Giuseppe Ostuni Sconce for O-Luce

1960s Giuseppe Ostuni Model #101 brown Articulating Sconce for O-Luce. Executed in polished chrome and a brown painted perforated aluminum shade. Sconce pivots up/down and left/right...

1960s Giuseppe Ostuni Model #101 white articulating sconce for O-Luce. Executed in polished chrome and a white painted perforated aluminum sh...

Large 1950s Giuseppe Ostuni white articulating arm sconce for O-Luce. An extremely and strikingly wall lamp executed in brass and white painte...

Giuseppe Ostuni for O-Luce, large set of '181' wall lamps, Italy, 1950s This large set of wall lights is applicable to many different ways. Attach the lamp to a desk or a table and use it as a desk light, fix it to case piece or secure to the wall. Its dark metal, cylindrical shade is minimalistic and modest. You can place one piece for Directional light, or several to lighten up a complete space.  Giuseppe Ostuni (1907-1994) can be considered one of the most influential designers in modern lighting design. Born in Trieste, Italy in 1907, Giuseppe and his older brother Angelo Ostuni (1904-1981) grew up in turbulent times; in 1915 Italy declared war on the Habsburg Empire during the First World War. Only a few years later in 1922, Benito Mussolini became head of the Italian government and began to establish his fascist regime that would last till 1943. During the last year of the Second World War, Giuseppe Ostuni and his family lived with his brother Angelo in Milan. There, Giuseppe started to repair lampshades that had been damaged during the war. New lampshades were made with limited resources, all by hand, due to the lack of available materials. As an autodidact, he designed modern and convenient lighting through intense study and ‘learning by doing’. Soon after, Giuseppe set up his own workshop in 1947, and in 1948 he officially registered his company ‘O-LUCE’. Together with his brother Angelo, who made a great part of the lighting drawings, he worked on numerous designs and worked together with leading designers as Franco Buzzi, Tito Angoli...

Giuseppe Ostuni for O-Luce, large set of '181' wall light, Italy, 1950s This stunning design by Giuseppe Ostuni is applicable in many different ways. Attach the lamp to a desk or a ...

Pair of 1960s Giuseppe Ostuni Model #101 Red Articulating Sconces for O-Luce. Executed in polished chrome and red painted perforated aluminum shade. Sconces pivot up/down and left/right. An incredibly clean and refined design by one of the Italian lighting icons...