Pair of Wall Lights in the Style of Giuseppe Ostuni for O-Luce

Wall Sconce by Giuseppe Ostuni for Oluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1950s. An enameled perforated shade with a tri-angled armature. The multiple couplings allow f...

Pair of Model 1121 Sconces by Ostuni & Forti for Oluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1960's. Opaline glass diffusers, orange interior acrylic ring, and lacquered bra...

'Model 301C Floor Lamp' by Giuseppe Ostuni for Oluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1950. Beautiful and rare floor lamp with a sanded marble base with an extractable and ana...

'Flash' Wall or Ceiling Lights by Joe Colombo for Oluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1960. Chalice-shaped aluminum is cut in half length-wise to form the shade. The shade ...

Pair of Italian wall lights. Manufactured in Italy, circa 1960s. Perforated metal and acrylic. Rewired for US junction boxes.

Pair of model 257 wall lights by Sergio Asti for Arteluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1960s. Frosted glass diffusers, chrome armature. Retains original manufacture...

Pair of 1950s Giuseppe Ostuni Perforated red wall lamps for O-Luce. An extremely rare matched pair executed in brass and perforated red painted metal by ...

Pair of 1950s Giuseppe Ostuni Model #109 Articulating Wall Lamps for O-Luce. An extremely rare matched pair executed in brass and white painted metal by one of the most refined Itali...

Pair of 1950s Giuseppe Ostuni 'Ochetta' wall or table lamps for O-Luce. An extremely rare and surprisingly utilitarian pair of lamps executed in white painted metal and brass by one ...

wonderful 1960s wall lights by Giuseppe Ostuni for Oluce attributed, articulated wall lights in black enameled metal and brass, fully adjustable. One E12 socket per fixture, max. wat...

Pair of 1950s Giuseppe Ostuni 'Ochetta Grande' wall or table lamps for O-Luce. An extremely rare large sized pair of lamps executed in painted metal and brass by one of the most refi...

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...