Fortuny Lamps Venice Italy

From silk to glass up to aluminum and gold leaf the collections express multiple aesthetic and functional needs adapting to both modern and classic interiors.

Fortuny lamps venice italy.

Archeo venice design has now produced these lamps from murano glass. Its alluminium shade is combined with a steel structure and has a 360 degree swivel and tilt capacity. Evoking almost fairytale places and times fortuny lamps are the result of research into lighting design and ways of filtering light. The fortuny factory opened on the giudecca island of venice in 1921.

The armilla table lamp uses the techniques related to indirect and diffused light developed by marianofortuny. Perpetuating the tradition venetia studium continues to produce these wonderful lamps. In 1919 when his textile production outgrew the scale of his studio mariano fortuny purchased the property of an ancient convent on the island of giudecca in venice and built a factory to his exact specifications. The original fortuny lamps are based on the models designed by mariano fortuny thanks to his research in the field of theatrical lighting.