5 Stilnovo Directional Sconces
About the Item
- Creator:Stilnovo (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 4 in (10.16 cm)Depth: 7.75 in (19.69 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1950s
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Los Angeles, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU971613387571
Stilnovo
Though Bruno Gatta (1904–76) founded Stilnovo way back in 1946, it is still one of the most instantly recognizable names in lighting. Gatta began his business in Milan, and, like many European creatives designing furniture and decor in the wake of World War II, Stilnovo leaned toward the new wave of mass-market and streamlined styles. In fact, Stilnovo loosely translates to “new style” in Italian, and vintage Stilnovo lighting has endured as a practical choice for those looking to bring innovative and forward-thinking design into their homes.
Soon after Stilnovo was established, Gatta’s lighting fixtures were applauded throughout Europe for their novel industrial materials as well as their unique yet functional shapes. Italy in the 1950s was forming a completely revolutionized look, and Bruno Gatta and Stilnovo’s head designer, Angelo Gaetano Sciolari, helped shape it. When the 1960s arrived, Stilnovo was experiencing such a boom that the company opened a new production plant in Lainate. One of the brand’s most famous pieces, Giovanni Luigi Gorgoni’s quirky 1965 Buonanotte spherical table lamp, became a best seller.
Gatta partnered with some of the most well-known names in design, including Ettore Sottsass, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Joe Colombo and Gae Aulenti. Sottsass’s pieces for Stilnovo, including the 1977 Valigia four-legged table lamp, the 1968 Lampros chandelier and Manifesto ceiling light, and the Castiglionis’ 1957 Saliscendi pendant light fixtures are some of the brand’s most recognizable to date. In 1978, De Pas, D’Urbino and Lomazzi designed the Fante lamp with an adjustable reflector that playfully recalls a broad-brimmed hat.
Stilnovo’s designs, including Danilo and Corrado Aroldi’s flexible Periscope table lamp, were featured in the 1972 exhibition “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape” at the Museum of Modern Art. While Stilnovo continued to operate with new designer collaborations after Gatta’s death, it closed its doors in 1988. Italian art director Massimo Anselmi acquired the company in 2012 and rereleased several of Stilnovo’s most celebrated pieces. Then in 2019, lighting giant Linea Light Group purchased Stilnovo and relaunched its classic designs with contemporary touches like LED lighting systems.
Find vintage Stilnovo chandeliers and pendants, wall lights, floor lamps and other fixtures and furniture on 1stDibs.
- Large Single Stilnovo SconceBy StilnovoLocated in Los Angeles, CAStunning classic mid-century wall sconce from Stilnovo of Italy from the 1950s in naturally aged brass, blown-glass and painted aluminum. Partially restored. 3 E12 candelabra based s...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsAluminum, Brass
- 2 Pairs of Large Stilnovo SconcesBy StilnovoLocated in Los Angeles, CA2 pairs of elegant large Stilnovo square glass, aluminum and brass sconces from 1950s Italy. Single E26 medium based socket per sconce. Wired for use in...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
$5,600 / set - 50s Directional Spot SconcesLocated in Los Angeles, CAPair of 50s Directional Spot Sconces from Mid-century modern Italy from the 1950s. These sconces have a lightly patinated brass and painted aluminum finish. They are restored with 2 ...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsAluminum, Brass
$2,400 / set - LUart Directional Sconce G by Lumfardo LuminairesBy Lumfardo LuminairesLocated in Los Angeles, CASuperbly crafted linear wall sconce designed by Lumfardo Luminaires in a lightly patinated lacquered (gold) brass finish. Sconce is designed to feature artwork and/or objets d’art. E...Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights an...
MaterialsBrass
$1,480 / item - LUart Directional Sconce PB by Lumfardo LuminairesBy Lumfardo LuminairesLocated in Los Angeles, CALUart Directional Sconce PB is a superbly crafted linear wall sconce designed by Lumfardo Luminaires to feature artwork and/or objets d’art. E...Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights an...
MaterialsBrass
$1,480 / item - LUart Directional Sconce AS by Lumfardo LuminairesBy Lumfardo LuminairesLocated in Los Angeles, CASuperbly crafted linear wall sconce designed by Lumfardo Luminaires in an aged silver finish. Sconce is designed to feature artwork and/or objects d...Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights an...
MaterialsSilver
$1,480 / item
- Stilnovo SconcesBy StilnovoLocated in New York, NYPair of two-arm sconces, model 2079 by Stilnovo. Great forms of black painted and polished brass. Acid-etched, white glass reflectors with pale blue, frosted-glass shades. Each scon...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
$9,500 / set - Stilnovo SconcesBy StilnovoLocated in Los Angeles, CAWall lights fixtures.Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsMilk Glass, Glass
$1,500 / set - Stilnovo sconce, attributedBy StilnovoLocated in Brooklyn, NYStilnovo sconce, attributed. Designed and manufactured in Italy in 1960s 2 candelabra sockets Complimentary US rewiring upon request. We take pride in bringing vintage fixtures to t...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsMetal, Brass
- Sconce by StilnovoBy StilnovoLocated in Milano, LombardiaA wall sconces made of a brass structure holding a tall white frosted glass cone. This model of Stilnovo wall lamp is an incredibly elegant and refined object. His design recalls all...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
$2,831 - Sconces by StilnovoBy StilnovoLocated in Los Angeles, CASconces by Stilnovo. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1950s. Emblem styled wall sconces featuring patinated polished brass extremities equal distant to the center opal g...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass, Steel
$3,500 / item - Stilnovo Wall SconceBy Bruno Gatta, StilnovoLocated in Dronten, NLFantastic large 1950s Stilnovo wall light from Italy. This sconce is made from enameled steel and incredible vintage Italian textured glass. It is rewired for use in the US with 2 E27/28 candelabra based sockets. The textured glass and small slits in the frame create a very pleasant atmosphere. In all original unrestored excellent vintage condition. Still retaining the early yellow Stilnovo label. References: - "Stilnovo. Apparecchi per illuminazione", Galerie Luminaires Moderniste...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass, Steel
