Fortuny Lamps Venice Italy

Still operating today the manufacturing facility and design laboratory continue to embrace mariano fortuny s passion for tradition.

Fortuny lamps venice italy. The armilla table lamp uses the techniques related to indirect and diffused light developed by marianofortuny. 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. Perpetuating the tradition venetia studium continues to produce these wonderful lamps. The original fortuny lamps are based on the models designed by mariano fortuny thanks to his research in the field of theatrical lighting.

Its alluminium shade is combined with a steel structure and has a 360 degree swivel and tilt capacity. Archeo venice design has now produced these lamps from murano glass. A material that lends itself to better lightening yet maintains the form the charm and the delicated decoration intact. Evoking almost fairytale places and times fortuny lamps are the result of research into lighting design and ways of filtering light.