Gae Aulenti and Livio Castiglioni for Stilnovo 'Sistema Trepiu' Floorlamp

Gae Aulenti and Livio Castiglioni for Stilnovo, 'Sistema Trepiu, floor lamp, cast iron, chromed metal, aluminum, Italy, design 1972

Wonderful floor lamp designed by Gae Aulanti and Livio Castiglioni in Italy in 1972. This particular model is the largest type with the most light fixtures, type 1427, that was produced by Stilnovo. The four round lights at the top of the lamp can be rotated in any direction desired. Manufactured in chromed metal and aluminium, and a hefty cast iron base. This floor lamp is monumental in its shape, the earth like base gives it a lot of dimension and makes this piece interesting.

Gae Aulenti (1927-2012) was an Italian designer and architect. In 1954, she graduated at the Milan School of Architecture of the Polytechnic University and was only one of two women from her class of 20. Aulenti is mostly known for her large-scale museum projects such as her work for the Musée d’Orsay and Centre Pompidou in Paris, and Palazzo Grassi in Venice. Aulenti was at the forefront of Italian post-war design. Her design was meant to make connections with both history and future of Italy. The postmodern movement that Aulenti belonged to refused to design in the objective language of the modernists. This Avant Garde Postmodern design movement was the beginning of a new type of Italian art, architecture and design.
 

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