Gaetano Sciolari, Home lamps for Ecolight

GAETANO SCIOLARI (Italy, 1927-1994) for Ecolight.
Pair of lamps "Home", 1968.
Metal, opaline glass and methacrylate.
Both lamps were completely rewired. Wear commensurate with age and use. Slight discoloration. There is a small mark on the base of one lamp. There is a small construction difference between the two lamps: one has three screws holding the opaline shade, while the other does not.
Measurements: 43 x 43 x 43 cm.

Pair of table lamps with a fluid Space Age design based on concave and convex lines. Of sober chromatism, its approach plays with the harmony of the materials: opal glass, metal and methacrylate, all in white. Space Age is the name given to the period in which the space race began in 1957 with the launch of Sputnik. This fever to conquer space also reached design, and during the sixties and seventies a decoration model was developed based on an idyllic vision of the future, and on everything to do with spaceships, new technologies and innovative materials.

Gaetano Sciolari was one of the Italian designers recognized for his mid-century modern lamps. Born in the early 20th century, Sciolari, the son of a family of Italian illuminators who had been producing lamps since 1892, began designing for Italian manufacturer Stilnovo in the 1950s. It was there that he created his most recognized and celebrated work, a series of multi-light chandeliers made of shiny, matte metal, evoking futuristic visions of the dawning space age as is the case with our five-light ceiling chandelier. Luxurious chandelier creations began to gain prominence and popularity in the United States during the 1970s, a decade in which his style began to look toward an Art Deco and Space Age-inspired aesthetic. Founder and president of the Italian Lighting Manufacturers Association, Sciolari is today one of the most sought-after names for his collector's pieces, such as the Habitat, Cultura and Futura series.