Prolific designer Tito Agnoli created imaginative furniture with a singular mix of natural and industrial materials. Designing in the modern and mid-century modern styles, he made sofas, armchairs and daybeds from leather, bamboo and rattan as well as metal table lamps and floor lamps.
Born into an Italian family in Peru in 1931, Agnoli studied at the Faculty of Architecture in Milan. In 1949, he graduated with a degree in architecture from Politecnico di Milano. While there, he became acquainted with designers Gio Ponti and Carlo De Carli. He later worked with them as an assistant, learning to create austere pieces with flawless dimensions.
Utilizing this knowledge, he developed his own practice and worked with many Italian producers, including Arflex, Cinova, Lema, Matteo Grassi, Molteni, Montina, Oluce, Pierantonio Bonacina, Poltrona Frau, Schiffini and Ycami.
Agnoli received prestigious nominations for the Compasso d’Oro award. At the 1986 NeoCon exhibition in Chicago, he won a gold medal. His works are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
On 1stDibs, find a stunning collection of vintage Tito Agnoli seating, lighting, tables and more.
Tito Agnoli for O-Luce '255' Desk Lamp
By Tito Agnoli, O-Luce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Tito Agnoli for O-Luce, desk light, model '255, nickel-plated metal, Italy, 1958 Practical table lamp with Cornalux bulb designed by Tito Agnoli, 1958. The metal gives the lamp its ...
Metal, Nickel
Rare Tito Agnoli for O-Luce '260' Table Lamp in Perspex and Brass
By Tito Agnoli, O-Luce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Tito Agnoli for O-Luce, desk lamp and wall light, model ‘260’, Perspex, brass, Italy, circa 1958 This lighting design is a remarkable discovery, recently authenticated as an origina...
Brass
Italian Model 251 Table Lamp by Tito Agnoli for Oluce, 1950s
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Hamburg, DE
A rare design classic from oluce according to a design by tito agnoli from the 1950s. A minimalist design from the 1950s that was far ahead of its time. The light head consists of a...
Metal
Mid-Century Italian Model 251 Table Lamp by Tito Agnoli for Oluce, 1950s
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Hamburg, DE
A rare design classic from oluce according to a design by tito agnoli from the 1950s. A minimalist design from the 1950s that was far ahead of its time. The light head consists of a...
Metal
Italian Model ‘251’ Table Lamp by Tito Agnoli for Oluce, 1950s
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Chicago, IL
The Model ‘251’ table lamp was designed by Tito Agnoli for Oluce in 1955. A rare design, the lamp features a weighted circular base in black lacquered metal, paired with a slender st...
Metal
Tito Agnoli, Adjustable Table Lamp, Steel, Metal, Italy, 1953
By Tito Agnoli, Oluce
Located in High Point, NC
A steel and metal table lamp designed by Tito Agnoli and produced by O-Luce, Italy, 1953. Socket takes standard E-26 medium base bulb. There is no maximum wattage stated on the...
Metal, Steel
Table Lamp by Tito Agnoli, Oluce 1960
By Tito Agnoli, Oluce
Located in Berlin, DE
Table lamp, model 25 Construction made of cast iron and brass, with a shade of green plexiglass. Dimensions: H 46 cm, ø c.a. 35 cm cf. Catalogo di produzione Oluce.
Brass, Iron
Model 255 Table Lamp by Tito Agnoli for Oluce
By Tito Agnoli, Oluce
Located in New York, NY
First production of the 255 desk clamp lamp designed by Tito Agnoli and manufactured by Oluce, Italy, 1954. Nickel plated metal and is from the first production. The lamp comes with ...
Metal, Nickel
Tito Agnoli for Oluce, Italy, 1969, Model 269 Table Lamp
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Tito Agnoli, table or desk lamp, model 269 for Oluce, Italy. A nickel finished cylinder supports an upright pillar with serated teeth allowing the green perspex shade to travel up and downby about 3 cm top to bottom. A highly eclectic lamp...
Nickel
Oluce Agnoli 251 Table Lamp design Tito Agnoli - Satin nickel - 220–240V
By Tito Agnoli, Oluce
Located in Varedo, MB
The Agnoli 251 table lamp, designed by Tito Agnoli, is one of the most iconic pieces in the history of Oluce, originally created in 1954 and reissued in a contemporary version that p...
Metal
Oluce Agnoli 251 Table Lamp design Tito Agnoli - Satin black nickel - 220–240V
By Tito Agnoli, Oluce
Located in Varedo, MB
The Agnoli 251 table lamp, designed by Tito Agnoli, is one of the most iconic pieces in the history of Oluce, originally created in 1954 and reissued in a contemporary version that p...
Metal
Table / Floor Lamp by Tito Agnoli, 1959
By O-Luce, Tito Agnoli
Located in Berlin, DE
This rare lamp 'Model 3302' designed by Tito Agnoli can be used as a table or floor lamp. It was manufactured by O-Luce in 1959. It is made of blackened burnished brass and prismati...
Brass
Rare Model 3302 Table/Floor Lamp by Tito Agnoli for Oluce
By Tito Agnoli, Oluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Model 3302 Table/Floor Lamp by Tito Agnoli for Oluce. Custom hand blown Venini glass, blackened nickel. Original EU cord. We recommend QTY one E27 75w maximum bulb. Bulb not inc...
Nickel
Tito Agnoli adjustable table lamp model 249 Oluce Italy 1956
By Tito Agnoli, Oluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Super rare model 249 adjustable black table lamp designed by Tito Agnoli for Oluce in Italy in 1956. You can adjust and rotate it to shine light exactly where you want. Hardly seen o...
Metal, Aluminum
$1,800
H 10.25 in Dm 4.75 in
1960s Adjustable Perforated Table Lamp Attributed to Tito Agnoli for O-Luce
By Oluce, Tito Agnoli, O-Luce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960s Adjustable Perforated Table Lamp Attributed to Tito Agnoli for O-Luce. Executed in burnt orange and white painted metal with patinated brass stem, this highly configurable tab...
Metal, Brass
$4,912
H 9.06 in Dm 16.54 in
Brass and Acrylic Glass Pendant Lamp by Tito Agnoli for O-Luce, Italy, 1960s
By O-Luce, Tito Agnoli
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This exceptional pendant lamp is a sophisticated example of mid-century Italian design, created by the renowned designer Tito Agnoli for the esteemed lighting manufacturer Oluce in t...
Brass
$2,074 / item
H 80.7 in Dm 6.7 in
Tito Agnoli Model #387 'Agnoli' Floor Lamp in Nickel and Travertine for Oluce
By Oluce, Tito Agnoli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tito Agnoli model #387 'Agnoli' floor lamp in nickel and travertine for Oluce. Designed in 1954, this ultra-refined lamp is now considered to be a key forerunner of minimalism. Executed in nickel-plated metal and travertine base. This newly produced authorized re-edition features a detachable Cornalux glass element covering a G9 bulb capable of directing beautifully diffused light in a highly precise manner. The bulb can be rotated and adjusted up or down Model 387 has always been referred to as the 'Agnoli,' named after its designer Tito Agnoli. It is one of the most historic lamps in the Oluce catalog. As a precursor of minimalism, the Agnoli lamp used the “Cornalux” light bulb, capable of directing light in an extremely precise manner, by mounting it on top of a sliding mechanism positioned on a stem. The sophisticated travertine base represents the component that adds a touch of elegance to an object in which simplicity and functionality become elements of pure poetry. Price is per item. Three lamps in Los Angeles...
Travertine, Metal, Nickel
Model 255 Table Lamp by Tito Agnoli for Oluce
By Tito Agnoli, Oluce
Located in New York, NY
First production of the 255 desk clamp lamp designed by Tito Agnoli and manufactured by Oluce, Italy, 1954. Nickel plated metal and is from the first production. The lamp comes with ...
Metal, Nickel
Table Lamp Model 243 by Ostuni & Forti for Oluce, Italy, 1950s
By Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Brussels, BE
Table lamp model 243 by Ostuni & Forti for Oluce, Italy, 1950s.
Metal
Tito Agnoli 177a wall lamp Oluce Italy 1957
By Tito Agnoli, Oluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare adjustable 177a wall lamp designed by Tito Agnoli and manufactured by Oluce in Italy in 1957. This lamp is made with a beautiful blended use of materials. The lamp has a brass w...
Aluminum, Brass
$14,621
H 15.75 in W 64.97 in D 15.75 in
Lamp Model "177A" Saliscendi by Tito Agnoli for O-Luce, Italy 1957.
By Tito Agnoli, O-Luce
Located in Roma, IT
Lamp Model "177A" Saliscendi by Tito Agnoli for O-Luce, Italy 1957. Exceptional and very refined technical design and use of materials; fully original condition. Opal, Aluminium, B...
Aluminum, Brass
Agnoli Floor Lamp by Tito Agnoli for Oluce
By Tito Agnoli, Oluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Agnoli floor lamp by Tito Agnoli for Oluce. The lamp gets its name from the designer who was nominated twice for the Compasso d’Oro award and was...
Metal
1960s Tito Agnoli Model #4409 Suspension Lamp for O-Luce
By O-Luce, Tito Agnoli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960s Tito Agnoli Model #4409 Suspension Lamp for O-Luce. This iconic pendant is executed in metal with two pressed glass elements ingeniously held together by curved sculptural st...
Metal
Tito Agnoli adjustable wall lamp for Oluce, Italy 1954
By Oluce, Tito Agnoli
Located in Milan, IT
Tito Agnoli Model: 194 adjustable wall lamp for Oluce, Italy 1954
Metal
Tito Agnoli for Oluce, Italy, 1969, Model 269 Table Lamp
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Tito Agnoli, table or desk lamp, model 269 for Oluce, Italy. A nickel finished cylinder supports an upright pillar with serated teeth allowing the green perspex shade to travel up and downby about 3 cm top to bottom. A highly eclectic lamp...
Nickel
Tito Agnoli style. French Riviera cane table lamp, France, 1960s
By Louis Sognot, Tito Agnoli, Franco Albini
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
French Riviera cane table lamp in the style of Tito Agnoli, France, 1960s. Entirely hand-made and composed of a base attached to the upper lampshade, both parts made of cane, wood an...
Cane, Rattan, Wood
Clamp table lamp Model 255, Tito Agnoli produced by O luce, italy
By Tito Agnoli, Oluce
Located in Milano, IT
Clamp table lamp Model 255, Tito Agnoli produced by O luce, italy The Oluce model 255 clamp-on table lamp is a practical and elegant solution designed for those who want functional a...
Metal
Sold
H 17.33 in W 23.63 in D 15.36 in
Tito Agnoli, Desk Lamp, Model No. 253 for O'Luce Italy, circa 1960
By Oluce, Tito Agnoli
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Tito Agnoli, Modello 253 desk or table lamp, designed 1958 and produced around 1960 by O'Luce, Italy. With inverted perspex shades, the outer in soft violet and inner in white. Bra...
Brass, Iron
Tito Agnoli Clamp Table Lamp 'Model 255', O-Luce, Italy
By O-Luce, Tito Agnoli
Located in London, GB
Simplicity of form and functionality are the design principles behind this finessed Tito Agnoli lamp from 1960. Every element of the lamp, from the base clamp to the angling rod is u...
Nickel
Model 256 Table Lamp by Tito Agnoli for Oluce
By Tito Agnoli, Oluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model 256 Table lamp by Tito Agnoli for Oluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1950s. Enameled metal, brass. Original EU cord. Shade and stem articulate and adjust to vario...
Metal, Brass
Tito Agnoli Bamboo Table Lamp for Bonacina, Italy, 1960s
By Pierantonio Bonacina, Tito Agnoli
Located in Milan, IT
Tito Agnoli bamboo table lamp for Bonacina, Italy, 1960s.
Metal
Tito Agnoli Model No. 269 Table Lamp for Oluce, Italy, 1963
By Oluce, Tito Agnoli
Located in Milan, IT
Rare Tito Agnoli Model No. 269 table lamp in nickel and green Perspex for Oluce, Italy, 1963 All original parts.
Nickel
Tito Agnoli Model 255 Desk Lamp Oluce, Italy, 1954
By Oluce, Tito Agnoli
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice first production of the 255 desk clamp lamp designed by Tito Agnoli and manufactured by Oluce, Italy, 1954. This desk lamp is made nickel plated metal and is from the first production. This model is no longer in production and I find it the nicest one of these series by Agnoli. The lamp comes with the original cornalux bulb which is still available if you want to replace this at some point. The lamp is fully adjustable into many different positions and is one of the nicest architectural lights...
Steel, Nickel
Model 251 Table Lamp by Tito Agnoli for O-Luce, 1950s
By Tito Agnoli, O-Luce
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A metal Model 251 table lamp designed by Tito Agnoli and manufactured by O-Luce. Its remarkable design is from the 1950s. This piece by Tito Agnoli features an original Cornalux l...
Steel, Metal
Tito Agnoli Table Lamp for Oluce, Italy, 1950s
By Tito Agnoli, Oluce
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Rare table / desk lamp by Tito Agnoli for Oluce, Italy, circa 1955. Exceptional refined design and use of materials; burnished brass, enamelled aluminum and opal glass. The lamp can ...
Aluminum, Brass
Tito Agnoli 251 Table Lamp
By O-Luce, Tito Agnoli
Located in Dronten, NL
Original 1960s 251 table lamp, designed by Tito Agnoli for O-Luce, in nickel-plated steel with an enameled steel base. Documented: Repertorio Del Design Italiano 1950-2000 per L'a...
Steel
Sold
H 18.51 in W 22.84 in D 15.36 in
Tito Agnoli, Desk Lamp, Model No. 253 for O'Luce Italy, circa 1960
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Tito Agnoli, Italy. Designed circa 1960 for O'Luce, Modello 253 desk ot table lamp with inverted perspex shades, the outer in soft violet and inner in white. Brass stem rotates from the grey lacquered base. Shown with a selection of Paul Philp...
Acrylic
Tito Agnoli for Oluce Desk Light, circa 1954
By Oluce, Tito Agnoli
Located in London, GB
Tito Agnoli for Oluce. Italy 1954 Articulated, adjustable clamp light Perfect minimal design. Light can be angled in any direction. Mode...
Metal, Nickel