissima Pendant Light in Glossy White and White by Ferruccio Laviani
By Kartell, Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bellissima is presented in the material version of glossy pink and white.
Bellissima is the collection of suspension lamps with a clean and contemporary line, available in a range o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Aledin Mat Desk Lamp in White by Alberto e Francesco Meda
By Francesco Meda, Kartell, Alberto Meda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Aledin Dec is defined by the faceted decoration of its cone-shaped diffuser. The luminous beam throws a wider and more atmospheric light which well lends itself to residential applic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Set of 4 Kartell Lantern Table Lamps in Red by Fabio Novembre
By Kartell, Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lantern by Fabio Novembre is an original portable LED, transparent, “chargeable”, injection moulded lamp that charges by placing it onto a charging base. The light is projected by a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Set of 4 Kartell Lantern Table Lamps in Amber by Fabio Novembre
By Kartell, Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lantern by Fabio Novembre is an original portable LED, transparent, “chargeable”, injection moulded lamp that charges by placing it onto a charging base. The light is projected by a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Planet Stand Lamp in Fume by Tokujin Yoshioka
By Kartell, Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Planet stand lamp in fume. Its special feature is the shape of its slightly elliptical diffuser. Its transparent surface, which is many-sided both inside and out, creates a rich tape...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Kartell Bellissima Pendant Light in Dove & White by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bellissima is the collection of suspension lamps with a clean and contemporary line, available in a range of pale and desaturated colours and with a tactile finish available also in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Aledin Mat Desk Lamp in Black by Alberto e Francesco Meda
By Kartell, Alberto Meda, Francesco Meda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Aledin Dec is defined by the faceted decoration of its cone-shaped diffuser. The luminous beam throws a wider and more atmospheric light which well lends itself to residential applic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Kabuki Pendant Light in Crystal by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kabuki pendant light in crystal.
Dimensions: Height 19.67 in.; diameter 23 in. Made of Thermoplastic techno polymer. Assembly required. Voltage: 120....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Kabuki Pendant Light in Black by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kabuki pendant light in black.
Dimensions: Height 19.67 in.; diameter 23 in. Made of Thermoplastic techno polymer. Assembly required. Voltage: 120. C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Other
Kartell Small Bloom Pendant Light in Crystal by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Bloom New lamp family with its elliptical shape and distinctive original structure covered by sparkling polycarbonate flowers as pure and precious as crystal in hanging. As delicate as a spring bouquet, Bloom lights offer new and sophisticated multi-color nuances in lavender and mint or an elegant transparent white monochrome. A series of little lights located within the frame beams the light shafts through the flowers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Bellissima Pendant Light in Black and White by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bellissima is presented in the material version of matte in black and white.
Dimensions: Height 16.14 in.; Width 19.67 in.; Depth 19.67 in.; Unit weight: 3.6 kg. Made of: Thermopl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Taj Lamp in Glossy White by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taj, more than a lamp, is a three-dimensional manifestation, a luminous sculpture, a presence as much at home on our desk as on another piece of furniture. Although it is a table lam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Resin
Kartell Planet Stand Lamp in Crystal by Tokujin Yoshioka
By Kartell, Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Planet stand lamp in crystal. Its special feature is the shape of its slightly elliptical diffuser. Its transparent surface, which is many-sided both inside and out, creates a rich t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Kartell Easy Pendant Light in Blue by Ferruccio Laviani
By Kartell, Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
On its own or with its two sisters, easy enchants and excites with plays of color and light once turned on, the transparent polycarbonate enhanced by a myriad of reflections. Easy is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Mini Kabuki Desk Lamp in White by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mini version of the lamp in a complex thermoplastic polymer with a characteristic perforated surface, from which the light diffuses.
Dimensions: Height: 27.56 in.; Width: 11.8 i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Short Planet Floor Lamp in Fume by Tokujin Yoshioka
By Tokujin Yoshioka, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A family of lamps: suspended, for a coffee table and with a metal structure, and the most recent floor version of the lamp in 130 cm height. The distinctive trait is the shape of the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Kartell Aledin Tec Desk Lamp in Fume by Alberto e Francesco Meda
By Francesco Meda, Kartell, Alberto Meda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Aledin Tec has a flat head which throws a direct luminous beam and is also adjustable thanks to the movement of the diffuser itself. These characteristics make it suitable for office...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Mini Kabuki Desk Lamp in Black by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mini version of the lamp in a complex thermoplastic polymer with a characteristic perforated surface, from which the light diffuses.
Dimensions: Height: 27.56 in.; Width: 11.8 i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Bellissima Pendant Light in Glossy Pink and White by Ferruccio Laviani
By Kartell, Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bellissima is presented in the material version of glossy pink and white.
Dimensions: Height: 16.14 in.; Width: 19.67 in.; Depth: 19.67 in.; Unit weight...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Planet Lamp in Fume by Tokujin Yoshioka
By Tokujin Yoshioka, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Planet lamp in crystal. Its special feature that is the shape of its slightly elliptical diffuser. Its transparent surface, which is many-sided both insid...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Italian Pendant Lamp for Kartell, 1950s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Kartell
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian pendant lamp model KD6 designed by famous designer Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Kartell in 1959, opal methacrylate diffuser.
Please note that the lamp is origina...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell Lighting
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Kartell Battery Lamps in Amber by Ferruccio Laviani
By Kartell, Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Battery is an iconic compact lampshade. It is made from transparent PMMA and truly embodies innovation, being 100% rechargeable when plugged in and with a battery life of up to 8 hours. This allows it to be moved around extremely easily: perfect for use in outdoor restaurants...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Resin
Kartell Short Planet Floor Lamp in Crystal by Tokujin Yoshioka
By Tokujin Yoshioka, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A family of lamps: suspended, for a coffee table and with a metal structure, and the most recent floor version of the lamp in 130 cm height. The distinctive trait is the shape of the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Kartell Medium Bloom Wall Sconce in Crystal by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Bloom New lamp family with its elliptical shape and distinctive original structure covered by sparkling polycarbonate flowers as pure and precious as crystal comes in, wall light. As delicate as a spring bouquet, Bloom lights offer new and sophisticated multi-color nuances in lavender and mint or an elegant transparent white monochrome. A series of little lights located within the frame beams the light shafts through the flowers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Kabuki Pendant Light in White by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kabuki pendant light in white.
Dimensions: Height: 19.67 in.; Diameter: 23 in. Made of: Thermoplastic Technopolymer. Assembly required. Voltage: 120....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Tall Planet Floor Lamp in Crystal by Tokujin Yoshioka
By Kartell, Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A family of lamps: suspended, for a coffee table and with a metal structure and the most recent floor version of the lamp in 160 cm height. The distinctive trait is the shape of the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Kartell Tall Planet Floor Lamp in Fume by Tokujin Yoshioka
By Kartell, Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A family of lamps: Suspended, for a coffee table and with a metal structure, and the most recent floor version of the lamp in 160 cm height. The distinctive trait is the shape of the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 4 Kartell Lantern Table Lamps in Red by Fabio Novembre
By Kartell, Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lantern by Fabio Novembre is an original portable LED, transparent, “chargeable”, injection moulded lamp that charges by placing it onto a charging base. The light is projected by a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Set of 4 Kartell Taj Mini Table Lamps in Crystal by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of 4 Taj curved mini table lamps in crystal.
Voltage: 24V dc. Adaptable for other countries. Integrated LED. Kelvins: 2700k. Bulb type: 2.8W LED.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Set of 4 Kartell Battery Lamps in Metallic Gold by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Battery is an iconic compact lampshade. It is made from transparent PMMA and truly embodies innovation, being 100% rechargeable when plugged in and with a battery life of up to 8 hours. This allows it to be moved around extremely easily: perfect for use in outdoor restaurants...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Resin
Set of 4 Kartell Battery Lamps in Crystal by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Battery is an iconic compact lampshade. It is made from transparent PMMA and truly embodies innovation, being 100% rechargeable when plugged in and with a battery life of up to 8 hours. This allows it to be moved around extremely easily: perfect for use in outdoor restaurants...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Lighting
Materials
Resin
Kartell lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Kartell lighting are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of plastic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Kartell lighting, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 44 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 171 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original lighting by Kartell were created in the modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider lighting by Ferruccio Laviani, Ernesto Gismondi, and Lumina. Prices for Kartell lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $160 and can go as high as $18,400, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $625.
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Questions About Kartell Lighting
- What is the history of Kartell?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024The history of Kartell starts with an Italian chemical engineer named Giulio Castelli and his wife, Anna Ferrieri. The couple founded Kartell in Milan as an industrial design firm, producing utilitarian items like ski racks for automobiles and laboratory equipment designed to replace breakable glass with sturdy plastic. Even as companies like Olivetti and Vespa were making Italian design popular in the 1950s, typewriters and scooters were relatively costly, and Castelli and Ferrieri wanted to provide Italian consumers with affordable, stylish goods. They launched a housewares division of Kartell in 1953, making lighting fixtures and kitchen tools and accessories from colorful molded plastic. Buoyed by its success in the home goods market, Kartell introduced its Habitat division in 1963. Kartell achieved international recognition for its innovative work in 1972, when a landmark exhibition curated by Emilio Ambasz called "Italy: The New Domestic Landscape" opened at New York's Museum of Modern Art. Castelli and Ferrieri sold Kartell to Claudio Luti, their son-in-law, in 1988, and since then, Luti has expanded the company's roster of designers. On 1stDibs, explore a large selection of Kartell furniture.
- What is Kartell known for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Kartell is known largely for producing contemporary furniture out of plastic. The Italian company, founded in 1949, helped elevate the material, proving that it was suitable for designer furniture. You can find a collection of Kartell furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 25, 2024How you clean Kartell plastic depends on the piece. Often, the best way to clean plastic furniture is with lukewarm water and mild dish soap. However, recommended cleaning methods vary. For the best results, refer to the manufacturer's care instructions that accompany your furniture. Shop a collection of Kartell furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Kartell Louis Ghost chairs are made of lucite. Designed by Phillipe Starck for Kartell in 2002, this clear chair is crafted from a single piece of plastic, making it a beautifully elegant piece. On 1stDibs, find a range of authentic Kartell Ghost chairs from top sellers.