New Pamono Large Floor Lamp Model 1094 attributed to Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1966

Very large model 1094 floor lamp in very good condition. Designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1966 Manufactured by Arteluce, Italy The lamp consists of a heavy black metal base plate and a stem and base made out of lacquered aluminum. It has 9 spherical diffusers in clear glass (7.87 inch in diameter ) which are closed by a bulb holder plate out of anodized aluminum. The spheres rest on an iron ring support, lacquered in off-white. This specific lamp was specially made for the town hall of the city of Deventer in the Netherlands. This version is larger than the standard version, it is 91 inch high. It is equipped with transparent hand blown globes, where the standard version was issued with frosted globes. The two tiers of globes can be switched on and off separately. Gino Sarfatti is one of the most significant figures in the history of Italian industrial design. Throughout his career he developed more than 700 luminaires as the creative engine behind Arteluce, the company he founded in 1939 which brought premier lighting into the 20th century combining innovative ideas with groundbreaking design. Born in Venice in 1912, Gino Sarfatti studied to become an aeronautical engineer until family circumstances compelled him to relocate to Milan where he had his first encounter with lighting, an engineering project to transform a glass vase into a lamp. This encounter with lighting design and engineering shaped the path of his life. Throughout his career, Gino Sarfatti explored and was inspired by new product typologies, innovative materials, lighting technologies, and production techniques. His hybrid and entrepreneurial talent as a designer and engineer enabled him to create refined products in both aesthetics and function. In 1973 he retired on Lake Como, with Flos acquiring Arteluce and their expansive catalog. Gino Sarfatti passed away at Gravedona in 1985. References: Mangiarotti, Space Age, Midcentury Design, Postwar, Sixties, Seventies, 60s, 70s, Verner Panton, Joe Colombo, Pierre Paulin, Tobia Scarpa, Osvaldo Borsani, Eero Saarinen, Eero Aarnio, Alvar Aalto, Alessandro Mendini, Gruppo 55, Artifort, Fritz Hanssen, Gavina, Pierre Chapo, Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, Zalszupin