Lamperti Beba Table Lamp

Lamperti Beba table lamp round metal base misty glass dome lampshade second inside 1970s design: Ernesto Radaelli model 9521

Lamperti Beba table lamp misty glass dome double lampshade orange striped opal glass diffusser inside model 9521

Lamperti Beba table lamp blue misty glass lampshade orange striped opal glass diffusser inside chrome-plated metal base

Lamperti Beba table lamp blue misty glass lampshade not unlighted purple striped opal glass diffusser inside

Lamperti Beba Table Lamp – 1970s Catalogue Picture

The catalogue text says: chrome-plated steel base. Hand-made crystals, shaded onyx outside, opal white amethyst band inside. It’s meant figuratively, of course; it’s about the material and the colours. There’s absolutely no amethyst in it. Amethyst is a type of quartz. It’s only the purple color of the crystal hand-blown glass that has the same colour.

Materials: Round chromed metal base. Blue, misty glass hand-blown half round dome style lampshade. Opal glass with a purple and red stripe diffuser inside. Bakelite E27 socket.

Height:43 cm / 16.92”

Width: ∅ 35 cm / 13.77”

Electricity: 1bulb E27, 1 x 100 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Anytypeof light bulb canbeused, but a frosted or white one is preferred for this type of lamps.

Period: 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: Ernesto Radaelli.

Manufacturer: Lamperti, Robbiata, Como, Italy.

Other versions: This Lamperti Beba table lamp only exists in one version. It is model 9521, as you can see on the catalogue photo.

The design of this lamp is often attributed to Carlo Nason and AV Mazzega. But as you can see, that’s not correct.

The maker of the glass for this lamp remains a mystery. It could well have been a Murano company, but that’s far from certain. There were plenty of glassmakers in Italy who could have made this beautiful glass.

Ernesto Radaelli

Ernesto Radaelli worked across lighting and furniture in Italy’s late-1960s/1970s design scene. In lighting he is documented with Lamperti for which he designed several lamps. Beyond lighting he collaborated with Seven Salotti on upholstered lounge pieces with tubular-chrome structures, and with Saporiti Italia on sleek modular furniture. Radaelli ’s work blends sculptural glass, polished metal and plastics, capturing the refined, “Space Age” character of the era. The most well known lamp Radaelli designed for Lamperti is the Baronet table lamp. Further information about designer Ernesto Radaelli is currently unavailable. If you know more about this, please let us know via the contact form on this page. Thank you very much!

Lamperti

Lamperti was an Italian lighting company active from the 1960s through the 1990s, based in Robbiate, near Como, Italy. The company became known for its innovative and sculptural lighting designs that reflected the aesthetics of modernism and Space Age design.

Founded in 1948, Lamperti specialized in lighting that balanced functionality with artistic expression. It collaborated with prominent designers such as Cesare Maria Casati and Carlo Emanuele Ponzio of Studio D.A., as well as Max Baguara, Salvatore Gregorietti, Gino Colombini, Ernesto Radaelli, Elvio Becheroni, Oscar Torlasco, Roberto Menghi, Giovanni Grignani, and Theodor Neumaier.

One of Lamperti’s most recognized creations is the Pelota table lamp, designed in 1968 by Studio D.A. Other notable designs include the Laser floor lamps by Max Baguara from the 1980s and the Diedron floor lamp by Giovanni Grignani.

Another Lamperti

An American company with the name Lamperti Associates exists. It was founded in 1965 by Al Lamperti and is located in San Rafael, California. They are furniture makers and the company is still active. It got nothing to do with the Italian company.