Table Lamp model 535
Manufactured by Arteluce
Italy, 1960s
Aluminum, Glass, Steel

Measurements
50 cm diameter x 40h cm
19,7 in diameter x 15,8h in

Literature
Arteluce, manufacturer's catalog, unpaginated

Details
Signed with applied manufacturer's label to shade: [Arteluce AL Made in Italy].

Provenance
Private collection, Milano

Biography
Gianfranco Frattini was born in Italy on May 15, 1926. He graduated with a degree in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano in 1953.
Frattini opened his own professional practice in Milan, after having worked in the office of his teacher and mentor Giò Ponti, Frattini became an industrial designer by default when he lacked appropriate lighting and furniture for his interiors. His collaboration with Cesare Cassina for his namesake company started in 1954, followed by collaborations with many other manufacturers, such as Bernini, Arteluce, Acerbis, Fantoni, Artemide, Luci, Knoll, Lema and many others. In 1956 he co-founded Associazione per il Disegno Industriale and throughout his career he practiced both industrial design and architectu- re, focusing mostly on interiors.
He was a board member of the Triennale. Great connoisseur of wood craftsmanship, he forged a long and fruitful professional partnership with the master craftsman from Bovisio Masciago (Milan), Pierluigi Ghianda.