Luigi Massoni was one of Italy’s most prolific designers and instrumental in the growth of the country’s design industry in the postwar years through his products, advertising campaigns and journalistic work at Italian magazines.
Born in Milan, Massoni trained at the Collettivo di Architettura in Milan and worked as an architect and designer as well as a freelance journalist and consultant. He was involved with many of Italy’s most influential brands, such as Poltrona Frau, the Guzzini group and Alessi. Massoni was hired by Alessi, the legendary housewares and kitchen utensils manufacturer, which had been around since 1921, in the mid-1950s. In 1957, he collaborated with like-minded product designer Carlo Mazzeri on the universally renowned stainless-steel cocktail shaker 870, which, followed by other kitchen containers for the brand, was one of the first objects from Alessi that hadn’t been created in-house.
Together with architect Carlo De Carli, Massoni founded a magazine called Il Mobile Italiano and later Mobilia, an association of Italian furniture makers and one of the first organizations that focused on the promotion of Italian design. In the 1960s, Massoni began to design lamps and serveware for Guzzini, where he also consulted on design and company communications. He designed revolutionary furnishings for the kitchen at Boffi Cucine, producing modular kitchens, cabinets without traditional handles and more.
On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage Luigi Massoni vanity tables, sideboards, table lamps and more.
Rare Harvey Guzzini “Forma” Wall Lamp by Luigi Massoni, Italy, 1970s
By Harvey Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
This sculptural wall lamp is a rare model named Forma, designed by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini in the 1970s. The piece features its original manufacturer’s label and showcases t...
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
Space Age Guzzini Orange Medusa By Luigi Massoni 1970s
By Luigi Massoni
Located in Čelinac, BA
Space Age Guzzini Medusa Table Lamp By Luigi Massoni 1970s
Chrome
$2,991
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Italian Modern Brumbury Table Lamp by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, Italy 70s
By Luigi Massoni, Guzzini
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare table lamp model Brumbury was designed by Luigi Massoni in the late 60s for Guzzini. It was produced by Meblo, Yugoslavia, as part of a Guzzini collection, an Italian lighting m...
Metal, Chrome
$2,213
H 16.54 in W 14.18 in D 14.18 in
Mid Century Modern Table Lamp "Medusa" by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini
By Harvey Guzzini, Luigi Massoni, Meblo
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an iconic Mid Century Modern or Space Age table lamp "Medusa". It was originally designed by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini. When Guzzini stopped prod...
Steel
Midcentury Rare Pendant Guzzini, Luigi Massoni, Italy, 1970s
By Meblo, Luigi Massoni
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare type - marked by label - very nice style of lighting - space age
Brass
$2,991
H 17.33 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Brumbury Table Lamp Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini Italy, 1970s
By Luigi Massoni, Harvey Guzzini
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Designed by Luigi Massoni in the early 1970s for Harvey Guzzini, the Brumbury lamp is a clear example of Italian lighting design from the period - formally bold, material-efficient, ...
Metal
$1,495
H 14.18 in Dm 24.02 in
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
$862Sale Price|50% Off
H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 10.63 in
Rare Italian Harvey Guzzini Table Desk Lamp, 1970s
By Harvey Guzzini
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare black and white Italian desk lamp by Harvey Guzzini with painted metal, fully adjustable, and in a typically Mid-Century Modern look. This mode...
Metal
Medusa Table Lamp By Luigi Massoni For Guzzini 1970s
By Luigi Massoni
Located in Čelinac, BA
Luigi Massoni For Guzzini Meblo Table Lamp Medusa 1970s
Chrome
$1,427
H 16.54 in Dm 15.75 in
Luigi Massoni Mushroom Table Lamp Harvey Guzzini Aluminum Chrome Italy 1970s
By Harvey Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in Lisboa, PT
Designed by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini in the 1970s, this Mushroom table lamp exemplifies the sculptural precision and material sophistication that defined the Italian space-ag...
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
"Brumbury" Table Lamp by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini, 1970s
By Harvey Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in New York, NY
A classic example of Italian space age design, the iconic "Brumbury" table lamp was designed by Luigi Massoni in 1969 and produced during the 1970's by renowned Italian lighting manu...
Metal
Brumbury Lamp by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini, 1970s
By Harvey Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in bruxelles, BE
Lamp in plastic and metal by Luigi Massoni, model Brumbury. Double switch to choose to light a part or the whole. Stamped Harvey Guzzini. Wear due to time and age of the lamp. FOR S...
Metal
$2,750
H 17.33 in Dm 18.12 in
Brumbury Table Lamp chrome and white by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini Italy, 1970s
By Guzzini, Luigi Massoni, Harvey Guzzini
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iconic table / desk lamp 'Brumbury' or 'Brumbry' designed by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini, Italy 1970s. The top consists of a white acrylic shade twisted with a chrome ring and i...
Chrome
Luigi Massoni Wall Lamp 1971 for Iter Elettronica
By Luigi Massoni
Located in Munich, DE
Rare Wall lamp designed by Luigi Massoni for ITER Elettronica, designed in Italy, 1971. Natural wood. Retains manufacturers original label. Without the brass remote control. Litera...
Wood