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Stilnovo Table Lamps

Italian

Though Bruno Gatta founded Stilnovo way back in 1946, it is still one of the most instantly recognizable names in lighting. Gatta (1904–76) began his business in Milan, and, like many European creatives designing furniture and decor in the wake of World War II, he leaned toward the new wave of mass-market and streamlined styles. In fact, Stilnovo loosely translates to “new style” in Italian, and vintage Stilnovo chandeliers, floor lamps and other lighting have endured as a practical choice for those looking to bring innovative and forward-thinking design into their homes.

Soon after Stilnovo was established, Gatta’s lighting fixtures were applauded throughout Europe for their novel industrial materials as well as their unique yet functional shapes. Italy during the mid-20th century was completely revolutionary, and Bruno Gatta and Stilnovo’s head designer, Angelo Gaetano Sciolari, helped shape the era.

When the 1960s arrived, Stilnovo was experiencing such a boom that the company opened a new production plant in Lainate. One of the brand’s most famous pieces, Giovanni Luigi Gorgoni’s quirky 1965 Buonanotte spherical table lamp, became a best seller.

Gatta partnered with some of the most well-known names in design, including Ettore Sottsass, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Joe Colombo and Gae Aulenti. Sottsass’s pieces for Stilnovo, including the 1977 Valigia four-legged table lamp, the 1968 Lampros chandelier and Manifesto ceiling light, and the Castiglionis’ 1957 Saliscendi pendant light fixtures are some of the brand’s most recognizable to date. In 1978, De Pas, D’Urbino and Lomazzi designed the Fante lamp with an adjustable reflector that playfully recalls a broad-brimmed hat.

Stilnovo’s designs, including Danilo and Corrado Aroldi’s flexible Periscope table lamp, were featured in the 1972 exhibition “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape” at the Museum of Modern Art. While Stilnovo continued to operate with new designer collaborations after Gatta’s death, it closed its doors in 1988.

Italian art director Massimo Anselmi acquired the company in 2012 and rereleased several of Stilnovo’s most celebrated pieces. Then in 2019, lighting giant Linea Light Group purchased Stilnovo and relaunched its classic designs with contemporary touches like LED lighting systems.

Find vintage Stilnovo chandeliers and pendants, wall lights, table lamps and other fixtures and furniture on 1stDibs.

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Creator: Stilnovo
Mid-Century Modern Stilnovo Vintage Brass Black Table Lamp, Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage brass and black table lamp by Stilnovo Italy 1950s. This charming table lamp was made of black lacquered aluminum and a flexible stem with brass details. W...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Table Lamp by Jonathan de Pas, Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi for Stinovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Antwerp, BE
Table lamp by Jonathan de Pas, Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi for Stinovo. Heavy base, swivel shade in metal. Good condition.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Chrome

Marvellous Set of Two Stilnovo Table Lamps, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Milan, IT
Scarce pair of table lamps by Stilnovo. Huge pieces, with milky glass and aluminium details. Following the Max Ingrand lesson for Fontana Arte, this piece has two-light sources, on...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Metal

Vintage Italian Brass Table Lamp Attributed to Stilnovo, Italy, 1948 Mid-Century
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Table Lamp Attributed to Stilnovo Circa 1948, Made in Italy Gorgeous patina to brass in original condition. Re-wired with a black silk cord to US standards. A...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Brass

Stilnovo Desk Lamp Mod. D 4639, Stilnovo, Milan Italy, circa 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Firenze, IT
Rare executive Desk / table lamp mod. D 4639, Stilnovo, Milan Italy, circa 1950s Patinated brass, chromium-plated metal, brass and opaque glass. Triple lamp. Underside impressed ‘St...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Brass

Rare Stilnovo Clamp Desk Lamp, circa 1950
By Stilnovo
Located in London, GB
Rare Stilnovo articulated desk lamp with black shade. Brass has nice patina and the lamp has been rewired.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Brass

Italian modern metal Spinnaker table lamps Corsini & Wiskemann for Stilnovo 1970
By Costantino Corsini and Giorgio Wiskemann, Stilnovo
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern table lamps Spinnaker by Costantino Corsini and Giorgio Wiskemann for Stilnovo, 1970s Pair of table lamps model Spinnaker with curved aluminum sheet lampshade. It has ...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Metal

Yellow and Blue Stilnovo Lamp, Mid-20th Century
By Stilnovo
Located in Roma, IT
Yellow and Blue Stilnovo lamp is a design item realized in the mid-20th Century for Stilnovo. Marble base, black painted metal stem, blue and yellow...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Marble, Metal

Dorane Table Lamp by Etorre Sottsass for Stilnovo in Original Box
By Ettore Sottsass, Stilnovo
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
This particular example is in perfect unused condition, it comes in it's original box from 1970's -80's and is one of three different models of these lamps that we have in stock.They...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Metal

Stilnovo table lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Cerignola, IT
STILNOVO table lamp late 1950s Brass, black enameled metal, marble base 24 cm diameter Time and age defects as pictured
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Marble, Metal, Brass

Large Stilnovo Table - Floor Lamp, 1970s
By Stilnovo
Located in Munich, DE
Impressive large original Stilnovo table lamp. Original - marked "Stilnovo Made in Italy". Creates a fantastic, warm light atmosphere! very good condition. 74 cm Hight . Table or Flo...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Metal

1960s Table Lamp Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage table lamp made by Stilnovo with white enameled aluminum base, large salmon-colored glass shade, push-button ignition.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Clamp Table lamp by Stilnovo 1950s, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Padova, IT
Stilnovo lamps represent an icon of the past, founded in 1946 Stilnovo has produced a series of iconic lamps that are still appreciated and recognized by design lovers today. The Sti...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Metal

Ettore Sottsass Valigia Table Lamp by Stilnovo, Italy, 1977
By Ettore Sottsass, Stilnovo
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Four-legged table lamp model Valigia designed by Ettore Sottsass Jr, manufactured by Stilnovo, Italy, 1977. This funny shaped floor lamp is very typical out of the box thinking by Et...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Metal

Italian Mid-Century Steel Valigia Floor Table Lamp by Sottsass Stilnovo, 1970
By Stilnovo, Ettore Sottsass
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century steel Valigia floor or table lamp by Sottsass for Stilnovo, 1970s Valigia table or floor lamp with tubular structure in white painted tubular steel. The sheet me...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Metal, Steel

Yellow Periscope Table Lamp by Danilo Aroldi for Stilnovo, 1960s
By Stilnovo, Danilo & Corrado Arnoldi
Located in bruxelles, BE
Metal lamp in yellow and black color. Wear due to time and age of the lamp (see photo).
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Metal

Stilnovo Milano Table or Desk Lamp, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Renens, CH
Vintage metal table lamp produced by Stilnovo Italy during the 1960s. Very nice and practical desk lamp that doesn’t take any room on the desk space itself, since it has to be clampe...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Metal

Opaline glass & brass Mid-century Abat Jour by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo, Bruno Gatta
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This fine table lamp is made of opaline satin finish glass with brass details and it remains in very good conditions: some paint losses on the lamp hol...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Brass, Aluminum

Italian Green Desk Lamp by Stilnovo, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original green desk lamp by Stilnovo with original sticker and stone base / made in Italy in the 1960s One light / E26 type / max 40W Measures: Diam...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Stone, Metal

Vintage Italian Design Stilnovo Milano Table or Desk Lamp, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Renens, CH
Vintage Italian Design Stilnovo Milano Table or Desk Lamp, 1960s Vintage metal table lamp produced by Stilnovo Italy during the 1960s. Very nice and...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Metal

Vintage Italian Stilnovo Milano Desk Lamp, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Renens, CH
Vintage metal desk lamp produced by Stilnovo Italy during the 1960s. Condition: Vintage, lamp has been tested ok. Clear signs of use and ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Stilnovo, Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Stilnovo, Italy, 1950s
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Glass

Italian Vintage Design Stilnovo Topo Desk Lamp by Joe Colombo, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, Stilnovo
Located in Renens, CH
Desk Lamp designed by Joe Colombo for Stilnovo, Italy. Green enamel shade and arm, marked with the Stilnovo brand on the joints. Lamphood swivels and the arm as a whole. Measure: Maximum length: 105cm Excellent condition, wonderful green coloured lamp...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Metal

1950s Stilnovo Adjustable Metal Table Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in London, England
A charming 1950s small desk lamp by Stilnovo, Milan, with a pivoting 'shade' in brick red enamelled metal, on brass slender tube support. Re-wired to ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Metal

Stilnovo, Mid-Century Modern Red Glass and Brass Table Lamp, 1950
By Stilnovo
Located in Milan, IT
Model 852 table lamp A perfect example of Stilnovo's exploration in both shapes and materials during the Italian Fifties, this lamp presents a monolithic ma...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stilnovo Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Stilnovo table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.

Stilnovo table lamps are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Stilnovo table lamps, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 169 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 19 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original table lamps by Stilnovo were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider table lamps by Carlo Nason, Vico Magistretti, and Bitossi. Prices for Stilnovo table lamps can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $329 and can go as high as $11,650, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,773.

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