Blue and Black Murano Glass Table Lamp by Fendi, circa 2000
View Similar Items
Blue and Black Murano Glass Table Lamp by Fendi, circa 2000
About the Item
- Creator:
- Dimensions:Height: 22.05 in (56 cm)Diameter: 5.91 in (15 cm)Length: 22.05 in (56 cm)
- Style:Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 2000
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Aci Castello, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU239437676363
Fendi
Like other major European luxury fashion houses, Fendi started small. Adele Casagrande was an Italian creative who loved fashion and sold leather and fur accessories from a tiny workshop she opened in Rome in 1918. However, after marrying Edoardo Fendi in 1925, her business model was altered dramatically. Together, the couple changed the boutique’s name to Fendi and moved into a bigger storefront, which quickly became the favorite shop of women all over Italy’s capital city for furs and leathers, such as handbags, coats and accessories.
As time moved on for Adele and Edoardo, the couple began to distribute more responsibility to their five daughters, who assumed management of the company during the 1950s. Fendi’s audience broadened and its profitability has soared over the years, owing to the brand’s fresh perspective on fashion world happenings and innovative sensibility. The maison also has a distinctive relationship with old-world Italian craftsmanship. The Selleria bags were the work of master saddlers in Rome, and Fendi partnered with lace artisans in southern Italy as well as craftsmen in the east trained in the intrecciato (intertwined) technique (an idea that Adele introduced during the 1940s), which, in Fendi’s case, sees an interwoven leather fabric integrated in the creation of its handbags, countering leather’s traditional rigidity with a bag that is soft, versatile and fitted with an alluring slouchy curve.
It wasn’t until 1965, however, when a young German designer named Karl Lagerfeld took the creative helm that Fendi became a world-renowned fashion house. In fact, Lagerfeld, who produced four to five collections yearly for the brand, is credited with creating Fendi’s instantly recognizable double-F logo (which stands for “Fun Furs”) in “less than five seconds.” Until Lagerfeld started designing for the brand, fur was a material mostly associated with heavy coats that few people actually wore. Lagerfeld reimagined fur in creative ways, using it as an accent on purses, cuffs on dress sleeves and collars on wool coats.
Over the ensuing years, Fendi has broken into the home-goods market with Fendi Casa and has become synonymous with luxury fashion, producing such pieces as the iconic Baguette, which was rendered ever popular on the television series Sex and the City. In fact, an entire episode during the third season was dedicated to the “original It bag,” a slim accessory tapered in a manner that recalls its namesake, designed in 1997 by Adele and Edoardo’s granddaughter Silvia Venturini Fendi, who was named creative director of accessories three years earlier.
Perhaps just as well known as its vintage Baguette handbags and creative use of fur is the brand’s devotion to its Italian roots. In 2013, Fendi donated more than 2 million euros to restore Rome’s Trevi Fountain, and when it was reopened to visitors, Fendi hosted its Autumn/Winter 2017 show on top of the landmark.
Fendi was a family-controlled brand until 1999 and is now owned by LVMH. In late 2020, British fashion designer Kim Jones was named the house’s artistic director for womens wear.
Find a wide variety of vintage Fendi handbags and purses, clothing and other accessories on 1stDibs.
- 1970s Modernist White Ceramic and Light Blue Glass Italian Wave Table LampLocated in Aci Castello, ITA white ceramic and light blue opaline glass italian design table lamp. It works both 110-240 volts and needs a e14 regular bulb. Its particular shape remembers an ocean wave. This 1...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsCeramic, Opaline Glass
- Two 1970s Hollywood Regency Light Pink Murano Glass Table Lamps by Tommaso BarbiBy Tommaso BarbiLocated in Aci Castello, ITA pair of light pink murano glass designed by Tommaso Barbi in the Seventies, they are in lovely conditions and in working order, new white lampshades, dimensions without lampshade are height 32 cm and diameter 20 cm. The 1970s marked a period of glamorous and opulent design known as Hollywood Regency. During this era, Italian designer Tommaso Barbi created exquisite pieces that captured the essence of luxury and sophistication. these Table Lamps exemplifies the elegance and style of this period, crafted using Murano...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass
- 1970s Angelo Brotto for Esperia Spiral Transparent Murano Glass Table LampBy Angelo Brotto, EsperiaLocated in Aci Castello, ITIt's a particular Murano glass table lamp with original lampshade, it's made in two pieces, one is made of metal and glass, the spiral is made of transparent Murano glass. The table ...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsChrome
- 1970s Modernist Black and White Plexiglass Italian Table LampLocated in Aci Castello, ITA stylish modernist black and white plexiglass table lamp with original silk lampshade. The table lamp has been designed and manufactured in Ita...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsSilk, Plexiglass
- 1970s Space Age Italian Chromed Steel and Glass Table Lamp by Oscar TorlascoBy Oscar TorlascoLocated in Aci Castello, ITAn amazing space age table lamp manufactured in Italy in the Seventies, chromed steel it's in very good condition as the optical glasses, this table lamp it has been designed by Osca...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps
MaterialsSteel, Chrome
- 1990s Glashutte Limburg Minimalist Metal and Glass Table LampBy Glashütte LimburgLocated in Aci Castello, ITTwo table lamps designed and manufactured in Germany by Glashutte Limburg, they work both 110-240 volts and need regular e27 bulb, they are sold individually and price is for on lamp...Category
Late 20th Century German Minimalist Table Lamps
MaterialsChrome, Metal
- Pink and Blue Murano Glass Table LampBy Murano 5Located in Stamford, CTPetite Murano glass table or vanity lamp by Balboa. Newly wired with chrome fittings and new Lucite base. Deep pink glass with electric blue detailing. Glass portion retains original...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
MaterialsBlown Glass, Lucite
- Giant Murano Glass Egg Lamp, Italy, 2000sBy Murano 5Located in Praha, CZBig Murano glass egg lamp. Made of white and transparent glass Excellent condition. 1x100W, E25-E27 bulb US plug adapter included.Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsArt Glass
- Murano Round Black Glass Table Lamps, 1950By Murano 5Located in Rome, ITExtravagant Murano table lamp, characterized by a large ribbed black glass hat. The lamps have a central body made up of spheres and half-spheres in mirrored glass, with a large bla...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Murano Glass Table LampBy Murano 5Located in Antwerp, BEMurano glass table lamp. Lamp shade are not included in the price. Measures: Height with socket 35 cm. Width 11 cm.Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsGlass, Murano Glass
- Murano Glass Lamp and Patinated Metal, circa 1950-1960By Murano 5Located in Saint-Ouen, FRMurano glass lamp and patinated metal, circa 1950-1960.Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Indian Green Marble and Murano Glass Table Lamp, 2000Located in Rome, ITOriginal and characteristic table lamps in "Indian Green" marble and brass. One of a kind design, designed and made especially for our HannauRoma Store. The table lamp is made up of...Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMarble, Brass
Recently Viewed
View AllRead More
The Fendi Baguette Is an ‘It’ Bag Again, 25 Years After Its Introduction
Iconic Italian fashion houses Fendi and Versace teamed up on this delightfully outrageous Fendace reimagining.
14 Iconic Luxury Handbags and the Stories behind Them
When the name of a bag is as well-known as its brand, you know it's a classic.