1980 Le Falene Arteluce Piero De Martini Design Italiano Rosso Lampada da Tavolo
About the Item
- Creator:Piero De Martini (Designer),Arteluce (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 18.12 in (46 cm)Width: 19.3 in (49 cm)Depth: 19.3 in (49 cm)
- Power Source:Plug-in
- Voltage:220-240v
- Lampshade:Included
- Style:Post-Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1980-1989
- Date of Manufacture:1980s
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Brescia, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3300138560402
Arteluce
The lighting maker Arteluce was one of the companies at the heart of the creative explosion in postwar Italian design. The firm’s founder and guiding spirit, Gino Sarfatti (1912–85), was an incessant technical and stylistic innovator who almost single-handedly reinvented the chandelier as a modernist lighting form.
Sarfatti attended the University of Genoa to study aeronautical engineering but was forced to drop out when his father’s company went out of business. His mechanical instincts led him to turn his attention to lighting design — and he founded Arteluce as a small workshop in Milan in 1939. Sarfatti’s father was a Jew, so the family fled to Switzerland in 1943, but after the war — largely thanks to Sarfatti’s insistence on efficiency of design and manufacture — Arteluce quickly established itself as a top firm.
Though Sarfatti continued as chief designer through the 1950s and ’60s, he also enlisted other designers such as Franco Albini and Massimo Vignelli to contribute work. Sarfatti sold Arteluce to FLOS — a rival Italian lighting maker — in 1973 and retired to pursue a more traditional avocation: collecting and dealing rare postage stamps.
Sarfatti is regarded by many collectors as a pioneer of minimalist design. He pared down his lighting works to their essentials, focusing on practical aspects such as flexibility of use. His most famous light, the 2097 chandelier, is a brilliant example of reductive modernist design, featuring a central cylinder from which branches numerous supporting fixtures extending like spokes on a wheel.
Similarly, Sarfatti's 566 table lamp is a simple canister, able to be raised or lowered on a stem, holding a half-chrome bulb. Despite the marked functionality of his designs, Sarfatti did have a sprightly side: His 534 table lamp, with its cluster of rounded enameled shades, resembles a vase full of flowers, the Sputnik chandelier (model 2003) was inspired by fireworks and the brightly colored plastic disks of the 2072 chandelier look like lollipops. No matter the style, Sarfatti concentrated first and foremost on the character of light created — and any Arteluce lamp is a modernist masterpiece.
Find vintage Arteluce table lamps, chandeliers, floor lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Brescia, Italy
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
- 1950 Stilnovo Design Italiano Vetro Bianco Verde Legno Grande Lampada TavoloBy StilnovoLocated in Brescia, ITGrande Lampada da tavolo Stilnovo, Milano 1950 Lampada a 4 luci Vetro Verde e Bianco Dettagli in legno Perfette condizioni Soltanto una piccola chips al vetro bianco come da fotoCategory
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsWood, Glass
- Gino Sarfatti Arteluce 1960 Italian Design "591" Table LampBy Gino Sarfatti, ArteluceLocated in Brescia, IT"591" lamp Gino Sarfatti Arteluce 1964. Aluminium shade "Arteluce" Label Measures: Diameter 12 cm. Excellent condition.Category
Vintage 1960s Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- 1950 Stilnovo Midcentury Design Italiano Lampada Soffitto PlafonieraBy StilnovoLocated in Brescia, ITPlafoniera Stilnovo, Milano Italy, 1950 Lampada a 4 luci Metallo verniciato nero Profili in acciaio Diffusore in vetro Etichetta Stilnovo a decalcomania Due piccole mancanze a due ...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
MaterialsSteel, Metal
- 1950 Specchio da parete Rattan Midollino Design Italiano MidCenturyLocated in Brescia, ITSpecchio da Parete Italy, 1950 Rattan Intrecciato Forma a goccia Rattan in eccellenti condizioni Specchio PerfettoCategory
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
MaterialsRattan
- 1950 Felice Galbiati Fornasetti Design Italiano Scatola Carte da GiocoBy Felice GalbiatiLocated in Brescia, ITScatola Felice Galbiati _ Milano Italy, 1950 Metallo Serigrafato e legno Ottime condizioniCategory
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
MaterialsMetal
- 1970s Ottaviani Design Italiano Argento Smalto Scatola Carte Da GiocoBy OttavianiLocated in Brescia, ITScatola Carte da Gioco Ottaviani Italy, 1970 Argento sbalzato con smalti nero e rosso Scatola in legnoCategory
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
MaterialsSilver
- Pair of 'Le Falene' series table lamps by Piero De Martini for Arteluce, 1980sBy Arteluce, Piero De MartiniLocated in Rotterdam, NLA pair of table lamps from the 'Le Falene' series designed by Piero De Martini in 1980 and produced by Arteluce. The main parts are a yellow lacquered metal frame and an off-white f...Category
Vintage 1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Rare 'Le Falene' Floor Lamp by Piero De Martini for ArteluceBy Piero De Martini, ArteluceLocated in Los Angeles, CA'Le Falene' floor lamp by Piero De Martini for Arteluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1980s. Linen shades are sub-formed onto yellow enameled rod bases. The lamp hol...Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsSteel
- Arteluce Floor Lamp “Le Falene” di Piero de Martini -Metal, Cotton , 1970, ItalyBy Piero De MartiniLocated in Milano, ITArteluce floor lamp “Le Falene” - metal and cotton, 1970, Made in Italy Designer Piero de MartiniCategory
Vintage 1970s Italian Other Floor Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Lampada da Tavolo Murano Vintage 1980 -Top Design-Located in Foggia, FGLampada da Tavolo Murano Vintage 1980 -Top Design- Anno: 1980 Murano Venice Materiali: Murano con base in metallo bianca Condizioni: Eccellenti, E27 (lampadina)si puo' accendere...Category
Vintage 1980s Table Lamps
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Lampada da tavolo AcquarioBy MazzegaLocated in Palermo, ITLampada da tavolo acquario, anni '70. Mazzega. Acciaio nichelato, lastre di vetro lavorate a mano.Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps
MaterialsSteel
- Lampada Da Tavolo Design 1970s Ottone E VetroLocated in Milano, MILampada design da tavolo in ottone con vetro stampato realizzata in Italia nella seconda meta del XX secolo.Category
Vintage 1970s Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass