Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 1095

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Model 1095 Design by Gino Sarfatti The floor lamp designed in 1968 is slender, graceful and intriguing in its disproportions between head and base. The design of the small reflective cup is strongly influenced by the new halogen light bulb, which Gino Sarfatti explored and celebrated in Model 1095 from both a functional and a dimensional perspective. Offering indirect light in a subtle design, the Luminaire is made up of a tubular aluminium stem available in three different heights and painted slate grey. The small reflective cup with its thin shape is made of white-painted aluminium, and so is the base with the appealing soft shape and neat collar. In the re-issue, the base covers the electronic devices instead of a transformer, and besides LED lighting, the Luminaire has also been upgraded with a water cooling system patented by Flos. Timeless innovation 1968-2013 This floor lamp, designed in 1968, is slender, graceful and intriguing in its disproportions between head and base. The design of the small re ective cup is strongly in uenced by the new halogen light bulb, which Gino Sarfatti explored and celebrated in Model 1095 from both a functional and a dimensional perspective. Offering indirect light in a subtle design, the luminaire is made up of a tubular aluminum stem available in three different heights and painted slate grey. The small reflective cup with its thin shape is made of white-painted aluminium, and so is the base with the appealing soft shape and neat collar. In the re-issue, the base covers the electronic devices instead of a transformer, and besides LED lighting, the Luminaire has also been upgraded with a water cooling system patented by Flos. Specifications Model 1095 Typology floor Materials aluminium structure Dimensions: Ø 200 x 1850mm Weight 5-5.30kg Reflector diameter Ø 80mm Control foot switch Light source integrated LED 34W 1850lm 2700K Not UL listed This lamp is wired for Europe, if used in US or any other country the client will need to convert it. Gino Sarfatti Born in Venice in 1912, Gino Sarfatti studied to become an aeronautical engineer until family circumstances compelled him to relocate to Milan where he had his first encounter with lighting, an engineering project to transform a glass vase into a lamp. This encounter with lighting design and engineering shaped the path of his life. In 1939 Gino Sarfatti founded his company Arteluce, which brought lighting into the 20th century combining innovative ideas with groundbreaking design. Arteluce won numerous prizes and awards including the Compasso d’Oro in 1954 and 1955, and the Honorary Diploma of the Milan Triennale, becoming an important meeting place for many leading Italian architects throughout the 1950s and 1960s. The first Milanese Arteluce retail space was designed with Marco Zanuso in 1951. Ten years later Gino Sarfatti and his lifelong friend Vittoriano Viganò designed their flagship location on Via della Spiga. Throughout his career, Gino Sarfatti explored and was inspired by new product typologies, innovative materials, lighting technologies, and production techniques. His hybrid talent as a designer and engineer enabled him to created refined products in both aesthetics and function. Gino Sarfatti was a significant figure in the history of Italian industrial design, developing more than 700 luminaires. In 1973 he retired on Lake Como, with Flos acquiring Arteluce and their expansive catalog. Gino Sarfatti died at Gravedona in 1985.

Creator:

Gino Sarfatti (Designer),Astep (Manufacturer)

Dimensions:

Height: 72.84 in (185 cm)Diameter: 7.88 in (20 cm)

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Aluminum

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

2010-

Date of Manufacture:

2019

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Barcelona, ES

Reference Number:

Seller: AS.ASTEPLAMPSARFATTI.1A.AR.RL.000841stDibs: LU1427229534472

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That a spiky, futuristic chandelier named “Sputnik,” which was highly suggestive of the Soviet satellite of the same name, designed by an Italian engineer could predate the space age and the satellite’s launch by a few decades is the stuff of legend. But in 1939, Venetian-born Gino Sarfatti channeled his obsession with light and expert engineering skills into a design so bold it predicted the future. He would go on to design around 700 lighting products in his lifetime — each table lamp, wall light, pendant and chandelier superb and unorthodox in shape.

Sarfatti’s singular focus on creating opulent lighting designs that were rational in their use of resources makes him one of the most innovative lighting designers in history. He was studying to be an aeronautical engineer at the University of Genoa when his family’s financial troubles led him to drop out and move to Milan to help. During this time, he built a lamp for a friend using a coffee machine’s electric components and a glass vase. This exercise sparked his fascination with lighting, and he went on to found Arteluce in 1939. What followed was a period of working with skilled artisans and tinkering with materials instead of sketching. The self-taught designer soon established himself as a creator of provocative, sculptural luxury lighting. Through the company, he collaborated with some of the 20th century’s most influential designers, such as Vittoriano Viganò, who worked on Arteluce lighting between 1946 and 1960. In the 1950s and ’70s, Franco Albini, Franca Helg, Ico Parisi and Massimo Vignelli all contributed designs.

Sarfatti used resources mindfully and injected functionality into everything he designed. His light fixtures were lightweight, easy to take apart and reassemble and could be affordably repaired. This marriage of utilitarianism and glamour lent Sarfatti’s designs a clean, minimal yet arresting splendor, based on their graphical forms and construction.

After World War II, Sarfatti embraced new wiring technologies and materials like plexiglass, such as his 1972 project with Carlo Mollino that filled the Teatro Regio in Turin with hundreds of plexiglass pipes. In 1973, Sarfatti sold Arteluce to FLOS. His foresight, invention and fearlessness as a designer are revered to this day.

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