Sormani Nucleo Set of 2 Table Lamps in Travertine by G. Cesari, 1970s, Italy

This avantgarde lamps, duly certified by the Producer, were manufactured by Sormani Nucleo in 1972. The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston is displaying this masterpiece of the Space Age during the exhibition "Radical: Italian Design 1965–1985, The Dennis Freedman Collection February 14, 2020 — April 26, 2020". These lamps belong to the private collection of the manufacturer's family. They have a polished steel prismic base, with six Lucite lighting elements that can be moved in different positions on the cube by means of magnets. This was a patent of Duccio Trassinelli...

The Space Age had its own accessories: elements that looked like spaceships or radars. In the early Seventies, Gjlla Giani designed for Sormani Nucleo of Arosio, Italy, a vast series...

Only a few pieces of the vertical "Ponte" floor lamp were manufactured, both in black and white marble, with vertical steel supports and the usual lexan adjustable sphere with a 50W-...

This floor lamp is a mix of traditional Italian techniques like hand blown opaline glass and a very contemporary chromed and texturized black metal base. It was manufactured in 1972 ...

Low-voltage, modular, sculptural small wall lamp in stainless steel with eight lights as per 1972 catalog, with magnetic, movable Perspex cylinders and a movable cube, that can be detached from the main board and repositioned with ease in any part of the main board. Duccio Trassinelli of Studio A.R.D.I.T.I. patented this original lighting system in the early 1970s and made it a highlight of Sormani's Nucleo Division, a special, state-of-the-art department for lighting designs and accessories of all kinds. These unique Sormani lighting systems are a first example of sculptural lighting, way before the Oled technique came to life. The piece bears the original Sormani Nucleo label and has a certification in vintage original letterhead by the owner. Measures: Full size of panel 90 x 90 x 2 cm (2.95 x 2.95 x 0.07 ft.), cube is cm 25 x 25 x 11.5 (ft. 0.82 x 0.82 x 0.38) European cabling 220V AC, we can recable it according to US specifications. Easy wall mount with two hooks. Comes with “Certificate of Authenticity” on original vintage head...

Extremely rare, modular, sculptural large wall lamp BT1 in stainless steel with low-voltage lights with magnetic, movable Perspex/Lucite cylinders and a movable cube, that can be det...

Carved travertine marble table lamp designed by Giuliano Cesari manufactured for Nucleo Sormani, Italy, circa 1970s. The lamp comes with its original label signed "Marble Art - M...

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 ...

Lovely Travertine Table Lamp by Giuliano Cesari for Nucleo Sormani, 1960s, Italy The lampshade is to illustrate how the lamp base looks with a shade. The shade has a diameter of 17....

Midcentury amazing travertine marble table lamp by Giuliano Cesari manufactured for Nucleo Sormani. Made in Italy in the 1970s. Compact travertine piece with minimal lighting cut...

Sculptural lamp by Giuliano Cesari for Nucleo - Sormani. Solid travertine block. Other pieces available from the same stone family (see picture 5).

Sculptural table lamp by Giuliano Cesari for Nucleo Sormani, Italy 1970s. Refined design showcasing a composition of forms, materials and structures such as raw travertine and glass ...