60s Gino Sarfatti ‘model 2042/3’ ceiling lamp for Arteluce

This ceiling light in the model 2042/3 was made by Arteluce Milano, a creation of the famous light designer Gino Sarfatti. This lamp is in an very good condition and still bares the original label of Arteluce”.

Born in Venice in 1912, Gino Sarfatti studied aero-naval engineering at the University of Genoa. In 1939, he launched Arteluce, a modern lighting design firm that quickly established itself as a successful international brand, as well as a meeting place for many of the leading Italian designers of the time. Over the course of his career, Sarfatti designed over 400 lamps, dedicating himself throughout to technical, material, and production research and experimentation. In the mid 1950s, he began to work with Plexiglas, and in the early ’70s, he pioneered the incorporation of halogen bulbs into fixtures. Sarfatti and Arteluce won several awards, including the Compasso d’Oro in 1954 and 1955.