STILNOVO (éd.)

With their hourglass shapes, reminiscent of Christian Dior’s “New Look” dresses, and their spherical details, the pieces produced by the Stilnovo editor are representative of Italian lighting of the fifties. Stilnovo intervened at a time when the idea of ​​function combined with the appearance of new materials to produce sober and innovative forms. The use of brass and copper is the company’s signature. Often compared to Arteluce, which, under the direction of Gino Sarfatti, explored abstraction, Stilnovo is known for its organic lines. At the origin of increasingly experimental lighting, designed by Joe Colombo and Ettore Sottsass among others, the Stilnovo editor house is today considered one of the references of historical Italian design.