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Arteluce Furniture

Italian

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.

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Creator: Arteluce
Rare Max Huber Ashtray for Arteluce
By Arteluce
Located in Milan, IT
Rare Max Huber ashtray for Arteluce, 1960's. Original label.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Aluminum, Metal

Gino Sarfatti Wall/Table Lamp Model 7 Arteluce, 1957
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare wall/table lamp version of model 7 designed by Gino Sarfatti, manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1957. I have never seen this fairly unique version before. T...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Aluminum, Metal

Set of Two Modern Arteluce Opaline Glass Sconces Italy
By Arteluce
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Pair of "Jill" Arteluce sconces. Metal frame with opaline glass shades.
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Arteluce Furniture

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Metal

Wall Sconces Atena Arteluce, 1980 Glass
By Arteluce
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Wall sconces Atena Arteluce, 1980.
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Metal

Gino Sarfatti Arteluce 1960 Italian Design "591" Table Lamp
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Brescia, IT
"591" lamp Gino Sarfatti Arteluce 1964. Aluminium shade "Arteluce" Label Measures: Diameter 12 cm. Excellent condition.
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1960s Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Metal

Italian Mid-Century Modern Table / Desk Lamp #600 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in New York, NY
Anachronistic Italian Mid-Century table lamp #600 with Vinyl Sack filled with lead pellets as the base and a single socket and silver reflector bulb. Sarfatti's inventiveness and hum...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

Set of Two Metal Ceiling Lamps by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Milan, IT
Rare set of two ceiling lamps model 232G by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce. White lacquered frame and aluminum shade.
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1960s Italian Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Metal

1950s by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Midcentury Italian Design Large Wall Sconce
By Arteluce, Scarfatti
Located in Brescia, IT
Brass frame and frosted glass shades Rare model. Slight sign to one glass Excellent condition Perfect working order.  
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1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

Materials

Brass

Gino Sarfatti Table Lamp for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Table lamp model 600C designed by Italian lighting master Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in 1966. This is an early edition Arteluce, however the labels were often polished off The ...
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1960s Italian Minimalist Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Faux Leather

Italian 1950s Flush Light
By Arteluce
Located in New York, NY
A 1950s Italian three light polished brass and white enamel flush light by the firm Arteluce.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Brass, Enamel

Gino Sarfatti Chandeliere
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in New York, NY
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce five-light hanging fixture #2095. Cascading light with five glass globes hanging at different heights. Each orb contains 1 Edison sized socket. A beautiful...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Metal

Stephan Copeland Set of Two Desk, Table "Tango" Lamps for Arteluce
By Copeland, Arteluce
Located in Antwerp, BE
Set of two desk lamps model "Tango" designed by Stephan Copeland for Arteluce, Italy. Flexible soft arms, adjustable in many positions. Height when fully...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Iron

Adjustable Desk Lamp by Gino Sarfatti
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A desk lamp having a sculptural white textured enameled pedestal base supporting a chrome gooseneck stem and cylindrical shade.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Enamel

1962 Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Floor Lamp, model 1089
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Italian floor lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, with a plug marked Stilnovo Original condition. Please Note: Missing the glass shade
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Metal, Brass

Arteluce Sconces
By Arteluce
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of architectural sconces by Arteluce. Chromed steel and polished aluminum structures, supporting large frosted glass shades. One Edison socket per sconce. Signed with manuf...
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1950s Italian Vintage Arteluce Furniture

Gino Sarfatti pair of floor lamps model 1074 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in bari, IT
Gino Sarfatti Model: 1074 Year 1957 Exposed light bulb. The cylindrical metal tube in polished aluminum slides along the stem to adjust the light direction. Locked by a rubber washer...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Aluminum, Steel

Table Lamp Model No. 526 by Massimo Vignelli for Arteluce, 1965
By Arteluce, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Rotterdam, NL
This elegant lamp model 526 was designed in 1965 by Massimo Vignelli for Italian lighting manufacturer Arteluce. Model 526 is a table lamp with a base that consists of three concave...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Metal

1960s Gino Sarfatti Model #26b Blue and Brass Wall Lamp for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti Model #26b Blue and Brass Wall Lamp for Arteluce. Executed in blue painted aluminum with a brass backplate. Double ball jointed arm allows flexible shade adjustments an...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Aluminum, Brass

Gino Sarfatti - Lampada da terra mod. 1055
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milano, IT
Lampada da terra orientabili disegnata da Gino Sarfatti per Arteluce, modello 1055, Italia 1960 circa. Ottime condizioni. Cavo Non originale.
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Metal, Aluminum

Gino Sarfatti model 1073 Floor Lamps for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Skokie, IL
Gino Sarfatti model 1073 floor lamps for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s. Dimensions: 81.5” H x 9.45” W x 9.45” D (Large), 77.95” H x 9.45” W x 9.45” D (Medium), 72.05” H x 9.45” W x 9.45” D...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Metal, Aluminum

Gino Sarfatti rare model 1086 floor lamp for Arteluce, Italy, 1961
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Skokie, IL
Gino Sarfatti rare model 1086 floor lamp for Arteluce, Italy, 1961. This is the floor lamp version of a series of lights that Sarfatti designed in 1961, re using the shade into diffe...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Aluminum, Steel

Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Model 237 Wall Lamps, Italy 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Naples, IT
An original wall lamp Mod. 237 designed by Gino Sarfatti. Arteluce 1960 edition. Blown opaline glass on enameled ring that allows the sphere to be positioned downward or upward. Exce...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Metal

Gino Sarfatti, Rare Murano glass chandelier mod. 2119 by Arteluce. Italy 1961
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Catania, CT
Black and white lacquered metal, nylon, glasses mod. 2119 ceiling light by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce. Designed in 1961. Original vintage condition with normal trace of age and use b...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Furniture

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Metal

Gino Sarfatti 608 wall or ceiling lamps Arteluce Italy 1971
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Highly rare set of model 608 wall or ceiling lamps designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1971. Visible large light bulb. Suppo...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Gino Sarfatti Floor lamp 1063 for Arteluce, Italian Design 1950s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milan, IT
This splendid lamp is an iconic model that has inspired, since 1954, a whole line of design for essential floor lamps and where the tubular light source is placed at the center of at...
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1950s Italian Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Metal

Floor Lamp Lampadaire mod. 1078 by Vittoriano Viganò for Arte Luce, Italy, 1960s
By Arteluce
Located in Roma, IT
Floor Lamp Lampadaire mod. 1078 by Vittoriano Viganò for Arte Luce, Italy, 1960s. Structure in Lacquered metal, very good condition. Ref. Giuliana Gramigna...
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1960s Italian Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Metal

Table Lamp ‘Tikal 1555’ By Pier Giuseppe Ramella For Arteluce, Italy 1980s
By Pier Giuseppe Ramella, Arteluce
Located in Hellouw, NL
Table lamp 'Tikal 1555' by Pier Giuseppe Ramella for Arteluce.Did the designer Pier Giuseppe Ramella want to make an abstract reference to the Mayan city of Tikal with this lamp? The...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Plastic, Glass

Early Red Model 537 Table Lamp by Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce, Italy, 1956
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Skokie, IL
Gino Sarfatti early red model 537 table lamp for Arteluce, Italy, 1956 Additional Information: Materials: Enameled aluminum, marble, brass Dimensions: 14 1/2" H x 15 3/4" Dia. ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Brass, Aluminum

Gino Sarfatti early red model 566 table lamp for Arteluce, Italy, 1956
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Skokie, IL
Gino Sarfatti early red model 566 table lamp for Arteluce, Italy, 1956 Stunning and Iconic Gino Sarfatti model 565 lamp for Arteluce designed in 1956 in rare red color. Additional ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Furniture

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Steel

Gino Sarfatti model 595/P wall lamp for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Skokie, IL
Gino Sarfatti model 595/P wall lamp for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s in all original condition retaining original sticker label to shade. Additional Information: Materials: Chrome plated ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Furniture

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Steel

Rare Model 565 Table Lamp by Gino Sarfatti, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Skokie, IL
Gino Sarfatti rare model 565 table lamp for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s Model 565 a direct light table lamp designed in 1956, has distinctive steel spring that holds the spotlight reflector. Two matching...
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20th Century Italian Arteluce Furniture

Materials

Steel

Gino Sarfatti Eclipse Floor Lamp, Italy, 1960's
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A chrome-plated and enameled aluminum floor lamp with powder-coated steel base, acrylic shade Decal manufacturer's label to shade ‘AL Milano Arteluce Made in Italy’.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Aluminum, Steel

Gino Sarfatti, Rare Table Lamp Model 600c, 1966 for Arteluce, Italy
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Munster, NRW
Original table lamp 600c, designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in 1966. Made of black lacquered aluminum and a pouch support in black sky leather, filled with lead shot. This t...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Furniture

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Aluminum

Arteluce furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Arteluce furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Arteluce furniture, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Arteluce were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Gae Aulenti, and Ercole Barovier. Prices for Arteluce furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $167 and can go as high as $222,496, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,774.

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