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.
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Arteluce Atomic Space Chrome Disk Lamp Mira "C" Designed by Ezio Didone
By Arteluce, Ezio Didone
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage midcentury Arteluce saucer lamp.This Mira C Suspension provides diffused upward and downward light and features aluminum chrome lamp body finish a sandblasted, acid-etched gl...
Aluminum
$1,862Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of "Cocktail" Jill Wall Lamps by King and Miranda for Arteluce, 1980s
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beautiful pair of Italian White Wall Sconces from 1980s. These pieces were made during the 1980s in Italy by Perry King and Santiago Miranda. The name of the manufacturer "Arteluce"...
Metal
Wall Appliques Model "145" Design Sergio Asti for Arteluce Sarfatti, 1960s
By Arteluce, Sergio Asti
Located in taranto, IT
Esclusiva Coppia di Applique Arteluce Modello "145" – Design Sergio Asti Proponiamo una straordinaria e rarissima coppia di lampade da parete prodotte dalla storica azienda Arteluce...
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Model 1055 Adjustable Floor Lamp for Arteluce, Italy 1955
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century Gino Sarfatti Model 1055 floor lamp made of chrome-plated metal and black enameled iron. This iconic adjustable floor lamp was designed by Gino Sarfatti and pro...
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome, Iron
Iconic Model Blue "Aurora" Pendant for Arteluce, 1983 by Perry King
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in Antwerp, BE
Iconic blue model "Aurora" pendant designed by tPerry King and Santiago Miranda for Arteluce. The Aurora pendant provides direct and diffused light with three halogen, led spotlights...
Metal
Full Set of Three Gino Sarfatti Model 1073 Floor Lamps for Arteluce, Italy 1956
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular and incredibly rare full set of three Model 1073 floor lamps designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce in Italy in 1956. Each lamp is signed on the bottom. Full...
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
$672Sale Price|40% Off
Arteluce "Triana" Italian Wall Lamp or Sconce
By Arteluce
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This lamp is a fine example of Arteluce's ”Triana” wall lamp featuring two sets of interchangeable Murano glass. One set is white while the other features lined white strips over tra...
Steel
Vintage Paolo Rizzatto Articulating Sconce for Arteluce
By Arteluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great sculptural vintage articulating wall sconce designed by Paolo Rizzatto for Arteluce. Original Arteuluce label on reflector. Refl...
Steel
Gino Sarfatti Arteluce Mod. 238/2 Wall Lights Lacquered Metal Glass, Italy, 1960
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Catania, IT
Pair of wall lamps model 238/2 designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy, 1960s. The frames are black metal lacquered and have two transparent glass globes that...
Metal
$2,058Sale Price|20% Off
Arteluce Halloween Pendant by Gino Sarfatti, Frosted Glass, 1978
By Arteluce
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Beautiful Italian modern frosted glass pendant in warm coconut white with blue circular perforations around the base. Model "Halloween". B...
Glass, Acrylic
1950s Gino Sarfatti Pendants Model 2095/1 Blown Glass Aluminum Arteluce Pair
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of pendant lights Model 2095/1 designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce in Italy, 1958. Each pendant features a spherical blown glass globe shade in clear glass with a...
Aluminum
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...
Iron
$1,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
Fritz Table Lamps by Perry King & Santiago Miranda for Arteluce
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Arteluce
Located in Denton, TX
Pair of Fritz desk lamps by Perry King & Santiago Miranda for Arteluce. Combination of chrome and acrylic. It’s very rare to fi...
Chrome
Rare 573 Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1956
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Paris, FR
Rare table lamp by Gino Sarfatti. Model 573 produced by Arteluce from 1956. Adjustable spotlight in anodized aluminium, with screen in green methacrylate. Arms in chrome-plated br...
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
Gino Sarfatti Set of Two Black Wall Lamps 238/2 by Arteluce 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Set of two wall lamps model 238/2 with supports in black lacquered metal, lampshades in blown glass, and black enameled aluminum, designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce d...
Metal, Aluminum
Articulating Desk Lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce
By Angelo Lelii, Arteluce
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Mid-Century Modern desk lamp designed by Angelo Lelli with gooseneck arms and a counter-weight and wire system attached to two chrome supports on a marble base. Made by Arredoluce ...
Marble, Chrome, Steel
Cobra Desk Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A black gooseneck 'Cobra' desk lamp resembling a hose that forms a coil base.
Metal
Model 211 Wall lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1950s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Wall lamp Model 211 designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1955 and manufactured by Arteluce. Model 211 consists of an aluminum base with a screen that rotates around a tubular light bulb of ...
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce "SP15" Wall Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Naples, IT
Wall lamp model SP15, designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in Italy in the 1950s/1960s. It is made of polished chrome-plated metal, has a very sturdy construction, and can be use...
Metal
Arteluce "Triana" Italian Wall Lamp or Sconce
By Arteluce
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This lamp is a fine example of Arteluce's ”Triana” wall lamp featuring two sets of interchangeable Murano glass. One set is white while the other features lined white strips over tra...
Steel
Gino Sarfatti & Arteluce Table Lamp Model 569/N Italy, 1956
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in La Teste-de-Buch, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Table lamp model 569 N by Gino Sarfatti & Arteluce Designed in 1956 and made in Italy. Adjustable reflector in aluminium lacquered black, cast iron trumpet-shaped base lacquered ...
Aluminum, Brass
$1,449Sale Price / set|40% Off
H 10.5 in Dm 17 in
Perry King, Santiago Miranda Arteluce "Aura" Wall Sconce Pair of Two
By Arteluce
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of Aura wall lights made by the famous designer's Perry King & Santiago Miranda in 1989 and produced by Arteluce, the prestigious Italian company founded by Gino Sarfatti in 193...
Steel
Model 50 Wall Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1968
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Off-white lacquered Model 50 wall lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, designed in 1968 and manufactured in the 1970s. Marco Romanelli and Sandra Severi describe the wall lamp in '...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Wall Lamps Model 237/3 Arteluce, 1959
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Pair of wall lamps model 237/3 designed by Gino Sarfatti, manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1959. This pair of wall lamps are an iconic and famous design by Sarfatti. There are many di...
Metal, Aluminum
Aurora Pendant Light by Perry King & Santiago Miranda, 1983
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in Tinton Falls, NJ
The "Aurora" pendant light for Arteluce, then a division of Flos, was designed in 1980 by Perry King and Santiago Miranda. The Aurora provides direct and diffused light with three 50...
Metal, Steel
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, Pair of Appliques, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Gino Sarfatti designed for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s . Pair of gooseneck arm appliques with chromed arms and black enamelled rotating shades. Labels to ins...
' Aurora ' Halogen Chandelier from Arteluce, 1983, Italia
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Arteluce, Flos
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Innovative for the period this saucer shaped chandelier is made of a clear methacrylate sheet with a transparent blue outer ring sandwiched be...
Glass
Unique Disk Pendant by Hatsu
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique disk pendant by Hatsu Dimensions: W 65 x D 65 x H 60 cm Materials: powdercoated sheet, plated steel LED temperature color: 3000K L...
Aluminum, Steel
Gino Sarfatti floor lamp model 1074 Arteluce Italy 1957
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
The Model 1074 Floor Lamp, designed by the renowned Italian designer Gino Sarfatti in 1957, is a prime example of minimalistic elegance. Manufactured by Arteluce, this lamp showcases...
Metal, Aluminum
Arteluce Italian Designed Industrial Desk Lamp for AI
By Arteluce
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A dark gray Italian designed Industrial styled desk lamp by Arteluce for AI Atelier International with chrome accents, screen heat shield to the top of the light which adjusts and tu...
Metal
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H 5.52 in W 7.88 in D 11.82 in
Pair of Italian Sconces Model 237/2 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce 50s Wall Lamp
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pair of wall lamps model 237/2 of the famous Italian designer Gino Sarfatti published by Arteluce in the 1950s. Black lacquered metal structure (original paint) and double diffusers ...
Metal
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H 26.38 in W 9.85 in D 2.37 in
Italian modern metal and chromed steel desk lamp Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce 1970
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black metal and chromed steel desk lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1970s Desk lamp with table fixing by means of a clamp, with stem in chromed steel rod and cylind...
Metal, Steel
Pair of Wall Sconces Model 121 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of brass and painted metal wall sconces designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1946 for his lighting company Arteluce. Originally a set of four, two sconces are now available. The displa...
Metal, Brass
Set of 4 table lamps model 600p leather and metal Arteluce Gino Sarfatti
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Set of 4 table lamps model 600p of the Italian designer Gino Sarfatti. Lamps published by Arteluce in the 60s. Base in leather weighted with lead ...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Wall Ligths for Arteluce Aluminum and Brass, Label
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Milano, IT
Original Italian wall lamp by Gino Sarfatti from the 1950s for the Arteluce manufacture. Original label and is published. The lamp consists of two conical-shaped light covers made of white painted aluminum. At each end we find a pulsate that allows it to be turned on or off. The structure is made of brass. the spotlights of the lamp are adjustable , in fact the two lights through the brass structure can be moved at will. The lamp presents its original ArteLuce...
Aluminum, Brass
Italian Design Classic Ceiling Lamp by Gino Sarfatti 155 for Arteluce, 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Renens, CH
A model 155 ceiling lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce from the 1950s in wonderful condition. Two screw-in bulbs provide a very nice light which discreetly shines through the small...
Aluminum
Pair of White Metal 1970s Spots SP 14 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Pair of white painted metal spots with Arteluce 1970s label. Very good condition.
Metal
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H 51.19 in Dm 23.63 in
Italian Modern White Metal 2133 Chandelier by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1972
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern matt white metal 2133 chandelier by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1972 Italian chandelier mod. 2133 with matt white repainted metal lampshade and black metal lamp holder...
Metal
Sky Floor Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful sky-ground lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti for the fine manufacture of Arteluce, in the 1950s. The model is 1093. There is the trademark of the manufacture inside the lamp h...
Aluminum, Brass
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H 9.85 in W 12.6 in D 4.34 in
Ezio Didone for Arteluce, Pair of Glass Wall Scones, Italian Modern, 1987
By Ezio Didone, Arteluce
Located in Odense, DK
A lovely pair of Italian Art Deco style wall lights. Designed by Ezio Didone for Arteluce in 1987. Model "Diva". Both with labels from the manufacture. "Arteluce was a premier Ita...
Glass
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H 77.17 in W 11.82 in D 15.75 in
Italian Modern Jill Floor Lamp by King, Miranda, Arnaldi for Arteluce, 1978
By Perry King, Santiago Miranda and Jian Luigi Arnaldi , Arteluce
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern satin glass and metal Jill floor lamp by Perry King, Santiago Miranda and Gianluigi Arnaldi for Arteluce, 1978. Jill floor lamp with di...
Metal