Gino Sarfatti “Sputnik” ceiling light 1950s Tubular brass, brass. Variable drop, 41 in. (104.1 cm) diameter Manufactured by Arteluce, Italy.
Literature Domus, 1951, p. 56 for a photograph of the present model in the Arteluce showroom “Il Cristallo che va da pavimento a soffitto,” Domus, no. 384, November 1961, front matter in a period advertisement Lumieres, je pense a vous, Centre Georges Pompidou, 1985, p. 126 Michael Lassel, “Design Icon: The Sputnik Chandelier,” Elle Décor, September, 2009, p. 24 Artist Bio Gino Sarfatti Italian • 1912 - 1985 Rising above the devastation of World War II, post-war Italian design reached new heights of productivity and ingenuity, particularly in the realm of lighting. Gino Sarfatti is among the most celebrated lighting designers from this fruitful period. Before founding his company Arteluce in 1939, Sarfatti studied aeronautical engineering. He brought the inventiveness of a self-taught outsider to the field of lighting design, while his mechanical background lent lightness and ingenuity of construction. Poetic underpinnings are also evident in lamps such as model no. 1034 (sometimes referred to as the "Vine" lamp), which features a nearly 8' twisting brass stem graced with nine delicate, articulating white shades like buds on a flower. View More Works
Gino Sarfatti “Sputnik” ceiling light 1950s Tubular brass, brass. Variable drop, 41 in. (104.1 cm) diameter Manufactured by Arteluce, Italy.
Literature Domus, 1951, p. 56 for a photograph of the present model in the Arteluce showroom “Il Cristallo che va da pavimento a soffitto,” Domus, no. 384, November 1961, front matter in a period advertisement Lumieres, je pense a vous, Centre Georges Pompidou, 1985, p. 126 Michael Lassel, “Design Icon: The Sputnik Chandelier,” Elle Décor, September, 2009, p. 24 Artist Bio Gino Sarfatti Italian • 1912 - 1985 Rising above the devastation of World War II, post-war Italian design reached new heights of productivity and ingenuity, particularly in the realm of lighting. Gino Sarfatti is among the most celebrated lighting designers from this fruitful period. Before founding his company Arteluce in 1939, Sarfatti studied aeronautical engineering. He brought the inventiveness of a self-taught outsider to the field of lighting design, while his mechanical background lent lightness and ingenuity of construction. Poetic underpinnings are also evident in lamps such as model no. 1034 (sometimes referred to as the "Vine" lamp), which features a nearly 8' twisting brass stem graced with nine delicate, articulating white shades like buds on a flower. View More Works
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