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.
Pascal Floor Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pascal floor lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce. Originally designed in Italy, 1983. Oluce's newest offering of this model comes ...
Bronze
Model LTE8 Floor Lamp by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena
By Azucena, Ignazio Gardella
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model LTE8 floor lamp by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1950's. Double half sphered holophane glass makes the top of this lamp. The wooden st...
Glass, Reeded Glass, Wood, Rosewood, Sapele Wood
Model 312/2 Floor Lamp by Angelo Ostuni for Oluce
By Oluce, Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model 312/2 Floor Lamp by Angelo Ostuni for Oluce, Italy, 1950s This articulating floor lamp by Angelo Ostuni for Oluce reflects the functional refinement and material discipline th...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Model No. B-30 Floor Lamp by Franco Buzzi for Oluce
By Franco Buzzi, Oluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model No. B-30 floor lamp by Franco Buzzi for Oluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1950s. Enameled metal, brass, marble base. Original EU cor...
Marble, Metal, Brass
Model LT 338 Floor Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model LT 338 floor lamp by Carlo Nason. Originally designed in 1967. Current production by Mazzega designed and manufactured in Italy. Brushed copper, polished ...
Copper
Coupe 3321 Floor Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Coupe" 3321 floor lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce. Current production. Lacquered metal base, chromium-plated stem. Special semi-cylindrical reflector, tilts and turns on a black plast...
Aluminum, Chrome, Metal
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN FLOOR LAMP in the style of TITO AGNOLI & OLUCE, Italy 1950
By Tito Agnoli
Located in PARIS, FR
A minimal but luxurious triple floor lamp, Mid-Century-Modern, in the spirit of Tito Agnoli for O-Luce, Italy 1950. A thick triangular black marble base is weighting the whole lamp....
Marble, Bronze
A MINIMALIST MID-CENTURY-MODERN FLOOR LAMP by TITO AGNOLI & OLUCE, Italy 1950
By Tito Agnoli
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare and authentic floor lamp, Mid-Century-Modern, Minimalist, Radical, simple tripod base, thin telescopic axe, cylindrical shade, Model 539 by Tito Agnoli for O-Luce, Italy 195...
Metal
Angelo Lelii Arredoluce standard floor lamp Italy 1956
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This minimalist floor lamp, designed by Angelo Lelii and manufactured by Arredoluce in Italy in 1956, is an exquisite example of mid-century lighting design. As an early creation by ...
Marble, Metal
Model 4052 Floor Lamp by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Uccle, BE
Stilnovo floor lamp model 4052 has three opaline glass lantern shades suspended on gilt lacquer arms and black enameled stem ending on a Carrara marble ...
Carrara Marble, Brass, Enamel
Giuseppe Ostuni Renato Forti 3306 floor lamp Oluce 1955
By Renato Forti, Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare collectible floor lamp model 3306 designed by Giuseppe Ostuni and Renato Forti and manufactured by Oluce, Italy 1955. This minimalistic floor lamp has a matt nickel-plated frame...
Nickel
'1953' Floor Lamp by Ostuni E Forti for Oluce
By Giuseppe Ostuni, Oluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'1953' floor lamp by Ostuni e Forti for Oluce. A tribute to the masters of lighting, names that have contributed to the history of design and of Oluce itself, this iconic re-editio...
Metal
