Rare Gino Sarfatti Wall Lamp with Seguso Glass Shade
View Similar Items
Rare Gino Sarfatti Wall Lamp with Seguso Glass Shade
About the Item
- Creator:Gino Sarfatti (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 10.24 in (26 cm)Width: 4.73 in (12 cm)Depth: 7.49 in (19 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1957
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Munich, DE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU100507500193
Gino Sarfatti
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.
Find a collection of vintage Gino Sarfatti lighting now on 1stDibs.
- Rare Gino Sarfatti Wall Scone for ArteluceBy Gino SarfattiLocated in Munich, DERare model signed with paper label.Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
- Very Rare, Sculptural, Big, Early and Minimalistic Wall Sconce by Gino SarfattiBy Arteluce, Gino SarfattiLocated in Munich, DEVery rare modernist wall lamp model no. 205 designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1955 and made by Arteluce. The light has a black lacquered shade with an white opaline glass diffuser on one ...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsMetal, Brass
- Rare Gino Sarfatti No. 1051/m LuminatorBy Gino SarfattiLocated in Munich, DEBy Arteluce. All original and signed.Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Desk Lamp Attributed to Gino SarfattiBy Gino SarfattiLocated in Munich, DEIt´s the second time i see such a lamp in 20 years. The first i saw on a design fair had an old Arteluce sticker inside and you could see, that the sticker was not clued later..... B...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Gino Sarfatti Arteluce Floor Lamp 1086By Gino Sarfatti, ArteluceLocated in Munich, DEGino Sarfatti floor lamp Model 1086 for Arteluce, Italy 1961. Variably adjustable tube construction in black enamelled steel and aluminium., swivelling joint for both horizontal and ...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsIron, Brass, Aluminum
- Amazing Shelf Lamp by Gino SarfattiBy Gino SarfattiLocated in Munich, DEThe mechanism allows a use in shelves of different thickness ... beautiful details!Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Lighting
MaterialsMetal
- Gino Sarfatti Sconces for SegusoBy Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Gino SarfattiLocated in Los Angeles, CAA pair of Gino Sarfatti glass and brass sconces for Seguso of Italy. Partially restored, patina lacquered brass finish and signature Seguso blown glass...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
$5,200 / set - Gino Sarfatti Sconces for Seguso, a PairBy Gino Sarfatti, Archimede SegusoLocated in Brooklyn, NYGino Sarfatti sconces for Seguso, a pair Designed and manufactured in Italy in 1950s Seguso bullicante glass and enameled metal frames. Rewired for US with custom back plates in pati...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsMetal, Brass
$11,500 / set - Gino Sarfatti 595/P Wall Lamps Arteluce 1961By Gino SarfattiLocated in Roosendaal, Noord BrabantRare pair of ‘595/p’ adjustable wall lamps designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced in Italy by Arteluce in 1961. This nice pair is quite uncommion to come accross and is in fully orig...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsAluminum, Chrome
$4,922 / set - Gino Sarfatti Sconces for Archimede Seguso, a PairBy Gino Sarfatti, Archimede SegusoLocated in Brooklyn, NYGino Sarfatti sconces for Archimede Seguso, a pair Designed and manufactured in Italy in 1950s Seguso bullicante glass and enameled metal frames. Rewired for US with custom back plat...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsMetal, Brass
$11,500 / set - Rare Couple gino Sarfatti wall lamps model 169/2 Arteluce Italia 1952By Gino Sarfatti, ArteluceLocated in Rovereta, SMImpressive pair of wall lamps model 169/2 designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce, Italy 1952. These large wall lamps comes from a series of wall lamps designed by Gino S...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- 1960s Gino Sarfatti Metal and Seguso Glass Sconce for ArteluceBy Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce, Archimede SegusoLocated in Glendale, CA1960s Gino Sarfatti Metal and Seguso Glass Sconce for Arteluce. Executed in hand blown bubbled Seguso glass and painted metal. The simplicity of Sarfatti's design and the sculptural ...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsMetal
