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A pair of mother-of-pearl suspension ceiling lamps

Fun 10DM chandelier, design by Verner Panton, Denmark 1964

Fun 10DM consists of hundred of mother-of-pearl shells, joined on thin metal chains to create a sparkling cascade of refracted light. This pair of suspension lamps, attribuited to Luber, were part of the furnishings of the 'Confiserie Rottenhofer' in Monaco, Germany.

References: Verner Panton The Collected Works Vitra Design Museum on pp. 114 and 117

A metal table lamp

Oluce,  Spider lamp by Joe Colombo, Italy 1965

A table lamp with direct light, varnished metal base and chromed stem. The white varnished aluminium reflector is adjustable and regulatable. Specifically designed for a special horizontal Phillips light bulb, the Cornalux with B 22 attachment. A plastic joint allows the reflector to move up and down the stem and with this, it can also be angled.

Spider ha ottenuto, nel 1967, il premio Compasso d'Oro. Fa parte delle collezioni permanenti della Triennale di Milano, del Philadelphia Museum of Art, delKunstmuseum di Düsseldorf, del ''Neue Sammlung'' Museum di Monaco di Baviera. Nel 1972 è presente a ''Italy: the new domestic landscape'', New York.

Riferimenti: Repertorio 1950/1980 di Giuliana Gramigna, Mondadori pag.229

1000 lights vol 2  di Charlotte e Peter Fiell ed. Taschen pag. 68

A glass suspension ceiling lamp

Flos, Black & White lamp by Achille & Piergiacomo Castiglioni,  Italy 1965

A glass and aluminium variant of the Splügen Bräu lamp, producing direct and diffused light in the various combinations. Three bulbs within the opal white glass diffuser and a down-turned silver-plated topped surface bulb, are set within the corrugated aluminium calotte. Its name comes from the back and white effect created when the glass part is turned on with diffused light and the lower part is switched off.

Reference: 1000 lights catalogue,  volume 2 eds Charlotte and Peter Fiell Tascheneditore on p. 57  and Repertorio 1950/1980 by Giuliana Gramigna, Mondadori p. 228.

A ceiling suspension lamp

Martinelli Luce, Lampara lamp, model 1849 by Elio Martinelli, Italy 1965

A reflected light suspension lamp, white lacquered aluminium, with ballast. E 27 base with mirrored topped light bulb.

References: Martinelli catalogue.

A glass table lamp

Esperia, lamp by Peter Pelzel, Italy 1965

Lamp designed by Peter Pelzel with white glass stem decorated  with blue, azure and green murrine motifs.  Two E14 and E24 light bulb mounts; lights can be turned on separately or together.

A white globe table lamp

 Venini, lamp from the "Membrane" series by Toni Zuccheri, Italy 1965

Blown glass globe, which is divided into two parts by a white glass membrane, chrome-finished steel base with arc to protect the globe and chrome-plated balls. 

A floor lamp

Mazzega, blown glass floor lamp by Carlo Nason, Venice Italy circa 1965 

Orange blown glass floor lamp surmounted by a milk white glass sphere. Lit by two lights, one in the sphere and one in the base. The white sphere is not the original.

A floor lamp

 Mazzega, blown glass lamp by Carlo Nason, Venice Italy circa 1965 

Yellow blown glass lamp surmounted by a large white glass sphere. The two parts can be turned on separately by using the foot switch.

A blown glass suspension lamp

Leucos, Tokyo lamps by Renato Toso, Venice Italy 1966

A pair of blown glass suspension lamps with triple overlay and white applied rim. Steel suspension cable and curled electric cord. Marked Leucos.

References: Arredamento magazine, n° 137  (May 1966) on p. 25

A pair of ceiling suspension lights

Kartell, light model 4022/5 by Luigi Bandini Buti, Italy 1967

A pair of red methacrylate spherical lamps with opaline white diffusers and chrome-plated brass screws.

References: Kartell Catalogue 1970 p.16; Domus n° 456 on p. d/401; Kartell  The Culture of Plastic  Ed. Taschen on p. 110  and in catalogue by Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio 1950-1980 Ed. Mondadori on p. 228 the free-standing model 4021.

A methacrylate chandelier

Harvey Guzzini, Alicante lamp by Carlo Emanuele Ponzio, Italy 1967

A lamp made up of heat-created methacrylate satin white elements that open as a fan around a shaft to which the lamp is attached.

References: Featured in the exhibition held at the National Museum of Science and Technology, Milan, December 2004- May 2005 "Synthesis Giulio Natta and Plastic Materials" in the section "l'Universo degli oggetti: Plastica progettata e disegnata".

A clip-on table lamp

Stilnovo, 'Periscopio' model designed by Danilo and Corrado Aroldi, Italy 1967

A famous gooseneck lamp by Stilnovo, with its bendable rubber-covered joint, so that it can be bent, turned and regulated in different positions.

A model designed, as were many lamps of the period with the particular light bulb fitting the B22 bayonet mount, the Cornalux manufactured by Philips. One side of the bulb is chrome finished and reflects light downward​ and therefore is glare-free, avoiding the need for a shade. This lamp is in the MOMA collection in New York, number  451.1970.1-3  and was included in the 1972 exhibition "Italy: the new domestic landscape".

A pair of chrome-finished appliques

Flos, 'Foglio' ​applique designed by Tobia Scarpa, Italy 1967

Chrome-finished applique in the form of a folded leaf inside which there are two bright lights. In its extreme simplicity the decorative wall lamp creates a discrete and elegant form of illumination.

References: Giuliana Gramigna Repertorio 1950/1980, Mondadori 1986 p. 259

A table lamp

Sirrah, 6P2 lamp by Paolo Tilche, Italy 1968

Chrome-plated metal hemispherical lamp in which the bright light and diffuser are positioned, made up of two filters with cellophane inserted elements. By rotating the front shield, the light dims or brightens.

References: Italian light, Collezione Cortopassi by P.Palma C. Vannicola 1960-1980 pag.51

Fulvio Ferrari, Napoleone Ferrari; Luce - Lampade 1968 - 1973 il nuovo design Italiano, Allemandi & C. 2002, figure 89

A bedside table lamp

F.lli Brambilla, M30 model designed by Angelo Mangiarotti, Italy late 1960's

A rare example of a vitreous china and brushed brass lamp. The firm F.lli Brambilla, active in Milan in the early 1960's, produced ceramic and porcelain furnishings on designs by famous architects and designers. From 1963, the company collaborated with the Milanese designer, Angelo Mangiarotti, who designed a series of table objects made in various colours, flower vases, ash trays, pen holders and  vide-poches.

Signed on the inside with the label "Angelo Mangiarotti per F.lli Brambilla Milano" 

References: General catalogue of the F.lli Brambilla

A pair of Danish suspension lamp

Fog & Morup, A pair of Bunker Maxi lamps by Jo Hammerborg, Denmark late 1960's

A white lacquered aluminium lamp, with direct and diffused light, with plastic shade made up of concentric circles.

A flexible table lamp

Fase,  table lamp, Boomerang model, Spain 1960's/70's

A varnished steel table lamp, Boomerang model, fully articulated arm and flexible shade. 

FASE was a company founded in the early 1960's in Madrid that produced mainly lamps but also other office products, such as ashtrays and paper baskets. The FASE lamps were supplied to the offices under General Franco's government and one could say that these lamps lit the darkest period of recent Spanish history. They have also appeared in some of Almodovar's films and in the fourth Indiana Jones film.

A satellite dish-shaped table lamp

Francesconi, Dulcinea model by Adalberto Dal Lago, Italy 1968

A black varnished table lamp with large reflecting satellite dish-shaped diffuser with white opal glass globe.

A table lamp

Fidenza Vetraria, 'Cubo Sfera' lamp by Alessandro Mendini, Italy 1968

Made with two heavy impressed glass valves with internal spherical cavities, one of them being sanded, the two are connected with a single switch on the braided cable and with just a single plug; therefore they are connected and cannot be separated. E14 opaline bulb fittings.

References:  Domus no. 467, October 1968, p. 35;

R. Rinaldi, Alessandro Mendini. Progetto Infelice, Ricerche Design Editrice, 1983. on p. 49

A table lamp

Martinelli Luce, table lamp, model 660 Flex by Elio Martinelli, Italy 1969

A white gooseneck table lamp offering diffused light, resin flexible arm that rotates from the base, reminding one of a human spine. The rounded shade and the base are made of lacquered metal.

References: Martinelli catalogue and Repertorio 1950/1980 by Giuliana Gramigna, Mondadori on p. 376

A clip-on table lamp

Martinelli Luce, table lamp with clip, model 659 Flex by Elio Martinelli, Italy 1969

A white table lamp offering diffused light and adjustable in any direction thanks to the flexible spine (patented), resin diffuser with aluminium interior, aluminium clip can be attached to sloping surfaces (patented). This model was specifically designed for architects' tables.

References: Martinelli catalogue

A table lamp

Vetreria Vistosi, Neverrino lamp by Luciano Vistosi, Murano Venice Italy 1960's

Dark glass table lamp overlaid with multiple polychrome murrines, heat-applied red glass rim, base and stem are edged in black in the same manner as the series, Floria. Signed on the rim, Vistosi

References: Vetreria Vistosi catalogue on p. 29

Two murrine glass suspension lamps

Vetreria Vistosi, pair of Neverrino lamps, by Luciano Vistosi, Murano Venice, Italy 1969

A pair of lamps overlaid with multiple polychrome murrine pieces, heat-applied red glass edge. Signed Vistosi on edge.

Reference: Vetreria Vistosi catalogue on p. 76

A brass floor lamp

High Society, floor lamp,  Piramide by Montagna Grillo and Tonello, Italy 1969

A brass lamp with elongated form that widens at the two ends, plasticized fabric shade. Four E 27 base light bulbs. 

References: Featured in the magazine Arredamento n°69 ( September 1969) and in a furnishings supplement of the Corriere newspaper .