Gaetano Sciolari, “Cubic” Chandelier, chrome, 37 lights, 1970s

Gaetano Sciolari, attributed to.

Chandelier Cubic model with square section in chrome brushed steel with 37 light covered with lucite cubes, displayed all around the central shaft in a geometric way.

Model design in the 1960-1970 and produced in the years following its conception. The model was in the 1976 catalog of the americain brand Lightolier.
The modle exists in several declination with different sizes and number of lights, from 13 to 81! It was a iconic design of the brand, kind of hybrid between Space Age style, glamourous style and brutalism. It was quite popular and was used in some 1970s-1980s TV shows (Space : 1999 and Dallas).

Entirely rewired with functionnal electrical system.

Dimensions : H 107 x D 100 cm.

Gaetano Sciolari (1927-1994) was an Italian designer and was the first Italian lamps manufacturer in the United States, as the biggest importer. He was the founder and the first president of the professional Italian association of lighting equipments manufacturers, still active today.
All Sciolari creations mixed a formal avant-garde research, with geometrical inspirations but always elegant and sophisticated, with a preference for the glass, brass and chrome work.
This important designer for the lighting history has been massively rediscovered recently and now very researched by collectors !