Lighting

Skipper

The company was founded by an entrepreneur who built a group of businesses capable of furnishing the homes of Milan’s affluent middle class in their entirety, with products by leading designers of the time.

Gecchelin proposed a series of lighting designs. The most successful were Mezzaluna and Gesto, developed as complete product families with floor-standing, pendant, ceiling-mounted and wall-mounted versions.

Mezzaluna floor lamp, reissued by DCW éditions, Skipper — Mezzaluna, 1974. DCW éditions reissue, 2024.

Head of the Tegola lamp with curved metal screen; black-and-white photo, Skipper — Tegola, 1977. Photo: A. Ballo.

Gong table lamp with glass disc and black hemisphere; black-and-white photo, Skipper — Gong, 1981. Photo: A. Ballo.

Mantiglia armchair in pale leather seen from the front, Skipper — Mantiglia armchair, 1982.

Mantiglia sofa in pale leather, with an inset of the armchair seen from behind, Skipper — Mantiglia: sofa and armchair.

Head of the Start floor lamp with fan-shaped screen; black-and-white photo, Skipper — Start, 1984. Photo: A. Ballo.

Mirror lamp with large reflecting disc and two supports; black-and-white photo, Skipper — Mirror, 1984. Photo: A. Ballo.

Graphic lamp with linear luminous arm on a tilted stem; black-and-white photo, Skipper — Graphic, 1984. Photo: A. Ballo.

Luni lamp with textured blue glass screen, Skipper — Luni, 1984. Photo: A. Ballo.

New for 2024

Fifty years after it was first designed, Mezzaluna was reissued by DCW éditions and presented at Maison&Objet 2024.

Unless otherwise stated, images are sourced from Skipper’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.

Project stories with Skipper

Mezzaluna · 1974The longest-standing design.

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