Gjlla Giani for Nucleo Sormani ‘Radar’ Table Lamp in Pewter

Gjlla Giani for the Nucleo Division of Sormani, 'Radar' table lamps, pewter and glass, Italy, 1971 These rare table lamps are designed by the Italian architect Gjlla Giani for the N...

Studio Salvatori, (G. Salvatori, A. Bazzini) for the Nucleo Division of Sormani, lamp, model ‘4’, aluminum, silk-screened plexiglass, Italy 1971 Rare prototype of the model ‘4’ table lamp, designed by G. Salvatori and A. Bazzini for the Nucleo Division of Sormani. This wonderful lamp is a great example of the technical advances in lamp design in Italy, starting in the late 1960s. It represents an imaginative response to the availability of translucent plexiglass sheets. The use of plexiglass opened a whole new range of possibilities in the field of lamp design. The material has the transparent quality of glass, while at the same time being less fragile and therefore less dangerous in use. It also has a very specific way of transmitting the light, which appears to be passing through the sheet slower than through glass. Together with the almost hallucinating pattern in the plexiglass, that is lit from below by four bulbs, this lamp has hypnotizing qualities. The family-owned company Sormani was established in 1961 in the northern Italian town of Arosio. At the end of the sixties, the firm distinguished itself by its avant-garde furniture and furnishings in plastics. Richard Neagle was among the first using vacuum...

Ingrid Hsalmarson for New Lamp, 'Spiral' table lamp, coated aluminum, coated steel, Italy, 1971 Elegant and modernist Spiral table lamp designed by Ingrid Hsalmarson for manufacturer New Lamp Italy...

Ingrid Hsalmarson for New Lamp, 'Spiral' table lamp, coated aluminum, coated steel, Italy, 1971 Elegant and modernist Spiral table lamp designed by Ingrid Hsalmarson for manufacturer New Lamp Italy...

Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, table lamp model ‘500’, marble, brushed steel, chrome-plated steel, mirrored glass, Italy, circa 1969 This unique table lamp is designed by Italian des...

Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, table lamp, varnished aluminum, chrome-plated brass, chrome-plated steel, Italy, 1960s This eccentric table lamp was designed by Angelo Lelii and manufa...

'Zero' table lamp by Nucleo Sormani. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960s. Travertine, original cord. We recommend one E27 75w maximum Edison...

'Maja' table lamp by Giuliano Cesari for Nucleo Sormani. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1969. Travertine, original cord. Retains original manufactu...

Table lamp produced by Nucleo Sormani in the 1970s. The lamp consists of two curved aluminum parts, both containing a light bulb fitting (E14). The two parts are joined together, al...

Cube shaped Prismar table lamp designed by Studio A.R.D.I.T.I. in 1972 and produced by Nucleo Sormani. This table or floor lamp consists of 5 mirror-like smoky grey elements, held t...

Travertine Sculptural Table Lamp by Giuliano Cesari for Nucleo Sormani.

Beautiful travertine table lamp in excellent condition. Designed by Giuliano Cesari in 1971 Manufactured by Nucleo, a division of the Sormani lamp company, Milan Italy. Made out ...