Candle Fontana Arte Lampara, Suspension Lamp Designed 1965 Italian Lighting
View Similar Items
Candle Fontana Arte Lampara, Suspension Lamp Designed 1965 Italian Lighting
About the Item
- Creator:Candle (Designer),Fontana Arte (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 12.21 in (31 cm)Diameter: 10.83 in (27.5 cm)
- Style:Industrial (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Metal,Lacquered
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1965
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Roma, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU306739420773
Fontana Arte
Best known for its elegant and innovative vintage lighting fixtures, the Milan-based firm Fontana Arte pioneered one of the key features of 20th-century and contemporary Italian design: the union of artistry and industry wrought by partnerships between creative talents — chiefly architects — and entrepreneurial businesses. Fontana Arte is further distinguished by having had as artistic director, in succession, four of Italy’s most inventive modernist designers: Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, French transplant Max Ingrand and Gae Aulenti.
The bread and butter of the glassmaking company that Luigi Fontana founded in 1881 was plate-glass panels for the construction industry. In 1930, Fontana met Ponti — then the artistic director of the Richard Ginori ceramics workshop and the editor of the influential magazine Domus — at a biannual design exhibition that became the precursor to today’s Milan Design Triennale, and the two hatched an idea for a furniture and housewares firm. Fontana Arte was incorporated in 1932 with Ponti as its chief of design. He contributed several lamps that remain among the company’s signature works, including the orb-atop-cone Bilia table lamp and the 0024 pendant — a stratified hanging sphere.
The following year, Fontana Arte partnered with the influential Milan studio glassmaker and retailer Pietro Chiesa, who took over as artistic director. Chiesa’s designs for lighting — as well as for tables and items including vases and ashtrays — express an appreciation for fluidity and simplicity of line, as seen in works such as his flute-shaped Luminator floor lamp and the 1932 Fontana table — an arched sheet of glass that is held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
Six years after Chiesa’s 1948 death, the École des Beaux Arts–trained Max Ingrand took over as head of design at Fontana Arte. Ingrand brought a similarly expressive formal sensibility to wares such as lamps and mirrors, but he also had a masterful eye for the manipulation of glass surfaces — whether they be cut, frosted, acid-etched or sand-blasted. His classic design is the Fontana table lamp of 1954, which has a truncated cone shade and curved body, both of which are made of pure, chic white-frosted glass.
Following Ingrand, the often-audacious Italian architect Gae Aulenti served as the company’s artistic director from 1979 to 1996, and while she generally insisted that furnishings take second place aesthetically to architecture, she made an exception for Fontana Arte pieces such as the Tavolo con Ruote series of glass coffee and dining tables on wheels, bold lighting pieces such as the Parola series and the Giova, a combination flower vase and table lamp. As a key incubator of modern design under Aulenti’s tenure, Fontana Arte remained true to its long-held commitment — creating objects that have never been less than daring.
Find vintage Fontana Arte lighting fixtures such as pendants, table lamps and more on 1stDibs.
- Candle Mid-Century Red Italian Chandelier "Lampara" for Fontana Arte, 1960sBy Candle, Fontana ArteLocated in Roma, ITFantastic candle mid-century red and white metal chandelier "Lampara". The iconic Lampara suspension lamp was designed in 1965 by Candle Tec...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMetal
- Glass and Brass Lantern Attributed to Fontana Arte, Italy Lighting 1950sBy Fontana ArteLocated in Roma, ITFabulous pendant in beveled glass and brass. This gorgeous piece was designed in the 1950s and is attributed to Fontana Arte. This marvelous pendant consist in a brass structure t...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
MaterialsMetal, Brass
- Asti "Venticinque" Chromed Brass Italian Table Lamp for Candle Fontana Arte 1960By Sergio Asti, CandleLocated in Roma, ITAmazing Sergio Asti "Venticinque" chromed brass midcentury table Lamp. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy during the 1960s and designed by Sergio Asti for Candle / FontanaArt...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsSteel
- Midcentury Pietro Chiesa Brass and Glass Italian Chandelier, Fontana Arte, 1940sBy Fontana Arte, Pietro ChiesaLocated in Roma, ITBeautiful midcentury brass and chiselled glass chandelier. This fantastic piece was designed by Pietro Chiesa in Italy during the 1940s for F...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
- Brass, Vienna Straw Wicker and Glass Square Chandelier Lamp, Italy, 1950sLocated in Roma, ITMarvellous chandelier made is solid brass, glass and Vienna straw wicker. This rare light was realized in Italy in the 1950s. This stunning chandelier features a lovely square shad...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass, Metal
- Brass and Beveled Glass Hexagonal Italian Chandelier After Adolf Loos, 1950sLocated in Roma, ITSuperb brass and bevelled glass hexagonal chandelier. This amazing pendant light was designed in Italy and inspired by the work of Adolf Loos during the 1950s. This piece is fanta...Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
- Fontana Arte Lampara Suspension Lamp in Natural Aluminum, Designed 1965By Fontana ArteLocated in Brooklyn, NYFrom the archives of Fontana Arte, the Lampara Suspension Lamp in natural aluminium with white painted interior was designed in 1965. It is reminiscent of Industrial architecture, a...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsAluminum
- Italian Mid Century Suspension Lamp Fontana Arte Style, 1950sBy Pietro Chiesa, Fontana ArteLocated in Traversetolo, ITA magnificent mid-century pendant lamp from Italy, with brass, etched and decorated glass, and three E14 bulbs. This is an incredibly elegant and refined design, and the brass and gl...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
- Fontana Arte Lampara Large Suspension Lamp by Roberto MenghiBy Fontana Arte, Roberto MenghiLocated in Den Haag, NLLarge Bright red Industrial ceiling lamp. Metal base, comes with a Acrylic shade. Measurements are for the shade only. As on the photo 115 cm hight. Des...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsAcrylic
- Minimal Modern Fontana Arte Amax Suspension Pendant Black Charles Williams 2004By Charles Williams, Fontana ArteLocated in Brooklyn, NYFontana Arte Amax Suspension pendant black small pendant black. interpretation of the classic Fontana Arte lampshade, Amax is a family of suspension and floor lamps, available in ...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsStainless Steel
- Fontana Arte style lanternBy Fontana ArteLocated in Brooklyn, NYFontana Arte style lantern. Italy 1960s.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
$2,850 Sale Price25% Off - Italian Zero Quattro-Fontana Arte Frosted Glass ChandelierBy Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte, Quattro Zero Edited By Fontana Arte, Zero QuattroLocated in Houston, TXItalian Zero Quattro-Fontana Arte frosted glass chandelier. Chic Italian Mid-Century Modern sandblasted chiselled glass lantern style chandelier...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsChrome