Gino Sarfatti

Gino Sarfatti was a pioneering figure in Italian industrial design, creating over 700 lighting pieces as the founder and creative force behind Arteluce. His work combined innovation with refined aesthetics, shaping modern lighting design in the 20th century.

Originally studying aeronautical engineering, Sarfatti shifted paths after a project converting a glass vase into a lamp sparked his passion for lighting. He embraced new technologies, materials, and production methods, blending design and engineering with entrepreneurial vision. After retiring in 1973, Arteluce was acquired by Flos. Sarfatti passed away in 1985.

Country

  • Italy

Design for

Fredrik A. Kayser

Gubi Olsen

Thanks

This website is dedicated to all those people who, in one way or another, have helped this project/dream/desire to begin and take shape.

Special thanks to my wife and my parents for supporting me, to Cristina Escarrà and Alfonso Pérez Rosales for generously sharing with me their experience as agents, to those clients who, in one way or another, have given me wise advice, to the brands that have placed their trust in me, and to Gonzalo, my godfather, who, with his always generous help, and guiding me throughout this process, is largely to blame for the fact that I can boast of being an “entrepreneur”.

Thanks also to Nuria, Rafa and Guillermo, who, to help me in the hard beginnings of any entrepreneurial activity, have opened the doors of their home, let me share with them a bit of their personal lives when I pass through their cities of residence, and give me free accommodation.

Thanks to all!