Gae Aulenti Lighting
Italian, 1927-2012
The Italian architect and designer Gae Aulenti will forever be best remembered for her work with museums, in particular her 1980–86 renovation of a Beaux Arts Paris train station to create the galleries of the Musée d’Orsay. Aulenti — whose first name, short for Gaetana, is pronounced “guy” — should also be recalled for her tough intellectual spirit and for working steadily when few women found successful architectural careers in postwar Italy.
After she graduated from the Milan Polytechic in 1954, Aulenti opened an architectural office. She also joined the staff of the progressive architectural magazine Casabella, whose editorial line was that the establishment, orthodox modernism of Le Corbusier and the Bauhaus, had outlived it usefulness. When their movement for fresh approaches to architecture and design received a sympathetic hearing, Aulenti found patrons — most prominently Gianni Agnelli, of Fiat, who later employed her to renovate the Palazzo Grassi in Venice for use as an arts exhibition space.
Commissions for showrooms and other corporate spaces brought Aulenti to furniture design. She felt that furniture should never dominate a room. Her chairs and sofas — low-slung, with rounded enameled metal frames and ample seats — and tables, particularly her 1972 marble Jumbo coffee table for Knoll, project solidity and sturdiness. In lighting design, however, Aulenti is bravura.
Each work has a marvelous sculptural presence. Pieces such as her Pipistrello table lamp and Quadrifoglio pendant are a perfect marriage of organically shaped glass and high-tech fixtures. Others have a futuristic elegance — and some even have a touch of personality. Aulenti’s Pileino and La Ruspa table lamps each look almost like little robots. Her lighting pieces are an artful grace note in the career of a woman who believed in strength.
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Creator: Gae Aulenti
Gae Aulenti Floor Lamp for Artemide Oracolo
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Long Island City, NY
Gae Aulenti floor lamp for Artemide Oracolo with an enameled aluminum column base with a perforated steel element design near the upper base and a han...
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1970s Italian Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Martinelli Luce Ruspa 633/4 Table Lamp in White with Four Arm by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti, Martinelli Luce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp with direct light and indirect, in white lacquered metal, consists of 4 articulated arms on the base with independent rotation of the reflectors on the ends of arms. For L...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Vistosi Neverrino chandelier, design Gae Aulenti 1960
By Gae Aulenti
Located in IT
“Neverrino” chandelier designed by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi, 1960.
This chandelier belongs to a sophisticated series of blown glass lighting fixtures featuring murrine inclusions, giv...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
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Murano Glass
An Original Pair of "Pileino" Table Lamps By Gae Aulenti For Artemide, 1972
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Pair of Original Mid Century Modern Italian "Pileino" Electric Table Lamps Designed by Gae Aulenti for Artemide 1972 Made In Italy
In the areas of furniture, branding, and interior design, Aulenti was regularly commissioned by major international companies, such as Artemide, Banca Commerciale Itliana, Fiat, Ideal Standard, Knoll International, Louis Vuitton, Martinelli Luce , Olivetti , and Pirelli , among others. Iconic designs by Aulenti include the Pileino Lamp...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Gae Aulenti Lighting
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Metal
Gae Aulenti
Piero Castiglioni
Minibox
Table Lamp in Black for Stilnovo
By Gae Aulenti, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Minibox' table lamp in black for Stilnovo
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the M...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
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Metal
Stilnovo Trepiù Pair of ORIGINAL Pendant Lamps, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Stilnovo Trepiù Pendant Lamp ORIGINAL, Made in Italy, 1970s.
Suspension lamp designed by Gae Aulenti and Livio Castiglioni in 1972 for Stilnovo.
Fitting E27. Matte white aluminum d...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Lamp model Parola, by Gae Aulenti and Piero Castiglioni for Fontana Arte.
By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte
Located in Busnago, IT
Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Parola' table lamp in white for Fontana Arte.
First designed in 1980, the 'Parola' features three different kinds of glass working; opaline blown gl...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Glass
Stilnovo Trepiù Four ORIGINAL Pendant Lamps, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Stilnovo Trepiù Pendant Lamp ORIGINAL, Made in Italy, 1970s.
Suspension lamp designed by Gae Aulenti and Livio Castiglioni in 1972 for Stilnovo.
Fitting E27. Matte white aluminum d...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Stilnovo Trepiù Pendant Lamp ORIGINAL, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Stilnovo Trepiù Pendant Lamp ORIGINAL, Made in Italy, 1970s.
Suspension lamp designed by Gae Aulenti and Livio Castiglioni in 1972 for Stilnovo.
Fitting E27. Matte white aluminum d...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Gae Aulenti per Artemide Lampada da Tavolo "Mezzo Oracolo" Italia 1960s
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Naples, IT
Lampada da tavolo Mezzoracolo, in metallo laccato marrone, ottone e diffusore in vetro opalino bianco.
Perfettamente conservata e funzionante con luce interna alla base e nel diffuso...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Table Lamp Neverrino Series by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi, 1970s.
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Roma, IT
Rare table lamp realized by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi in 1970s.
Belongs to the "Neverrino" series.
Metal and blown glass with murrine with applied edge in transparent green glass.
E...
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1970s Italian Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Original Green Minibox Lamp by Aulenti
Castiglioni for Stilnovo, 1980s
By Gae Aulenti, Stilnovo
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Green Minibox table lamp designed by Gae Aulenti
Piero Castiglioni and manufactured by Stilnovo in 1980.
We found the following description of the green Minibox in Stilnovo ca...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gae Aulenti early edition of the Ruspa table lamp
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Bruxelles, BE
The Ruspa lamp, designed by Gae Aulenti in 1967, is considered a masterpiece due to its sculptural form and the almost industrial character of its component...
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1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gae Aulenti for Candle
Rimorchiatore
Multi-Purpose Table Lamp
By Candle, Gae Aulenti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gae Aulenti for Candle, multifunctional 'Rimorchiatore' table lamp, enamelled metal, Italy, 1969
This sculptural table lamp was designed by the visionary Italian architect and desig...
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1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Poveglia lamp by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi
By Vistosi, Gae Aulenti
Located in Busnago, IT
Gae Aulenti was a very versatile and talented architect who undoubtedly occupied an illustrious place in design history. A student of the Milan Polytechnic, she has completed a numbe...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Glass
Martinelli Luce Ruspa 633 Table Lamp in White with One Arm by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti, Martinelli Luce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp with direct and indirect light, in white lacquered metal, the arm is jointed on the base, two reflectors turn around the upper part of the arm each one independently from ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Gae Aulenti
Piero Castiglioni
Minibox
Table Lamp in Red for Stilnovo
By Gae Aulenti, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Minibox' Table Lamp in Red for Stilnovo
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Mid...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
White Minibox Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti
Piero Castiglioni for Stilnovo, 1980s
By Stilnovo, Gae Aulenti
Located in Rotterdam, NL
White Minibox table lamp designed by Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni and manufactured by Stilnovo in 1980.
This halogen table lamp can also be used as a 'torch' thanks to the handy ...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gae Aulenti
Piero Castiglioni
Minibox
Table Lamp in White for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo, Gae Aulenti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Minibox' table lamp in white for Stilnovo
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
"Oracolo" Desk Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Brussels, BE
"Oracolo" Desk Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
"Giova" Table Lamp + Flower Pot Designed by Gae Aulenti for FontanaArte
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Giova" is a refined table lamp and flower pot hybrid piece of design, designed by Gae Aulenti and manufactured by FontanaArte, featuring a chromed metal base, a middle globe in transparent blown glass, an inner globe in polished white opaline glass, an upper half-sphere in pink blown glass with decorative bubbles, black power cable, plug and switch. Its lighting source is 1 x 100W 230V E27 (HA, FL, LED).
DIMENSIONS:
Ø 19.7", H. 23.2"
"Giova" marks the debut of Gae Aulenti in the field of lighting design. Available in two sizes, it is both a lamp and a luminous sculpture. Placed on a metal base, a transparent bowl containing a sphere of white opal glass, which in turn houses the light source. Placed above there's a smaller bowl in blown "pulegoso" glass, meaning "with irregular bubbles", which serves as a flower vase. Now also available with gray "pulegoso" glass and a gold finished base.
GAE AULENTI graduated from Milan Polytechnic in 1953 and since 1956 has been working there designing for architecture, interior and industrial design and theatre scenery. In the early eighties she was the artistic director at FontanaArte, creating timeless lamps and furnishing elements for the company that are still in the catalogue. In particular: Giova lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal, Gold, Chrome
"Oracolo" Desk Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Brussels, BE
"Oracolo" desk lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s.
Category
1970s Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Sergio Asti per Fontana Arte Lampada da Tavolo "Daruma" Piccola, Italia 1960s
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in Naples, IT
Lampada da tavolo Mod."Daruma" Piccola disegnata da Sergi Asti nel 1969 per la Ditta Fontana Arte, realizzata da un vaso sferico in vetro opalino soffiato a mano sormontato da una p...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Glass
Sergio Asti per Fontana Arte Lampada da Tavolo "Daruma" Grande, Italia 1960s
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in Naples, IT
Lampada da tavolo Mod."Daruma" grande disegnata da Sergi Asti nel 1969 per la Ditta Fontana Arte, realizzata da un vaso sferico in vetro opalino soffiato a mano sormontato da una pi...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Glass
STILNOVO - Chandelier Crome Metal Crome Glass, 1960, Italy
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Milano, IT
STILNOVO -chandelier crome metal crome, 1960, Italy.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal, Steel
$1,435 Sale Price
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Stilnovo Trepiù Pendant Lamp ORIGINAL, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Stilnovo Trepiù Pendant Lamp ORIGINAL, Made in Italy, 1970s.
Suspension lamp designed by Gae Aulenti and Livio Castiglioni in 1972 for Stilnovo.
Fitting E27. Matte white aluminum d...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Gae Aulenti for Francesconi ‘Singa’ Lamp
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gae Aulenti for Francesconi, ‘Singa’ lamp, plastic, steel, chrome-plated steel, Italy, 1975
This rare ‘Singa’ lamp is designed by Italian architect and designer Gae Aulenti for Ita...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Artemide Pileo lamp by Gae Aulenti - 1970s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Rare floor lamp design by Gae Aulenti for Artemide.
good condition with slight signs of use & patina.
Well known from the movie Space 1999.
Made in Italy - 1970s
Category
1970s German Space Age Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Gae Aulenti for Vistosi Murano Glass Model Glicine Lamp, Italy 1970s
By Vistosi, Gae Aulenti
Located in Almelo, NL
Gae Aulenti for vistosi murano glass model glicine lamp, Italy 1970s.
Glicene De Terra Murrine large table or floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi. Manufacturing Italians from th...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gae Aulenti Mid Century Modern Vintage Glass Metal Table Lamp Oracolo 1968 Italy
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Vienna, AT
Gae Aulenti Mid-Century Modern vintage table lamp from glass and metal model Oracolo designed 1968 Italy and executed by Artemide, Pregnana Milanese Italy.
A white glass sphere sits...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Giova Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte 1960s
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
First edition Giova table lamp by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte
One of the most iconic lamps designed by the great Italian architect Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte. The the light sourc...
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gae Aulenti,
Neverrino
murrine-blown glass table lamp , Vistosi Italy 1970
By Vistosi, Gae Aulenti
Located in Firenze, IT
'Neverrino' series green murrine-blown glass table lamp designed by Gae Aulenti.
Vetreria Vistosi Italy 1970s
25 cm H / 20 cm diam.
Conditions: excellent, no defects. In working c...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
La Ruspa Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti Manufactured by Martinelli Luce Italy, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Staten Island, NY
The Ruspa was designed in 1968 and is made of lacquered metal and cast iron. Two light source (E27/ E26) with porcelain bulb holders.
All original down to the plug and switch atta...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gae Aulenti lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Gae Aulenti 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 Gae Aulenti lighting, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 110 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 12 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original lighting by Gae Aulenti 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 Tommaso Barbi, Ettore Sottsass, and Angelo Brotto. Prices for Gae Aulenti lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $540 and can go as high as $33,395, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,312.
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