Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Sciolari Style Brass Chandelier

Italian Modern Chrome Chandelier By Gaetano Sciolari. Offered is an outstanding Italian mid century modern chandelier with large ribbons of ...

Large Italian brass cubist chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari. Stunning large Italian brass chandelier was designed by Gaetano Sciolari for Sciolari lighting in the mid to late 1960's. ...

Italian chrome Sputnik chandelier in the style of Gaetano Sciolari. Italian Mid-Century Modern chrome Sputnik chandelier or pendant in the style of Gaetano Sciolari or Stilnovo, circa 1960. This unusual chandelier...

Italian modern Gaetano Sciolari style white metal perforated pendant. This stunning Italian Mid-Century Modern metal pendant or fixture has a pierce...

Stunning cascading chandelier with lens crystals and a brass frame. Designed by Gaetano Sciolari for Palwa, Germany in the 1960s. Design: ...

Beautiful chandelier designed by Gaetano Sciolari in the late 60s for Sciolari.

Famous chandelier belonging to the series inspired by a trip of Gaetano Sciolari in New York, the chandelier is composed of 17 lights that radiate a striking light. Structure is made...

Chandelier designed by Gaetano Sciolari and produced by Sciolari Lighting in chromed metal and glass, ten E14 bulbs with 51 spheres of blown glass. Angelo Gaetano Sciolari (1927-1994) was the owner of Sciolari Lighting and designer for the Italian manufacturer Stilnovo in the 1950s.[1] It was while working for Stilnovo that Sciolari "created his most recognizable and celebrated designs, a series of multi-light chandeliers fashioned with both glossy and matte metal, conjuring up futuristic visions of the dawning space age." [2] Throughout the 1960s, 70s, and 80s his designs were in high demand, with his designs imported to the American market by Lightolier & Progress Lighting.[1] During this same period, his designs appeared prominently in popular television and film due to their luxurious and futuristic appearance. [1] This has been considered remarkable because Sciorlari's first love was the cinema, a passion he gave up to pursue architecture.[3] He is also remembered as providing a "considerable contribution to the success of the Italian design around the world and in particular in the United States." [3] Despite passing away in 1994, Sciolari's designs have grown in popularity and demand, becoming sought after collectors pieces and fetching a high retail price. [4] Sciolari's Geometric Series, Habitat Series, Cultura Series, and Futura Series are among the most sought after. [4] Noted Interior designer Veere Grenney often uses Sciolari, having recently updated a home designed by John Nash Round, the architect of Buckingham Palace and much of Regency London, with a Sciolari fixture that he described as " a piece of sculpture on the ceiling".[5] A Sciolari chandelier now hangs in Howard Hughes's former mansion, a Spanish Colonial hacienda...