“It is not the quantity, but the quality of light, that makes
things visible,” said Spanish designer Mariano Fortuny of his
approach to lighting design. His Fortuny Lamp (1907), which
expresses the early modernist emphasis on industrial materials,
functional style and the spatial role of objects, aligns with
this philosophy. As compelling as modern sculpture, the lamp
dominates space, evoking Fortuny’s work as a stage set designer.
Height-adjustable, the interior reflector rotates to direct
light as desired. Adds drama to larger spaces like reception
areas, restaurants or an open-plan living space. Bulb
(included): incandescent 500W, E40. Due to the size and weight
of this item, we recommend our White Glove delivery service.
Celebrated by his contemporaries as "The Magician of Venice",
Mariano Fortuny was perhaps the last Renaissance man in the
truest meaning of the term. Though trained as a painter, Fortuny
was an accomplished and innovative stage-set designer,
architect, inventor, couturier, and lighting te