Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce Serpente Floor Lamp, 1968

Tito Agnoli for O-Luce, floor lamp, model ‘367’, coated steel, nickel-plated steel, coated aluminum, Italy, design 1954, production 1950s The floor lamp, model 367, was meticulously...

G. Fantinato for Febo Luce, 'Faro' floor Lamp, stainless steel, Carrara marble, glass, Italy, 1970s The artistic object in question is an exquisite floor lamp designed by Italian de...

Angelo Ostuni for O-Luce, floor lamp, model '312 V2', Carrara marble, brass, coated aluminum, Italy, 1949 This floor lamp is designed by the influential designer in the field of lighting design Angelo Ostuni in 1949 which his brother Giuseppe took into production for their new established lighting design company 'O-Luce'. His first models designed between 1946 and 1948 were made in a more traditional manner to suit the taste of the Milanese upper-middle class. Ostuni's shift in his design approach is clearly displayed in the features of this designed model. Not only is this lamp aesthetically pleasing, it is clearly designed to provide a light source to adjust to one's own requirement. O-Luce manufactured an extremely complicated construction of rollers and springs inside the lamp bar (less than 15mm circumference) which allowed a smooth height adjustment without any cable impingement. Combined with a precision ball joint at the base, this lamp has an almost unlimited rotating telescopic flexibility. In addition, the cone-shaped aluminum shade coated in ocher yellow can be rotated to change the direction of the light partition. In 1950, Angelo Ostuni and his brother received international recognition for their exceptional lighting designs, mostly for the application of adjustable features in their designs which was highly innovative during that period. Angelo Ostuni (1904-1981) was an Italian designer and the elder brother of Giuseppe Ostuni (1907-1994) who established the Italian lighting company O-Luce. Together, they collaborated on numerous of designs for O-Luce that became one of Italy's leading lighting design companies. Angelo Ostuni was born in Trieste, Italy in 1904, when the city was part of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Ten years later, the First World War began. In 1915 Italy declared war on the Habsburg Empire and soon the Italian army bombed Trieste in May 1915. The Ostuni family endured some difficult times and eventually moved to Milan in 1919. Angelo enrolled into the Instituto Tecnico of Milan. From a young age, he showed a special talent for drawing. La Fiamma...

Angelo Ostuni and Renato Forti for O-Luce, table and floor lamp, model ‘201’, coated steel, coated metal, coated aluminum, brass, Italy, design 1951, production 1950s/60s. Designer...

Mario Botta for Artemide, 'Shogun' floor lamp, aluminum, steel, Italy, 1986 Mario Botta referred to lamps as “people”. He said “Shogun is a person. He has a head, body and feet, pl...

Paul Evans for Directional, 'Cityscape' floor lamp from the PE200 series, chrome-plated steel, brass, United States, 1970s This unique floor lamp from the 'Cityscape' (PE 200) line...

Iconic and beautiful floor lamp with a round and revolving shape Mod. Serpente, Designer Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce - Italy 1960 Very heavy lacquered metal base and white me...

This iconic white Serpente Floor lamp was designed by Elio Martinelli in the 1960s and produced by Martinelli Luce italy. It features a heavy enameled metal base and a whte perspex ...

Floor lamp, diffused light, swing arm, white opal methacrylate diffuser, metal frame in white color. Designed in 1965 by Elio Martinelli, the lamp is made of methacrylate molding te...

This floor lamp, model Serpente, was designed by Elio Martinelli and produced by Luce in Italy, 1965. The lamp is made from orange acquered metal with a plastic lampshade. It can be ...

Floor Lamp by Martinelli Elio for Martinelli Luce. Designed in Italy, circa the 1970s. A slender all black uplight floor lamp. The light comes in two p...

Italian space age Floor lamp Serpente by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce, 1970s Floor lamp mod. 2131 Serpente with adjustable metal tubular structure. The semi-spherical lampshad...