Black Hardware 2065 Ceiling Lamp with White Diffuser by Gino Sarfatti for Astep

Gino Sarfatti lamp model 2065. White diffuser, black hardware, black cable. Manufactured by Astep Model 2065 Design by Gino Sarfatti The 2065 is made of two joined opaline methacrylate saucer-shaped diffusers suspended from the ceiling with a black painted aluminum canopy. The simplicity of the design and lightness of the materials makes for an elegant and free-floating Luminaire. Timeless innovation 1950-2016 The suspension lamp designed in 1950 emphasizes the innovative, experimental approach of Gino Sarfatti. At that time, the favored material of the lighting industry was glass. But when Gino Sarfatti received the first samples of methacrylate in 1949-1950, a new polymer plastic that was much stronger and lighter than glass, his experiments led him to a new suspension lamp, model 2065. As in so many of his designs, he continued to work with different compositions, dimensions and color variants over the following years. Model 2065 consists of a diffuser made of two joined opalescent saucers, suspended from the ceiling with a black-painted aluminum canopy. The simplicity of Gino Sarfatti elliptical design and the lightness of the materials make for a seemingly weightless Luminaire. The Luminaire was relaunched by Astep in 2016, which also introduced a black version where the upper saucer is finished with a soft-touch coating. This leaves the lower diffuser as the only light source, creating a more intimate light space and a strong, graphic expression. In a continuation of the original idea, five LED bulbs provide the lighting in both versions. Specifications model 2065 Typology suspension Materials opaline methacrylate diffusers, aluminum structure Dimensions: Ø 538 x 546mm Diffuser diameter Ø 538mm Cable length 4000mm Weight 2.70kg Light source 5 x E14 LED 4.5W 470lm (2350lm total) 2700K Dimmable bulbs Included Not UL listed Gino Sarfatti Born in Venice in 1912, Gino Sarfatti studied to become an aeronautical engineer until family circumstances compelled him to relocate to Milan where he had his first encounter with lighting, an engineering project to transform a glass vase into a lamp. This encounter with lighting design and engineering shaped the path of his life. In 1939 Gino Sarfatti founded his company Arteluce, which brought lighting into the 20th century combining innovative ideas with groundbreaking design. Arteluce won numerous prizes and awards including the Compasso d’Oro in 1954 and 1955, and the Honorary Diploma of the Milan Triennale, becoming an important meeting place for many leading Italian architects throughout the 1950s and 1960s. The first Milanese Arteluce retail space was designed with Marco Zanuso in 1951. Ten years later Gino Sarfatti and his lifelong friend Vittoriano Viganò designed their flagship location on Via Della Spiga. Throughout his career, Gino Sarfatti explored and was inspired by new product typologies, innovative materials, lighting technologies, and production techniques. His hybrid talent as a designer and engineer enabled him to created refined products in both aesthetics and function. Gino Sarfatti was a significant figure in the history of Italian Industrial Design, developing more than 700 luminaires. In 1973 he retired on Lake Como, with Flos acquiring Arteluce and their expansive catalog. Gino Sarfatti died at Gravedona in 1985.