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Fontana Arte Book

Fontana Arte Book

Product catalog summary

Company Overview
FontanaArte, founded in 1932 by Luigi Fontana and Gio Ponti, was the first Italian company to establish itself in the interior design sector. It became a key player in Italian home furnishing during the early modernity period. In the 1950s, under Max Ingrand, the company modernized its production processes towards industrial-style production.

Artistic Evolution
In the 1980s, FontanaArte underwent cultural regeneration under Gae Aulenti, solidifying its position in Italian and international design. This era of innovation was recognized in 1998 with the Compasso d’Oro award for career achievement.

FontanaArte Today
In 2010, FontanaArte became part of Nice spa, a leader in home automation systems. Today, it is an international brand known for excellence and cutting-edge collections, producing timeless objects that transcend trends.

The FontanaArte Book
The FontanaArte collection is documented in a book featuring 200 unpublished images, organized alphabetically and by family, highlighting its style and range.

Lighting Catalogue Overview
The document is a technical catalogue featuring various lighting designs, including wall, ceiling, suspension, table, and floor lamps, with unique specifications and design inspirations.

1. Wall and Ceiling Lamps
Minimalist Design: Aluminum-colored metal frames with opal white polycarbonate diffusers.
Lunaire: Features a concave aluminum reflector and a smaller front disc for light alteration.

2. Suspension Lamps
Igloo: Modular system made from self-extinguishing plastic technopolymer.
Morocco: Chromed brass grid holding 36 glasses for light enhancement.

3. Table Lamps
Loop: Stainless steel object with adjustable light intensity.
Mano: Marble powder and resin base with a black fabric diffuser.

4. Floor Lamps
Lumen: Classic design with a frosted white opaline blown glass diffuser.
Luminator: Indirect emission with a narrow stem expanding into an inverted cone.

5. Design Awards
Several lamps have received design awards, such as the Reddot Design Award.

Technical Data
Each lamp includes references to technical data pages for detailed specifications.

Lighting Project Overview
The document describes a lighting project combining technical and decorative elements, featuring an advanced LED board with adjustable, energy-saving, and high luminous efficiency.

Suspension Lamp - SONMI
Designed for indirect and diffused lighting in large spaces, featuring a large glass disc diffuser.

Table Lamp - THOR
White painted metal frame with an opaline white blown glass diffuser.

Table Lamp - THREE SIXTY
Features two patented joints allowing a 300° rotation.

Suspension Lamp - TUBO LED
Characterized by simplicity and linearity with a clear borosilicate glass cylinder.

Table Lamp - UOVO
Features a natural shape symbolizing perfection with a frosted white blown glass shell.

Suspension Lamp - VELO
Suspended glass sheet supported by aluminum clamps.

Floor Lamp - VERTIGO
Features sharp corners and edges from a folded aluminum sheet.

Wall Lamp - VITRO
Made from plastic polymer, mimicking the transparency of cut glass.

Suspension Lamp - WIG
Features a corolla of curved petals in glossy white painted metal.

Floor Lamp - YUMI
Combines essential design with a lightweight structure made from fiberglass and carbon fiber.

Specifications
Details various lighting fixtures, focusing on halogen and fluorescent bulb versions, dimensions, and materials used.

Procedures
Installation instructions are implied through the description of components.

Norms and Standards
Materials are treated with antiglare and scratchproof finishes.

Recommendations
Suggests using optional masks for outdoor lamps to control light emission.

Key Data from Tables and Diagrams
Includes dimensions and glass temperatures for various models.

Critical Information
Emphasizes the importance of using the correct diffuser and housing for each model.

Catalog excerpts

Design made in Italy since 1932 Fondata nel 1932 da Luigi Fontana, titolare di una importante industria impegnata nella lavorazione del vetro, e da Gio Ponti, FontanaArte è la prima azienda italiana ad affermarsi nel settore dell’interior design. Founded in 1932 by Luigi Fontana, owner of an important glass manufacturing company, and Gio Ponti, FontanaArte was the first Italian business to establish itself in the interior design sector. Gio Ponti, da sempre impegnato nella definizione di una nuova grammatica della decorazione contemporanea, chiama al suo fianco Pietro Chiesa, già proprietario...

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Créée en 1932 par Luigi Fontana, qui dirigeait alors une importante entreprise industrielle spécialisée dans l’usinage du verre, et par Gio Ponti, FontanaArte est la première entreprise italienne à s’affirmer dans le secteur de la décoration d’intérieur. Gio Ponti, qui travaillait depuis toujours à la définition d’une nouvelle expression de la décoration contemporaine, invite Pietro Chiesa, alors propriétaire d’une boutique de verrerie artisanale, à le rejoindre. C’est ensemble qu’ils feront bientôt de FontanaArte l’un des principaux acteurs de l’élaboration du paysage domestique italien de la...

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FontanaArte today Nel 2010 FontanaArte entra a far parte di Nice, gruppo di riferimento internazionale nel settore dell’Home Automation con un’ampia offerta di sistemi integrati per l’automazione di cancelli, garage, sistemi di parcheggio, solar screen per applicazioni residenziali, commerciali e industriali e sistemi di allarme wireless. Luce e movimento: incontro ideale fra due aziende che da sempre puntano su design e innovazione per la casa. Oggi FontanaArte è un marchio internazionale di prestigio la cui consolidata tradizione per l’eccellenza si rinnova in collezioni d’avanguardia. La filosofia...

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En 2010, FontanaArte entre dans le groupe Nice, un groupe d’envergure internationale dans le secteur de la domotique, qui dispose d’une offre complète de systèmes intégrés pour l’automatisation des portails, garages, systèmes de parking, protections solaires pour le secteur résidentiel, commercial et industriel et de systèmes d’alarme sans fil. Lumière et mouvement : rencontre idéale entre deux entreprises qui misent depuis toujours sur le design et l’innovation pour la maison. FontanaArte est aujourd’hui une marque internationale de prestige qui, tout en perpétuant sa grande tradition de l’excellence,...

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Marco Acerbis DinoAmato Gianni Arnaudo Sergio Asti GaeAulenti Ferreol Babin Emmanuel Babied Shigeru Ban Dante Bonuccelli Luisa Calvi, Mauro Merlini Carlos Moya Livio Castiglioni Piero Castiglioni Caturegli Formica Pierluigi Cerri Pietro Chiesa Architetti Associati David Chipperfield Andreas Engesvik Ferrara Palladino Odo Fioravanti Form Us With Love Foster + Partners GamFratesi Harry & Camila Chris Hardy Steven Holl

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Park Associati Vico Magistretti Roberto Menghi Metis Lighting Luciano Pagani Angelo Perversi Alessandro Pedretti Cabi Peretto Renzo Piano Daniela Puppa Maurizio Quargnale Franco Raggi Denis Santachiara Alvaro Siza Studio Beretta Studio Drift Studio Klass Mika Tolvanen Carlo Tamborini Voon Wong Paolo Zani

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Visual index TABLE LAMPS LAMPESDE TABLE Historical Archive Historical Archive Historical Archive Andreas Engesvik Technical Department Sergio Asti Franco Raggi FALENA FONTANA FONTANA TOTAL BLACK ClOVA CLOBO Dl LUCE AlvaroSiza Max Ingrand Max Ingrand, 2014 edition GaeAulenti Roberto Menghi

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Visual index Voon Wong + Benson Saw pag. 154, 155 Gae Aulenti / Piero Castiglioni pag. 203 THREE SIXTY Pierluigi Cerri (Gregotti Associati) pag. 231 Luciano Pagani / Angelo Perversi pag. 255 Form Us With Love pag. 282, 283

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Visual index LAMPADE DA TERRA FLOOR LAMPS LAMPADAIRES STEHLEUCHTEN LÁMPARAS DE SUELO FLÛTE, FLÛTE MAGNUM PAROLA, PAROLONA Pierluigi Cerri (Gregotti Associati) pag. 195 Gae Aulenti / Piero Castiglioni pag. 204

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Visual index PRIMA SIGNORA Pietro Chiesa, 2014 edition pag. 227 Pierluigi Cerri (Gregotti Associati) pag. 232 Livio Castiglioni / Piero Castiglioni pag. 235

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Visual index LAMPADE A SOSPENSIONE SUSPENSION LAMPS SUSPENSIONS HANGELEUCHTEN LÁMPARAS DE TECHO FLÛTE, FLÛTE MAGNUM

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Livio Castiglioni / Piero Castiglioni pag. 237 Caturegli Formica Architetti Associati pag. 253

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Visual index WALL LAMPS Historical Archive Vico Magistretti Vico Magistretti David Chipperfield FALENA FLUTE CRAAL ICEBERG KIASMA AlvaroSiza Franco Raggi Gianni Arnaudo Park Associati Steven Holl LOUNGE LUNAIRE Luisa Calvi/ MauroMerlini/ Carlos Mova Ferreol Babin Historical Archive Historical Archive Metis Lighting

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Visual index Gae Aulenti / Piero Castiglioni pag. 205 Pierluigi Cerri (Gregotti Associati) pag. 233 Livio Castiglioni / Piero Castiglioni pag. 236 SIMPLE WHITE

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Visual index LAMPADE DA SOFFITTO CEILING LAMPS PLAFONNIERS DECKENLEUCHTEN PLAFÓNES

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Visual index CAVI PARALLELI IGLOO SYSTEM Gae Aulenti / Piero Castiglioni pag. 293

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Visual index LAMPADE DA ESTERNO OUTDOOR LAMPS LAMPES D’EXTÉRIEUR AUSSENLEUCHTEN LÁMPARAS DE EXTERIOR Ferrara Palladino e Associati pag. 321

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Visual index TESO COLLECTION Renzo Piano pag. 353, 354, 355

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Chronological index NAME YEAR Flute, Flute Magnum 1999 116 NAME YEAR

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Alphabetical index Flute, Flute Magnum 116 Fontana Total Black 128 Globo di Luce 136 Raso Ip20 Iceberg 144 Riga (outdoor) Luminator 160 Three Sixty Margaret 170 Uovo (outdoor) Naska 1, Naska 2, Nasketta 176 Vitro Noaxis 182 Vitro (outdoor) Nuova Segno Tre 194 Yves

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Storica collezione di lampade da parete dal design moderno ed elegante. Diffusori in vetro soffiato e satinato bianco e struttura in metallo cromato. Disponibile anche nella versione singola. Historic collection of wall lamps with elegant modern design. Diffusers in frosted white blown glass and structure in chromed metal. Also available in a single version. Historische Kollektion von Wandleuchten mit modernem und elegantem Design. Diffusoren aus mundgeblasenem Opalglas und verchromter Metallstruktur. Erhältlich auch in der Einzelversion. Histórica colección de lámparas de pared de diseño moderno...

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