Lamp (model 600P)

Gino SarfattiWW-1966-M003199

1966·Painted metal, synthetic leather, and lead·8 x 3 x 3" (20.3 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1966
Medium: Painted metal, synthetic leather, and lead
Dimensions: 8 x 3 x 3" (20.3 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Gino Sarfatti

Artist

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.

Venice, Italy

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