Pair of Opaline Pendants by Stilnovo, Italy 1960s
Pair of Opaline Pendants by Stilnovo, Italy 1960s
A pair of 1960s pendant lights by Stilnovo. This pair of beauties made by the combination of brass, lacquered metal and opaline glass are a perfect example of the mid-century productions this famous brand did in collaboration with many famous designers such as Gae Aulenti, the Castiglioni family and Joe Colombo.
Stilnovo was a company founded by Bruno Gatta in 1946. Stilnovo is a significant part of the first wave of post World War 2 Italian design companies specialising in the production of innovative, functional lighting. Stilnovo was for sure one of the better quality manufacturers of its era.
At its most productive between 1950 and the late 80s, Stilnovo worked with a number of Italy’s leading designers after Bruno Gatta, Danilo and Corrado Aroldi, Gaetano Sciolari, Alberto Fraser, Joe Colombo and Ettore Sottsass did some impressive work. A contemporary of companies such as Fontana Arte and Arteluce, Stilnovo rose to prominence on the back of Italian design’s move away from small family orientated businesses to forming companies capable of producing industrialised, mass produced work.
Coming at a time when the idea of function was combined with new types of materials to produce pared and texturally novel forms, it was an era of experimentation, where the neo-realism movement tussled with the philosophy of organicism, and where architects borrowed from, subverted and discarded the artisan based craft-art that had for centuries been Italy’s dominant creative force
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DIMENSIONS: 9.5"Dia x 36"Overall Height (Globe only: 8"H)
CONDITION: Each pendant accepts one standard bulb. These have been professionally rewired for US use; original canopy - 4”dia.
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