Orbit chandelier in metal and white by Gaetano Sciolari 1970s
Orbit chandelier in metal and white by Gaetano Sciolari 1970s
Chromed metal - curved and straight. Decorated with white aluminium parts. Good vintage condition.
This chandelier is designed by Angelo Gaetano Sciolari and manufactured by Sciolari in Italy in the 1970s.
Orbit: “sculptural theme: fluidity and interplay of shapes. A space-form of highly polished silverplate… its brilliance punctuated by a double rhythm of round bulbs and matte white arcs. For the environment whose role is keeping in step with what will be.”
We have cleaned the chandelier in our professional workshop. You can choose the bulb - size E14. The chandelier holds 10 bulbs. The height of the chandelier is adaptive.
dimensions:
height: minimum 69 cm
diameter: 57 cm
About Gaetano Sciolari
Angelo Gaetano Sciolari (1927-1994), renowned Italian entrepeneur and designer, would not have engaged himself in the world of lighting if it hadn’t been for his father’s premature death.
Gaetano had a great passion for cinema. After graduating from the Faculty of Architecture, he began training as a film director with the ambition to turn it into a professional career. However, after the death of his father in 1949, the 22 year old Gaetano was forced to take over the business. Although this new position meant a complete career change, Gaetano directed the company with great vision. In 1954 the company won an international lighting and design competition. Within a few years, he expanded the family business by taking over the exclusive distribution of American Lightolier products. Sciolari was the first Italian manufacturer of lamps sold in the US and simultaneously the biggest importer in the lighting market. Sciloari was also the founder and first president of the trade association of Italian manufacturers of lighting fixtures, still very active today.
Besides a successful entrepreneur, Gaetano proved to be a skillful designer. He created numerous lamps for several manufacturers like Stilnovo (Milan), Boulanger (Belgium) and Stilkronen (Germany). Exceptional chandeliers like the ‘Club’, ‘Futura’, ‘Cubic’ and ‘Sculpture’ show his unique style that revisits antiquity in a modern design.
