La Murrina Tornado Pendant Lamp

Materials: White hand blown trumpet style Murano glass lampshade. Red vortex/swirl around it. Red rim below. Some metal and chrome (iron) parts.  Steel wire (adjustable). Bakelite or metal E27 socket.

Cord: 80 cm / 31.49’’

Height: 55 cm / 21.65”

Width: ∅ 60 cm / 23.62”

Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 100 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb with an E27 screw base can be used. Not a specific one preferred. But a white one gives the best result.

Period: 1960s, 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: Gruppo Luce La Murrina.

Manufacturer: La Murrina, Murano, Italy.

Other versions: This La Murrina Tornado chandelier probably exists in a few colours. At least also a complete white version exists.

La Murrina

The La Murrina company was founded in 1968 as a small business started by a group of glass-worker masters. La Murrina is renowned for its innovative lighting designs, combining traditional Murano glass techniques with modern design elements.

The company has collaborated with several prominent designers and architects, including Ettore Sottsass, Lino Tagliapietra, Dorian & Massimiliano Fuksas, Marcello Albini, Matteo Thun, Antonio Rodriguez, Paolo Deganello, Oscar Tusquets Blanca, and Karim Rashid. These collaborations have resulted in a diverse range of contemporary glass art, lighting fixtures, and decorative items that showcase the unique craftsmanship of Murano glass.

In 1974, La Murrina was bought by a family from Milan. Today they are located at Via Isonzo, 26, 22078 Turate (Co), Italy. The furnace is still on the Murano island and located at Riva Longa, 17 – Murano Venice, Italy.

Lino Tagliapietra is the most well known designer of the company. He designed numerous lamps and objects for La Murrina in the seventies.

Lino Tagliapietra:
“I don’t invent anything new; I personalise something … and that makes it something that nobody has done before.”

It is unclear whether the company still exists. The official website has been offline since 2021.