Lighting

Antonangeli

Antonangeli was founded in 1977 as a manufacturer of fabric lampshades for decorative lighting, a craft requiring both technical skill and aesthetic judgement. For many years, the company also worked with ceramics, drawing on Tuscany’s long and enduring craft tradition. Its collaboration with Bruno Gecchelin began in the mid-1980s, with a series of ceramic lamps.

Marlene floor lamp with yellow and white reflector on a stem, Antonangeli — Marlene, 1985. Photo: C. Broadbent.

Talia lamp in undulating pale ceramic with two red reflectors, Antonangeli — Talia, 1984. Photo: C. Broadbent.

Two Cuma pendant lamps, one white and one black, hanging from red cables, Antonangeli — Cuma, 1984. Photo: C. Broadbent.

White Boxer wall lamp with pleated surface, Antonangeli — Boxer, 1986. Photo: C. Broadbent.

Cassandra lamp with a large tilted white screen, Antonangeli — Cassandra, prototype. Photo: C. Broadbent.

Two Videha pendant lamps with crossed cables, Antonangeli — Videha, 1988. Photo: C. Broadbent.

These designs combine ceramic and light in a new way, exploiting the material’s capacity to be shaped into expressive forms that interact with light.

Copper-coloured Volo wall light, lit, on a dark wall, Antonangeli — Volo, 2009.

Over time, production shifted towards metal, using a variety of processes, finishes and colours. More recently, as LED technology became established, Studio Gecchelin designed several collections of indoor wall and floor lamps for Antonangeli.

Detail of the Coupé floor lamp with its two brass-coloured cylindrical screens, Antonangeli — Coupé, 2023.

Three Coupé floor lamps in brass, white and black, Antonangeli — Coupé: the three finishes.

Semicircular brass-coloured Opera wall light, with light emerging from the sides, Antonangeli — Opera, 2019.

Two Opera wall lights in different sizes on a pale wall, Antonangeli — Opera: the two sizes.

Unless otherwise stated, images are sourced from Antonangeli’s catalogues and published solely to document the studio’s design work. All rights remain with their respective holders, as set out in the Legal notices.

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