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ARDITI Smoked Gray Mirrored Glass Table Lamp Prismar 2 for Sormani, Italy, 1972
By Sormani, Gruppo Arditi and Gianni Gamberini
Located in Arosio, IT
This striking smoked gray mirrored glass table lamp is the medium-sized version (Height: 37 cm / 14.56 in) of the renowned sculptural lighting series designed in the early 1970s by G...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Sormani Nucleo Travertine Table Lamps by G. Cesari, 1970s, Italy – Set of 2
By Giuliano Cesari, Sormani, Nucleo
Located in Arosio, IT
This pair of vintage travertine table lamps represents the very first original prototypes designed by Giuliano Cesari for Sormani in the early 1970s. They were created as part of the...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps

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Travertine, Steel

1972 ARDITI BT2 Steel Table Lamp, Magnetic Movable Lights by Sormani Italy
By Gruppo Arditi and Gianni Gamberini, Sormani
Located in Arosio, IT
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 d...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Magnets, Stainless Steel

1972 A.R.D.I.T.I. Wall Lamp Chromed Steel and Movable Lights for Sormani, Italy
By Sormani, Gruppo Arditi and Gianni Gamberini, Nucleo
Located in Arosio, IT
Extremely rare, modular, sculptural large wall lamp BT1 in stainless steel with low-voltage lights with magnetic, movable Perspex/Lucite cylinders and a movable cube, that can be det...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Wall Lights and Sconces

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Magnets, Stainless Steel

1972 Gruppo Arditi Set of 2 Table Steel Lamps, Movable Lights, by Sormani, Italy
By Sormani, Gruppo Arditi and Gianni Gamberini
Located in Arosio, IT
This avantgarde lamps, duly certified by the Producer, were 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". These lamps belong to the private collection of the manufacturer's family. They have 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...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Magnets, Stainless Steel

1972 Floor Lamp Opaline White Glass, Steel, Black Base by Sormani Nucleo, Italy
By Sormani, G. Gentile
Located in Arosio, IT
This floor lamp is a mix of traditional Italian techniques like hand blown opaline glass and a very contemporary chromed and texturized black metal base. It was manufactured in 1972 ...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Chrome, Metal

ARDITI 1972 Wall Lamp Chromed Steel with Movable Lucite Lights BT, Sormani Italy
By Sormani, Nucleo, Gruppo Arditi and Gianni Gamberini
Located in Arosio, IT
Low-voltage, modular, sculptural small wall lamp in stainless steel with eight lights as per 1972 catalog, with magnetic, movable Perspex cylinders and a movable cube, that can be detached from the main board and repositioned with ease in any part of the main board. Duccio Trassinelli of Studio A.R.D.I.T.I. patented this original lighting system in the early 1970s and made it a highlight of Sormani's Nucleo Division, a special, state-of-the-art department for lighting designs and accessories of all kinds. These unique Sormani lighting systems are a first example of sculptural lighting, way before the Oled technique came to life. The piece bears the original Sormani Nucleo label and has a certification in vintage original letterhead by the owner. Measures: Full size of panel 90 x 90 x 2 cm (2.95 x 2.95 x 0.07 ft.), cube is cm 25 x 25 x 11.5 (ft. 0.82 x 0.82 x 0.38) European cabling 220V AC, we can recable it according to US specifications. Easy wall mount with two hooks. Comes with “Certificate of Authenticity” on original vintage head...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Magnets, Stainless Steel

1970s Adjustable White Marble Floor Lamp by Gruppo ARDITI for Sormani, Italy
By Sormani, Gruppo Arditi and Gianni Gamberini
Located in Arosio, IT
Only a few pieces of the vertical "Ponte" floor lamp were manufactured, both in black and white marble, with vertical steel supports and the usual lexan adjustable sphere with a 50W-...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel, Chrome

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