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The “Bulb” table lamp on the Ingo Maurer website
Vintageinfo – Metalarte lamps
André Ricard globe table lamp 4732
Gaetano Sciolari Toy wall lamp
Red acrylic reading floor lamp
1976 Artemide StudioA catalogue
Bulb lamps
Many thanks to Lluís from Eclectique Vintage for the photos.
Many thanks to Max from AfterMidnight for all the pictures.
Metalarte Bulb Pendant Lamp
Materials: White opal glass globe bulb lampshade. Brass parts. Yellow and white painted metal “socket”. Lathe wood top. Porcelain E27 socket.
Cord Length: 60 cm / 23.62”
Height: 45 cm / 17.71”
Width: ∅ 20 cm / 7.87”
Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 60 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, but a white or frosted one gives the most beautiful result. Clear bulbs creates stripes on opal glass.
Period: 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.
Designer: Equipe Metalarte – The internal design team.
Manufacturer: Metalarte, Paseo de la Ribera 115, Canovelles, Barcelona, Spain.
Other versions: The Metalarte Bulb pendant lamp exists in several colours and was also made with a lampshade above the bulb. The Metalarte logo is pressed in the brass. This lamp is model 2660, the one with the lampshade is model 2660/P.
Many companies produced similar pendant lamps. Another one can be found here on Vintageinfo. Artemide produced the Arianna pendant lamp. A design by Piero Brombin. It appears in the 1976 StudioA catalogue. However, the 1980s pendant lamp designed by Ingo Maurer became the most well known. Probably because he already designed the table and floor lamp in 1966. You can find it over here.
Metalarte
Metalarte was founded in 1932 in Canovelles, a town about 30 km from Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. The company started as a metalworking workshop and gradually evolved into one of the most important lighting manufacturers in Spain. From the 1940s onward, Metalarte focused increasingly on functional and architectural lighting, laying the foundations for its later design-oriented identity.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Metalarte went through a major transformation. The company renewed its catalogue and actively collaborated with external designers, embracing contemporary industrial design rather than relying solely on in-house production. In this period, Metalarte also distributed lamps by international manufacturers such as Louis Poulsen (Denmark) and Italian firms including Arteluce and Stilnovo, reflecting its strong international outlook.
Metalarte worked with a wide range of designers who played a key role in shaping Spanish lighting design, including André Ricard, Gaetano Sciolari, Enric Franch, Josep Lluscà, Estudi Blanc, Josep Aregall, Òscar and Sergi Devesa, Antoni Arola, Lievore Altherr Molina, Ricard Ferrer, George W. Hansen, Héctor Serrano, Jordi Llopis, Ana Mir, Emili Padrós, Otto Canalda and Ramón Úbeda.
Several Metalarte designs from the 1970s became international references for functional lighting. A notable example is the Calder halogen lamp (1974) by Enric Franch, which is included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.
Today, Metalarte is part of the Luxonia Group, together with brands such as Troll and Sagelux. While this integration ensured continuity and industrial backing, it also marked the end of Metalarte as an independent, design-driven manufacturer rooted in its original Catalan context.
Metalarte Bulb Pendant Lamp – 1973 Catalogue Picture
Model 2660.
Metalarte Bulb Pendant Lamp – 1973 Catalogue Picture
Model 2660/P.
Metalarte Bulb Pendant Lamp – Company Labels & Logos
