Table Lamp (Model 600P)
1966 · Aluminum, faux leather, and lead
17.2 × 10.2 × 10.2 cm (6 3/4 × 4 × 4 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Gino Sarfatti
Italian, 1912
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Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1967–1968
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20th Century Design from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1958–1959
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The Modern Movement in Italy: Architecture and Design
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1954
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Gino Sarfatti was an Italian lighting designer and manufacturer who founded Arteluce in 1939, establishing himself as a pioneer of modernist functional design in the postwar period. His work synthesized industrial production with sculptural form, creating fixtures that balanced engineering precision with aesthetic restraint. Sarfatti's designs, characterized by minimal brass and aluminum frames with innovative optical systems, became foundational to mid-century Italian design and influenced generations of lighting practitioners across Europe and America.
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Museum of Modern Art
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Art Institute of Chicago
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