Angelo Brotto for Esperia

ANGELO BROTTO (Venice, 1914-Campiglia Marittima, 2002) for Esperia.
Pair of table lamps; c. 1980.
Dyed white leather and brass.
With label.
Measurements: 50 x 20 x 20 cm (x2).
The white truncated cone-shaped shades soften the set and diffuse the light in a warm way, creating an intimate and refined atmosphere. The contrast between the materials underlines Brotto's taste for clean shapes and high quality finishes.
Angelo Brotto was a famed Italian artist and designer known worldwide for his work in glass. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice in 1941. Immediately after, he was commissioned by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to paint frescoes in Montenegro. Throughout his career as a designer he won numerous awards, including those of Bergamo, Cremona, Suzzara and Verona. In the 1960s and 1970s, Brotto worked with the publishing house Esperia, breaking the rules stipulated until then in the field of lighting and creating new, completely transgressive models.