Artichoke Sconces by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte, 1960, Set of 2

Set of 2 wall lamps mod. Artichoke designed by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte in the 70s.
Ottone structure, 4 light points, original overhauled wiring.

Born in Milan in 1935, he graduated in architecture at the Polytechnic, where in 1986 he became a professor of architectural composition and subsequently owner of the design laboratory at the Faculty of Architecture of Milan Bovisa.
He has always joined the academic activity, the professional one, operating at the different scales of design, from design to construction, from restoration to urban design.
Among the numerous realizations, it is worth mentioning two residential towers in Trenno (Milan), the renovation and completion of an entire residential isolated municipal owned in the center of Milan and the important renovation of a residence in Venice on the Judecca channel.
In the field of design he collaborated with important companies in the furniture sector, including Gabbianelli and Fontana Arte, of which he was also art director for about a decade.
He has participated in numerous competitions obtaining some first prizes (“La selective” competition of Cantù, an international C.E.A.A Competition for steel houses and Oikos competition on the theme “The city and water”) and other awards.
His works and projects have been published by Architectural Review, Architectural Design, Architecture, Casabella and living.