Arteluce Lighting
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 Table Lamp Model 565 Gino Sarfatti Arteluce, 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Model 565 a direct light table lamp designed in 1956, has distinctive steel spring that holds the spotlight reflector.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Steel
Vintage Italian 600 table lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, black body
base
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milano, IT
Founded in 1936 by italian designer Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce has been one of the most influential brands in italian mid-century lighting. The production of the company covered every g...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,425 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Model 586 table lamps by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Pair of polished aluminium Model 586 table lamps, designed in 1962 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce.
As mentioned in the AL Milano catalogue: "Table or floor spherical reflector, in po...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Yellow metal pendant, Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1955
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Berlin, DE
Pendant lights model no. '2079' with a perforated yellow lacquered metal construction and opaline glass.
Dimensions: H. 30 cm Ø20 cm
Design: Gino Sarfatti 1955 for Arteluce Italy....
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Italian Mid-Century Modern Table / Desk Lamp #600 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
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...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
$750 Sale Price
20% Off
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Pendant Model
194/N
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, pendant, model '194/N', metal, wire, Italy, 1950
A beautiful pendant in a natural colored metal made in Italy around 1950. This pendant designed by light...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Sconces for Arteluce, 1952, Set of 4
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gino Sarfatti sconces for Arteluce, brass and glass, Italy, 1952, set of four
This chic set of four wall lamps by Gino Sarfatti, designed in 1952 for Arteluce, showcases masterful c...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Brass
$21,000 / set
Arteluce Couple Table Lamp Glass Metal 1975 italy
By Arteluce
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful pair of Arteluce Cones
Category
1970s Italian Other Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Glass
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Pair of Model 225 White Wall Lights, 1957
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, a pair of wall lights, model 225 designed in 1957.
Each stationary white lacquered aluminium reflector is supported by a brass rectangular wall mount
35...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Italian Wall Scone by Vittoriano Vigano for Arteluce
By Vittoriano Vigano, Arteluce
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful Visor wall light by Vittoriano Vigano for Arteluce.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Gino Sarfatti Four Sconces Per Arteluce, 1955
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Four sconces designed by Gino Sarfatti and edited by Arteluce in 1955.Adjustable reflectors in coloured lacquered aluminium. Arm, pivot and base in polished brass. Litt. "Gino Sarfat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gino Sarfatti 1096 floor lamp Arteluce Italy 1971
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
The adjustable floor lamp model 1096, designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce in Italy in 1971, exemplifies the sleek and innovative design characteristic of Sarfatti'...
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Model 593 Table Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model 593 Table Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960's. Original EU cord. Recommended Lamping QTY six E14 20w maximum bulbs. Bulbs not i...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Nickel
$11,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Paolo Rizzatto - Model 265 Wall lamp
By Paolo Rizzatto, Arteluce
Located in Brussels, BE
The Model 265 by Paolo Rizzatto is made out of laquered steel.
This wall lamp seems to defy gravity thanks to its elegant counterweight.
This original italian lamp from the 70's i...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Steel
Gino Sarfatti Model #10 Sconce in White for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti Model #10 sconce for Arteluce. Executed in white painted aluminum and custom fabricated period styled brass backplates designed to mount over a...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
$2,500 / item
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.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti model 169/4 wall lamp Arteluce Italy 1952
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Impressive wall lamp model 169/4 designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1952. This large sized wall lamp comes from a series of wall lamps designed by Gino Sar...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
$52,865 / item
Mid Century Modern Wall Lamp 265 by Paolo Rizzatto for arteluce - 1970c
By Paolo Rizzatto, Arteluce
Located in Uccle, BE
Mid Century Modern Wall Lamp 265 by Paolo Rizzatto for arteluce - 1970c
Wear consistent with age and use
Minor Losses : See Photos
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Table Lamp "Tikal" by Pier Giuseppe Ramella for Arteluce, 1980
By Pier Giuseppe Ramella, Arteluce
Located in DE MEERN, NL
TABLE LAMP 'TIKAL' BY PIER GIUSEPPE RAMELLA FOR ARTELUCE, ITALY 1980S
Introducing the timeless elegance of the "Tikal" table lamp, designed by Pier Giuseppe Ramella for Arteluce in ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti 565 Table Lamp Arteluce, Italy, 1956
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Minimalist model 565 table lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1956. This very nice direct table lamp has a cast iron base, c...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti early red model 566 table lamp for Arteluce, Italy, 1956
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
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 ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Steel
Gino Sarfatti 1086 floor lamp Arteluce Italy 1961 white
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare minimalist floor lamp model 1086 designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Milano 1961. This is the floor lamp version of a series of lights that Sarfatti designed...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Table lamp by Ezio Didone for Arteluce circa 1970 in Murano glass
By Ezio Didone, Arteluce
Located in Monaco, MC
Beautiful table lamp in Murano glas design by Ezio Didone for Arteluce circa 70'.
Verry good condition.
Small age marks on the brass.
Italian original plug.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gino Sarfatti, Set of 2 Table Lamps mod. 600/C, Arteluce Italy, 1966
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Firenze, IT
Set of 2 black & white table lamps mod. 600/C designed by master Gino Sarfatti, manufactured by his own Arteluce.
Designed in 1966, produced 1960 - 1969
Lacquered aluminium. The leather base is filled with small lead balls...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Rare Adjustable Wall Light, model 197, 1953
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
This is a very rare extendable wall light, Model 197, designed in 1953 by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce.
Black lacquered aluminum diffuser on a brass adjustable arm.
Max...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Gino Sarfatti 194/N Wall Lamp Arteluce Italy 1950
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice large sized extendable wall lamp model 194/n designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1950. This lamp is constructed by an engineer’s mind, that is cle...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Gino Sarfatti, Model 606 Desk Lamp for Arteluce, designed 1971
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Model 606 desk or table lamp, designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1971 and manufactured in Italy by Arteluce. Black crackle lacquered aluminium shade, height adjustable and swivel, support...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti 586 table lamps Arteluce Italy 1962
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Nice playful pair of adjustable table lamps designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1962. Sheared off sphere-shaped reflector in polished aluminium simply suppo...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Antonio Macchi Cassia for Arteluce, Table lamp, 1960s approx.
By Antonio Pio Macchi Cassia, Arteluce
Located in Baranzate, IT
541 table lamp made of lacquered metal and swiveling diffuser with magnetic system. Designer Antonio Macchi Cassia . Original label. Prod. Arteluce, Italy, ca. 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti model 211 sconces Arteluce Italy 1955
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare in two tone black and grey model 211 wall lamps designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce in Italy in 1955. Indirect light wall lamp, vertical or horizontal end pie...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Gino Sarfatti model 540G for Arteluce Italy 1968
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This rare and large version of the Gino Sarfatti Model 540 G (G=grande), produced by Arteluce Italy in 1968, is a remarkable lighting fixture t...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
$5,939 / item
Tikal 1555 lamp by Pier Giuseppe Ramella for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Pier Giuseppe Ramella
Located in Torino, IT
Table lamp model Tikal 1555 designed by Pier Giuseppe Ramella for Arteluce.
Elegant table lamp model Tikal 1555, the name and shape recall the Mayan culture.
The lamp has a swivel ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
$931 Sale Price
20% Off
Wall lamp mod.
262
by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Quarrata, IT
Wall lamp mod. ''262'' by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Steel
Gino Sarfatti 595 Table Lamp Arteluce, Italy, 1961
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Sculptural and adjustable table lamp model 595 designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1961. Guard reflector in black painted aluminium, swiveling on a chrome p...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Gino Sarfatti Chandelier Model 2095/5 by Arteluce, Italy, 1958
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice chandelier model 2095/5 designed by Gino Sarfatti, manufactured by Arteluce, Italy, 1958. This nice and impressive chandelier has a rare white ceiling plate and original wh...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Adjustable Wall Light, model 205, Italy 1955
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Gino Sarfatti, Model 205 Wall Light, designed 1955 and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy.
This rare model is illustrated in the Sarfatti catalogue raisonée.
Constructed from an opali...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Gino Sarfatti Wall/Table Lamp Model 7 Arteluce, 1957
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Filippo Panseca for Arteluce, Articulated Desk Light, 1960s
By Arteluce
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Filippo Panseca for Arteluce, Articulated Desk Light, 1960s.
The design comprises a clear perspex block with articulated aluminium arm and shade. Both the arm and the shade adjust ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Brass Italian
2097/30
Chandelier, 1960s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Madrid, ES
Chandelier model "2097/30" designed by Gino Sarfatti (1912/1985) for Arteluce. Made of polished brass structure. The central rod has forty arms supporting the light bulbs, Italy, 196...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Brass
Table Lamp 600/C Model by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce 60s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Padova, IT
One of the first edition of the 600 c model designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce 1960s.
This exceptional lamp has weights at the bottom as if made with bean bags...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Rare Early Triple Wall Light, circa 1940
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Rare early triple wall light by Sarfatti for Arteluce, as shown in a photograph advertising Arteluce's stand at the VII Triennale, Milano in Domus issue #149, 1940
Three white paint...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Monumental Gino Sarfatti Floor Lamp Model 1094 for Arteluce, Italy, 1966
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Echt, NL
Very large model 1094 floor lamp in very good condition.
Designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1966
Manufactured by Arteluce, Italy
The lamp consists of a heavy black metal base plate and...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Post Modern Lamp by Perry King for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Perry King
Located in Ravenna, IT
Post Modern Camp lamp designed by Perry King for Arteluce in 1980. The lamp features a white, adjustable plastic shade attached to a blue plastic base. The on and off switch is on th...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Steel
Ceiling Light by Gino Sarfatti, circa 1961
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Berlin, DE
Ceiling light "Model 2113"
Blackened aluminium, opaline glass, lower cover texturized glass
Dimension: H 19 cm, ø 21 cm
Manufacturer Arteluce
Inside "Arteluce" label.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Model 1073
2 Floor Lamps by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Brussels, BE
'Model 1073' 2 floor lamps by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
Measures: Height a the small one 182 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Floor Lamps Model 1074 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Brussels, BE
Floor lamps model 1074 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce - Two set available
price for on set of three.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Metal
Table Lamp Model 522 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1948
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Conversano, IT
Discover a rare gem in the world of design - the extraordinary model 522 lamp, created by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce Milano in 1948. This unique lamp is a timeless design...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Arteluce Lighting
Materials
Steel
Arteluce lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Arteluce lighting 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 lighting, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original lighting 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 lighting by Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Toni Zuccheri, and Gino Sarfatti. Prices for Arteluce lighting 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.