The distinctive 2097 chandelier is one of the most popular lighting classics of the twentieth-century. The elegant design from 1958 has an industrial inspired look, coming from the ‘inside-out’ construction of the lamp.
The design consists of a central steel cylinder, which holds the delicate branching steel arms. The visible lamp holders with hanging cables create the unique design of the chandelier, making for its complex, sculptural look.
This mid-century masterpiece has a great room presence, emitting soft, pleasant light. For his 30 years of creative work, the talented Gino Sarfatti contributed to the world’s design arena with over 400 lamp designs.
His extensive experiments and research into innovation and technical lighting effects resulted in iconic, durable pieces, featured in design museums worldwide.
Cuberious produces the classic 2097 chandelier with filigree metal poles of carbon steel and bulb holders with 30 or 50 bulb lamps to provide atmospheric light. This artistic piece comes in a choice of brass or chrome finish.
The distinctive 2097 chandelier is one of the most popular lighting classics of the twentieth-century. The elegant design from 1958 has an industrial inspired look, coming from the ‘inside-out’ construction of the lamp.
The design consists of a central steel cylinder, which holds the delicate branching steel arms. The visible lamp holders with hanging cables create the unique design of the chandelier, making for its complex, sculptural look.
This mid-century masterpiece has a great room presence, emitting soft, pleasant light. For his 30 years of creative work, the talented Gino Sarfatti contributed to the world’s design arena with over 400 lamp designs.
His extensive experiments and research into innovation and technical lighting effects resulted in iconic, durable pieces, featured in design museums worldwide.
Cuberious produces the classic 2097 chandelier with filigree metal poles of carbon steel and bulb holders with 30 or 50 bulb lamps to provide atmospheric light. This artistic piece comes in a choice of brass or chrome finish.
Gino Sarfatti was born in Venice in 1912 and studied aeronaval engineering at the University of Genoa.
In 1939, Gino established Arteluce. The firm soon became a national and international reference point for the modern architecture movement in lighting.
During his thirty-year career, Gino designed and produced over 400 lighting fixtures and stayed at the forefront of innovation related to typology, materials, production technologies, light sources, technical lighting effects, and design. He was a pioneer in the use of halogen bulbs, incorporating them into fixtures as early as 1971.
The designer and his company won numerous prizes and awards including the "Compasso d′Oro" in 1954 and 1955, and the Honorary Diploma of the Milan Triennale. Arteluce served as an important forum for many of the leading Italian designers in the 50s and 60s, including Franco Albini, Gianfranco Frattini, Vittoriano Vigano and Marco Zanuso.
He sold his company in 1973. Even though he died in Gravedona in 1984, Gino Sarfatti’s lamps and lighting designs remain an iconic industry standard.
Gino Sarfatti