Sormani Table Lamps

Studio Salvatori (G. Salvatori & A. Bazzini) for Sormani, table lamp, model 'Cartesio', metal, silkscreened plexiglass, Italy, 1971 Impressive table lamp, designed by Studio Salvatori for Sormani. This 'Cartesio' table lamp features warm filtered light formed by two crossing plates in silk-screened transparent plexiglass. Two perforated sheet metal cubes contain the light source that highlight the playful pink pattern of curvaceous lines in a subtle manner. This artistic lamp is a great example of the technical advances in lamp design in Italy, starting in the late 1960s. It represents an imaginative response to the availability of translucent plexiglass sheets. The use of plexiglass opened a whole new range of possibilities in the field of lamp design. The material has the transparent quality of glass, while at the same time being less fragile and therefore less dangerous for use. It also has a very specific way of transmitting the light, which appears to be passing through the sheet slower than through glass. Together with the almost hallucinating pattern in the plexiglass that is lit from below by bulbs, this lamp has hypnotizing qualities. The family-owned company Sormani was established in 1961 in the northern Italian town of Arosio. At the end of the sixties, the firm distinguished itself by its avant-garde furniture and furnishings in plastics. Richard Neagle was among the first using vacuum...

Sculptural Travertine table lamp by Guliano Cesari for Nucleo Sormani, Italy ca. 1970. Sculptural yet playful forms shaped out of beautiful travertine. The asymmetrical placed cylind...

This special lamp was designed by A.R.D.I.T.I. for Somani in 1972 as the 'Prismar' model. It was made of mirror glass and metal.

Pair of 'Prismar' Table Lamp by Studio Arditi for Nucleo Sormani. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1972. All-mirrored cubic table lamps with chrome...

Cube shaped Prismar table lamp designed by Studio A.R.D.I.T.I. in 1972 and produced by Nucleo Sormani. This table or floor lamp consists of 5 mirror-like smoky grey elements, held t...

Beautiful organic travertine table lamp, designed by designer Giuliano Cesari, manufactured by Nucleo Sormani, Italy, circa 1970. A special vintage piece with a beautiful round shape...

Sculptural table lamp by Giuliano Cesari for Nucleo Sormani, Italy 1970s. Refined design showcasing a composition of forms, materials and structures such as raw travertine and glass in cylindrical shapes. The combination of materials and shapes creates a very interesting architectural and sculptural light object. The lamp is provided with one E-27 light fitting, the curved travertine...

Excellent travertine table lamp by Giuliano Cesari for Nucleo Sormani, 1960s, Italy Minimal design Very high quality. Fully functional. Original cable and plug. This lamp is ...

Excellent Travertine table lamp by Giuliano Cesari for Nucleo Sormani, 1960s, Italy Minimal design Very high quality. Fully functional. Original cable and plug. This lamp i...

Travertine small nightstand lamp by Nucleo Sormani, 1970s, Italy without fabric shade Minimal design Very high quality. Fully functional. O...

Lovely travertine table lamp by Giuliano Cesari for Nucleo Sormani, 1960s, Italy Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1969. Travertine, original cord. Minor quirks on two corner...

This avantgarde lamp, duly certified by the Producer, was manufactured by Sormani Nucleo in 1972. The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston is displaying this masterpiece of the Space Age during the exhibition "Radical: Italian Design 1965–1985, The Dennis Freedman Collection February 14, 2020 — April 26, 2020". This lamp belongs to the private collection of the manufacturer's family. The lamp has a polished steel prismic base, with six Lucite lighting elements that can be moved in different positions on the cube by means of magnets. This was a patent of Duccio Trassinelli...