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Daruma table lamp designed by Sergio Asti in 1968 for Fontana Arte. Daruma table lamp is presented in show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
The rounded structure consists of two hemispherical parts made of hand-blown opal glass.
Sergio Asti is a founding member of the Association for Industrial Design, and his designs have been featured in collections of some of the world’s most renowned museums. He has received numerous awards for his work, and his contributions to the field are widely recognized.
The lamp is in excellent vintage condition, with no damage.
Dimensions:
Width: 30 cm / 11.8 inches
Height: 30 cm / 11.8 inches
Cable length: 165 cm / 65 inches
Lamp requires European E27 lightbulb and compatible with E26 USA socket. Works with standard bulbs, LED or halogen, 220V for Europe and 110V for the USA. European plug.
We offer a secure worldwide shipping. Each of our lamp is shipped in a personal custom-made wooden box.
If you have any questions, please contact us. We’re always in touch!Creator: Sergio Asti (Designer),Fontana Arte (Manufacturer)Dimensions: Height: 4.65 in (11.8 cm)Width: 4.34 in (11 cm)Depth: 4.34 in (11 cm)Power Source: Plug-inVoltage: 220-240vLampshade: IncludedStyle: Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)Materials and Techniques: Opaline GlassPlace of Origin: ItalyPeriod: Mid-20th CenturyDate of Manufacture: 1960sCondition: GoodWear consistent with age and use.Seller Location: Miklav Pri Taboru, SIReference Number: 1stDibs: LU6743240927732Shop All Fontana Arte
Fontana Arte
Best known for its elegant and innovative vintage lighting fixtures, the Milan-based firm Fontana Arte pioneered one of the key features of 20th-century and contemporary Italian design: the union of artistry and industry wrought by partnerships between creative talents chiefly architects and entrepreneurial businesses. Fontana Arte is further distinguished by having had as artistic director, in succession, four of Italys most inventive modernist designers: Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, French transplant Max Ingrand and Gae Aulenti.
The bread and butter of the glassmaking company that Luigi Fontana founded in 1881 was plate-glass panels for the construction industry. In 1930, Fontana met Ponti then the artistic director of the Richard Ginori ceramics workshop and the editor of the influential magazine Domus at a biannual design exhibition that became the precursor to todays Milan Design Triennale, and the two hatched an idea for a furniture and housewares firm. Fontana Arte was incorporated in 1932 with Ponti as its chief of design. He contributed several lamps that remain among the companys signature works, including the orb-atop-cone Bilia table lamp and the 0024 pendant a stratified hanging sphere.
The following year, Fontana Arte partnered with the influential Milan studio glassmaker and retailer Pietro Chiesa, who took over as artistic director. Chiesas designs for lighting as well as for tables and items including vases and ashtrays express an appreciation for fluidity and simplicity of line, as seen in works such as his flute-shaped Luminator floor lamp and the 1932 Fontana table an arched sheet of glass that is held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
Six years after Chiesas 1948 death, the cole des Beaux Artstrained Max Ingrand took over as head of design at Fontana Arte. Ingrand brought a similarly expressive formal sensibility to wares such as lamps and mirrors, but he also had a masterful eye for the manipulation of glass surfaces whether they be cut, frosted, acid-etched or sand-blasted. His classic design is the Fontana table lamp of 1954, which has a truncated cone shade and curved body, both of which are made of pure, chic white-frosted glass.
Following Ingrand, the often-audacious Italian architect Gae Aulenti served as the companys artistic director from 1979 to 1996, and while she generally insisted that furnishings take second place aesthetically to architecture, she made an exception for Fontana Arte pieces such as the Tavolo con Ruote series of glass coffee and dining tables on wheels, bold lighting pieces such as the Parola series and the Giova, a combination flower vase and table lamp. As a key incubator of modern design under Aulentis tenure, Fontana Arte remained true to its long-held commitment creating objects that have never been less than daring.
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