Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Italian, 1912-1985
That a spiky, futuristic chandelier named “Sputnik,” which was highly suggestive of the Soviet satellite of the same name, designed by an Italian engineer could predate the space age and the satellite’s launch by a few decades is the stuff of legend. But in 1939, Venetian-born Gino Sarfatti channeled his obsession with light and expert engineering skills into a design so bold it predicted the future. He would go on to design around 700 lighting products in his lifetime — each table lamp, wall light, pendant and chandelier superb and unorthodox in shape.
Sarfatti’s singular focus on creating opulent lighting designs that were rational in their use of resources makes him one of the most innovative lighting designers in history. He was studying to be an aeronautical engineer at the University of Genoa when his family’s financial troubles led him to drop out and move to Milan to help. During this time, he built a lamp for a friend using a coffee machine’s electric components and a glass vase. This exercise sparked his fascination with lighting, and he went on to found Arteluce in 1939. What followed was a period of working with skilled artisans and tinkering with materials instead of sketching. The self-taught designer soon established himself as a creator of provocative, sculptural luxury lighting. Through the company, he collaborated with some of the 20th century’s most influential designers, such as Vittoriano Viganò, who worked on Arteluce lighting between 1946 and 1960. In the 1950s and ’70s, Franco Albini, Franca Helg, Ico Parisi and Massimo Vignelli all contributed designs.
Sarfatti used resources mindfully and injected functionality into everything he designed. His light fixtures were lightweight, easy to take apart and reassemble and could be affordably repaired. This marriage of utilitarianism and glamour lent Sarfatti’s designs a clean, minimal yet arresting splendor, based on their graphical forms and construction.
After World War II, Sarfatti embraced new wiring technologies and materials like plexiglass, such as his 1972 project with Carlo Mollino that filled the Teatro Regio in Turin with hundreds of plexiglass pipes. In 1973, Sarfatti sold Arteluce to FLOS. His foresight, invention and fearlessness as a designer are revered to this day.
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Creator: Gino Sarfatti
FLOS 2097/18 Suspension Lamp in Steel and Brass, by Gino Sarfatti
By Gino Sarfatti, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Since 1958, this iconic Gino Sarfatti design has served as an ultra-modern representation of the traditional midcentury chandelier. Every detail of this state-of-the-art ceiling ligh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Steel
Gino Sarfatti Wall Lamp Model 2065 White Diffuser, Black Hardware
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gino Sarfatti wall lamp Model 2065 wall.
White diffuser, black structure.
Manufactured by Astep
Model 2065
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The 2065 is made of two joined opaline methacrylat...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Steel
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2042/3 Champagne Mount for Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 2042/3
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The two blown opaline glass spheres are gently held in place by two Black, or Champagne, painted aluminum rings. Each ring has a small cut, enabl...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2042/6 Champagne Mount
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gino Sarfatti lamp model 2042/6.
Champagne Mount.
Manufactured by Astep.
Model 2042/6
Design by Gino Sarfatti
With Le Sfere Plafone, Model 2042/6 from 1963, another of Gino Sa...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Steel
Pair of Italian Sconces Model 237/2 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce 50s Wall Lamp
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Lyon, FR
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 ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Metal
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...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Metal, Steel
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2065 White Diffuser, Black Hardware, for Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gino Sarfatti lamp model 2065.
White diffuser, black hardware, black cable.
Manufactured by Astep
Model 2065
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The 2065 is made of two joined opaline methacryl...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2042/3 Champagne Mount for Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 2042/3
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The two blown opaline glass spheres are gently held in place by two Black, or Champagne, painted aluminum rings. Each ring has a small cut, enabl...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Aluminum
Pair of Chrome Murano Sconces by Gino Sarfatti for Seguso
By Seguso, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall lights with clear bollicine Murano glass shades mounted on chrome structures, designed by Gino Sarfatti for Seguso / Made in Italy, circa 1960s
Measures: height 8 inches...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Chrome
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2065 White Diffuser by Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gino Sarfatti lamp model 2065.
White diffuser, black hardware, white cable.
Manufactured by Astep
Model 2065
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The 2065 i...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Gino Sarfatti Wall Lamp Model 2065 White Diffuser, Black Hardware
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gino Sarfatti wall lamp Model 2065 wall.
White diffuser, black structure.
Manufactured by Astep
Model 2065
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The 2065 is made of two joined opaline methacrylat...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Steel
Large Gino Sarfatti 30 Armed Chrome Chandelier Model 2097 Made by Flos, 1980s
By Flos, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Large Gino Sarfatti (1912-1984) chandelier model 2097 with 30 arms and bulbs designed in 1958.
It's made of metal with chrome and made by Flos in the 1980s.
This chandelier, with it...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Metal, Chrome
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2065 White Diffuser, Black Hardware, for Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gino Sarfatti lamp model 2065.
White diffuser, black hardware, black cable.
Manufactured by Astep
Model 2065
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The 2065 is made of two joined opaline methacryl...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2065 White Diffuser, Black Hardware
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gino Sarfatti lamp model 2065.
White diffuser, black hardware, white cable.
Manufactured by Astep
Model 2065
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Set of 16x Spheres only for Sarfatti Lamp Model 2109/16/20
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
THIS LISTING IS SPECIALLY JUST SELLING THE 16x GLASS OPALINE SPHERES,
LAMP IS NOT INCLUDED
Model 2109
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The Le Sfere chandelier is composed of a circular arr...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Steel
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2109/16/14 Black Transparent Structure by Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 2109
Design by Gino Sarfatti
Specifications model 2109/16/14
Typology suspension
Materials opaline glass diffuser, steel structure
Diffuser diameter Ø 140mm.
Cable length 1800...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Steel
Gino Sarfatti Set of Two Wall Lamps 238/2 in Aluminium and Glass by Arteluce 60s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Set of two wall lamps model 238/2 with supports in white painted metal, lampshades in blown glass and white enameled aluminum, designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce duri...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Metal, Aluminum
Three Shade Table Lamp, Monochrome Gray & Brass by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Kansas City, MO
A stunning, small / petite Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce table lamp with curved brass rods rising from an ivory enameled base with three enameled shades in three shades of gray. Very go...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Brass, Steel
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2065 White Diffuser, Black Hardware
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gino Sarfatti lamp model 2065.
White diffuser, black hardware, white cable.
Manufactured by Astep
Model 2065
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The 2065 is made...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Gino Sarfatti Glass Pendant Lights Model 2095/1 by Arteluce, Italy, 1958
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Gino Sarfatti Pendants Model 2095/1 by Arteluce, Italy, 1958. Blown glass pendant lights with clear glass globe shades, aluminum hardware and long cords. These pendants do no...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Glass
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2065 White Diffuser, Black Hardware, for Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gino Sarfatti lamp model 2065.
White diffuser, black hardware, black cable.
Manufactured by Astep
Model 2065
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The 2065 i...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2042 / 6 Champagne Mount
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gino Sarfatti lamp model 2042 / 6.
Champagne Mount.
Manufactured by Astep.
Model 2042 / 6
Design by Gino Sarfatti
With Le Sfere Plafone, Model 2042/6 from 1963, another of Gin...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Steel
Gino Sarfatti Italian Mid-Century Wall Sconce
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milano, IT
Peculiar and rare wall sconce designed by Gino Sarfatti for the fine Italian manufacture, dating from the 1960s.
The base is made through a cylindrical gilded brass structure that s...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pendant Light by Gino Sarfatti with Seguso Glass, circa 1960
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
The pendant light is a beautiful example of mid-century modern design, produced in the 1960s by the renowned Italian glassmaking company Seguso Vetri D'arte and designed by the celeb...
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1960s Italian Vintage Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pendant Light by Gino Sarfatti with Seguso Glass, circa 1960
By Gino Sarfatti, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
The pendant light is a beautiful example of mid-century modern design, produced in the 1960s by the renowned Italian glassmaking company Seguso Vetri D'arte and designed by the celeb...
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1960s Italian Vintage Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2109/16/14 Black Structure by Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 2109
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The Le Sfere chandelier is composed of a circular array of blown opaline glass spheres. Each sphere is held in place by a large black or Champagne ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Steel
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2065 White Diffuser, Black Hardware
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gino Sarfatti lamp model 2065.
White diffuser, black hardware, white cable.
Manufactured by Astep
Model 2065
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The 2065 i...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Gino Sarfatti Wall Lamp Model 2065 White Diffuser, Black Hardware
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gino Sarfatti wall lamp Model 2065 wall.
White diffuser, black structure.
Manufactured by Astep
Model 2065
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The 2065 is ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Steel
Gino Sarfatti Vintage White Basket Appliques
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful pair of white painted metal wall sconces designed by Gino Sarfatti for the fine Italian manufacture.
The structure of the lamp is basket-shaped, that is, it has a longer b...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2065 White Diffuser, Black Hardware, for Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gino Sarfatti lamp model 2065.
White diffuser, black hardware, black cable.
Manufactured by Astep
Model 2065
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The 2065 is made of two joined opaline methacryl...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2042/6 Champagne Mount
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gino Sarfatti lamp model 2042/6.
Champagne Mount.
Manufactured by Astep.
Model 2042/6
Design by Gino Sarfatti
With Le Sfere Plafone, Model 2042/6 from 1963, another of Gino Sarfatti...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Steel
Vintage GEPO Space Age Table Lamp in White Acrylic Shade and Chrome, Mid Century
By Gino Sarfatti, Gepo
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Very rare space age GEPO table lamp with white acryllic shade. The shade can be easily moved up and down the base. The lamp requires two E27 lightbulbs and currently has a EU-plug.
...
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1970s European Space Age Vintage Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Metal, Chrome
Flos 2097/30 Suspension Lamp in Matte Black by Gino Sarfatti
By Gino Sarfatti, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos 2097/30 suspension lamp in matte black by Gino Sarfatti
Material: Brass and steel
Lamp type: Incandescent
Lamp included: Yes
Light source: 30 x 15...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Steel
Flos 2097/50 Suspension Lamp in Matte Black by Gino Sarfatti
By Gino Sarfatti, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos 2097/50 suspension lamp in Matt Black by Gino Sarfatti
Material: Brass and steel
Lamp type: Incandescent
Lamp included: Yes
Light source: 50 x 15W...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Steel
1957 Set of 3 Spot Lamps by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Signed AL
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in London, GB
Adjustable reflector and base in polished aluminium.
Arm and joint in polished chrome plate and base black painted
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1950s Italian Vintage Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Arteluce Mod. 238/2 Wall Lights Lacquered Metal Glass, Italy, 1960
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
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...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Metal
Rare Gino Sarfatti Cobra Table Lamp by Arteluce, Italy
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A dark metal coiled table lamp with swiveling shade having the switch in the cord , a very rare piece designed by the Italian lighting icon Gino Sarfat...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Metal
Gino Sarfatti & Seguso Pendant Light, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Archimede Seguso
Located in Brussels, BE
The pendant is designed by Gino Sarfatti. He was one of the most avant-gardiste light designer in the twentieth century in Italy. The pendant combines his design with glass spheres d...
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1960s Italian Vintage Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Brass
Gino Sarfatti, Rare Table Lamp Model 600c, 1966 for Arteluce, Italy
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Munster, NRW
Original table lamp 600c, designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in 1966.
Made of black lacquered aluminum and a pouch support in black sky leather, filled with lead shot.
This t...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Floor Lamp Model 1044, Made in Italy, 1952, Arteluce Production
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Pambio Noranco, CH
Gino Sarfatti rare floor lamp model 1044 with double reflector for direct light e indirect in lacquered metal, brass structure and base in white marble.
Produced by Arteluce, Italy,...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Marble, Brass
Amazing Shelf Lamp by Gino Sarfatti
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Munich, DE
The mechanism allows a use in shelves of different thickness ... beautiful details!
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Metal
Rare 573 Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1956
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
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...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Iron, Brass, Aluminum
Midcentury Gino Sarfatti Chrome Murano Glass Chandelier, 1960
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Rome, IT
Large chrome structure Sarfatti chandelier, 1960s. Bulbous shaped Murano art glass shades with shattered surface effect.
Six E27 light bulbs.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Chrome
1970s 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.
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1970s Italian Vintage Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
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Metal
Midcentury Gino Sarfatti Chrome Murano Glass Chandelier, 1960
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Rome, IT
Large chrome structure Sarfatti chandelier 1960s. Bulbous shaped Murano art glass shades with shattered Surface effect.
Six E27 light bulbs.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti More Lighting
Materials
Chrome
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