1960s Giuseppe Ostuni Metal and Glass Tripod Table Lamp for O-Luce

Large 1960s Giuseppe Ostuni table lamp for O-Luce. A sculptural design executed in enameled metal and brass. Shade can be raised or lowered to desired height. A rare table lamp of at...

1950s Giuseppe Ostuni 'Vipere' table lamp for O-Luce. An extremely rare and surprisingly utilitarian table lamp executed in white painted aluminum an...

1950s Giuseppe Ostuni Model #214 Metal & Brass Table Lamp for O-Luce. A sculptural design executed in white painted metal and brass. Shade can be raised or lowered to desired height...

1950s Giuseppe Ostuni "Ochetta" yellow wall or table lamp for O-Luce. An extremely rare and surprisingly utilitarian lamp executed in brass and yellow painted metal by one of the mos...

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 ...

1950s Giuseppe Ostuni 'Ochetta' red & brass wall or table lamp for O-Luce. An extremely rare and surprisingly utilitarian design executed in red painted metal and brass by one of the...

A green lacquered metal and brass table lamp attributed to Guiseppe Ostuni, produced by O-Luce, Italy, 1950s.  

A green lacquered metal and brass table lamp attributed to Guiseppe Ostuni, produced by O-Luce, Italy, 1950s.    

A brown lacquered metal and brass table lamp attributed to Giuseppe Ostuni and produced by O-Luce, Italy, 1950s.    

A brass and green-lacquered table lamp designed by Giuseppe Ostuni and produced by O-Luce, Italy, 1950s.

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 ...