GIUSEPPE OSTUNI (Italy, 20th century) by OLUCE.

GIUSEPPE OSTUNI (Italy, 20th century) for OLUCE. Table lamp, 1970s. Chrome, glass and metal. With label. Measurements: 47 x 24 x 60 cm. Table lamp designed by Giuseppe Ostuni for Oluce. It has a flat circular base from which the curved shaft emerges and finally a diffuser in the shape of an open dome, lacquered on the inside to soften the light. Giuseppe Ostuni decided to pursue a career in design and, like Gino Sarfatti, began to explore the manufacture of lighting. Self-taught, he founded Oluce in 1945, the oldest lamp manufacturing company in Italy. At the beginning of his career, he was criticised. However, in 1949, as soon as he proposed the "Ochetta" lamp, his ingenuity aroused interest. His success was due to the distinctive design of this lamp, which allowed it to act as both a bedside lamp and a wall lamp. In the 1950s, despite strong competition from a number of up-and-coming Italian modernist lighting brands such as Arredoluce, Arteluce, Azucena, Lamperti and Stilnovo, Oluce, thanks to the Ochetta model, established itself on the Italian market and was fundamental to Italy's international success in the field of lighting design. Also fundamental was the collaboration in those years with some of the most important talents of the time, such as Joe Colombo, Bruno Gecchelin, Vico Magistretti and Marco Zanuso, who contributed to confirming the company as a true force in post-war design thanks to a series of designs that are iconic today.