Art Deco and Art Nouveau lamps in brass
Art Deco and Art Nouveau lamps in brass
Ornament, from a fan-shaped base to a floral shade
A fan-shaped brass base, glass opening like a flower, a figure supporting a shade: our collection brings together different ways of making ornament part of a lamp. At Ghidini 1849, we make these lamps in Italy, from restrained desk designs to elaborate compositions of arms, glass, and metal.
Some designs recall Art Deco through ordered lines and radiating patterns; others echo Art Nouveau in flowing stems, leaves, and petal-shaped shades. Scrolls, putti, and candle-like arms bring a richer classical repertoire into the selection. These references sometimes meet within the same lamp.
Ornament in the brass and the shade
In some models, brass forms a slender support for glass; in others, ornament runs through the base, stem, and arms. When a putto holds the shade, the support itself becomes a figure. With scrolling arms, the metal shapes the decoration of the whole fitting. The ornament can concentrate in the shade, in the brass, or continue between the two.
Among our table lamps, a floral glass shade can extend the botanical detail of the stem, while pleated fabric introduces a textile surface above an ornamented base. The green glass of our bankers lamps offers another balance: a clearly recognisable shade paired with brass bases ranging from relatively plain to richly decorated. This gives you different ways to connect the lamp with patterned fabrics, carved wood, or quieter stone surfaces.
Shade adjustment and the arrangement of several lights
On some of our table lamps, a joint close to the shade lets you change its inclination. In articulated bankers lamps, joints in the arm also change the shade’s position relative to the base. A floral shade can therefore keep its decorative role while its angle changes; an articulated green-glass lamp allows the shade to be repositioned as books and papers move across the desk.
Our chandeliers and pendant lights develop the relationship between brass and shades across a larger composition. In a chandelier with arms, repeated flowers or figures form one central decorative composition. Billiard-style suspensions spread their shades along the table instead: the motif follows the length of the surface rather than gathering at one point. The furniture below can therefore guide the choice between a central accent and a longer decorative sequence. Floral groups also appear in our ceiling lights, bringing the repeated glass motif into a more compact overhead composition.
Coordinate the detail, vary the ornament
A richly decorated chandelier can be accompanied by quieter wall lights; a floral shade can recur in a floor lamp beside a seating area. Our picture lights include plain cylindrical forms and decorated brackets, offering a choice between a restrained fitting beside the frame and metalwork that joins the surrounding ornament.
A coherent interior does not need the same richness of decoration everywhere. Two approaches within our selection make this possible:
- A shared brass finish can connect different lamp shapes, leaving one ornate fitting as the principal accent.
- A repeated floral motif or shade material can link the chandelier, wall, and seating areas more explicitly, while allowing their forms to differ.
Against a plain wall or marble surface, the detail of an ornate lamp has room to stand out. Among mouldings and patterned textiles, it becomes part of a denser composition. Our classical designs can accompany both approaches, in contemporary homes, hotel lounges, and restaurants as well as more traditional interiors.