
Several of the pieces he designs for FontanaArte are still in production, including the 0024, Bilia, Pirellina, and Pirellone lamps, and the Tavolino 1932 coffee table.
In 1881 Luigi Fontana starts his business in Milan, manufacturing float glass for the construction industry. As the century draws to a close, the company is producing refined bespoke and one-off glass furnishing accessories.
Gio Ponti, former founding editor of Domus magazine, is invited to take over the company’s art direction in 1931. An eclectic character who is a key player in the cultural ferment of that period, Ponti is also one of the founders of ADI (the Italian Industrial Design Association). He curates the Milan Triennale events on various occasions, lectures at the Milan Polytechnic, and designs both public and private buildings, furnishings and objects that become part of the history of architecture and design.
Several of the pieces he designs for FontanaArte are still in production, including the 0024, Bilia, Pirellina, and Pirellone lamps, and the Tavolino 1932 coffee table.
The big new entry in the 2013 collection presented at Euroluce lies in collaboration with a new generation of international designers, the use of non-conventional materials for FontanaArte and special attention to a person-centric approach to light at the design stage. More than a new direction, this is a vocation for FontanaArte, just waiting to be rediscovered and consolidated: combining aesthetic values and solutions perfect for everyday living, so that its lights become fundamental beloved elements in the home, adding a sincere light to the beauty of contemporary life.
FontanaArte products
Reference: F542910200AXLE
Fontana Arte LOOP model, design object with LED light source included, with adjustable light by rotating the upper part.
Reference: F439085550CRLE
Equator suspension lamp, LED chandelier with the possibility of adjusting the light intensity with the 1-10V system. Galvanized metal frame, glass diffuser. Available in three different sizes from 25W, 40W and 60W with their respective diameters of 238mm, 358mm and 4800mm. In two different colors polished copper and chrome-plated. Designed by Gabriele and...
Reference: F439220550CRWL
Equator LED floor lamp with the possibility of adjusting the light intensity. Galvanized metal frame, glass diffuser. Available in the three different colors polished copper, chrome-plated and polished black and two heights 135 and 175 cm, in 25W that emits a luminous flux of 2900lm or 40W 4500lm with 2700K warm light. Complete with power cable, dimmable...
Reference: F438900550RSWL
Equatore LED table lamp with the possibility of regulating the light intensity. Galvanized metal frame, glass diffuser. Available in three different colors: polished copper, chrome and black and two sizes: 25W 2900lm (240mm) or 40W 4500lm (360mm) with 2700K warm light.
Reference: F417585350BILE
''Serpentine'' suspension lamp in the 23W LED version with 3500k warm light that develop a luminous flux of 2090 lumens. Curved extruded aluminium frame with white finish. Power adjustable via DALI system.
Reference: F247405150KBWL
Bilia table lamp in the LED version with 9W warm light 2700K. Only Nichel version available.
Reference: F247400150RONE
Bilia table lamp in the "MINI" version, smaller than the classic version, with G9 connection. Available in ten different colors.
Reference: F247405150TBNE
Bilia table lamp in the classic version with E14 lampholder and dimmer. Available in four different colors.
Reference: F431145200NELE
Apex wall lamp with two 7W warm light 2700K LEDs that emit two 900 lumen light beams. Body in die-cast aluminum, painted glossy in white and black or polished chrome.
