Vintage Italian Table Lamps by Bruno Gecchelin for Skipper and Pollux, 1980s, Set of 2

About This Piece

Vintage Design

Italian table or desktop lamp couple in Bruno Gecchelin's style, 80s. Made of perforated metal lacquered in black and circular crystal diffuser finished in 4 different tones, embodying the modern Italian style of the 80s. The style also of other Lumínic Creations of Angelo Mangiarotti for the Skipper and Polux brand, or the famous Tikal table lamp by Pier Giuseppe Ramella for Arteluce of the 80s.
For a bulb E14 each piece. Perfect condition, all original. Original installation reviewed.

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* The cable of this item may be original and might need replacement, if not specified otherwise.

Creator	Bruno Gecchelin
Manufacturer	Skipper and Pollux
Design Period	1980 to 1989
Production Period	1980 to 1989
Country of Manufacture	Italy
Identifying Marks	The style of the design is reminiscent of the designer and/or manufacturer
Style	Vintage
Detailed Condition	Excellent — This vintage/antique piece is in near original condition. It may show minimal traces of use and/or have slight restorations.
	The vendor has confirmed this piece is in working order.
Plug Type	European Plug (up to 250V)
Product Code	YBI-1839275
Materials	Crystal, Metal, Plastic
Color	Black, grey
Width	30 cm 11.8 inch
Depth	19 cm 7.5 inch
Height	28 cm 11.0 inch
Duties Notice	Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order.

Shipping & Delivery

Ships from	Spain
Duties Notice	Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order.
Returns	Returns accepted within fourteen days of delivery, except for Made-to-order items

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Delivery Details

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A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection.
Item will be left in its packaging after delivery.
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*Important Note

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About the Maker

Skipper and Pollux

Italian furniture manufacturer Skipper & Pollux specialized in the production of stylish tables, desks, sideboards, chairs, and lighting fixtures. Although the circumstances surrounding the company’s inception is somewhat lost to history, Skipper’s surviving portfolio—especially 1970s and ’80s collaborations with designers Bruno Gecchelin, Claudio Sallochi, Hans von Klier, and, most saliently, Angelo Mangiarotti—has been rediscovered and reappraised on the vintage market. Skipper remains beloved for gracefully blending modernist principles with an early, sculptural, almost Deco-esque step toward postmodern design.

Gecchelin, in particular, was the most prolific contributor to Skipper’s lighting output. Concurrent to stints designing for Italy’s most progressive lighting manufacturers—Guzzini, Oluce, Venini, and Gino Sarfatti’s Arteluce—Gecchelin produced an array of minimalist lamps (table, wall, floor, desk, ceiling) for the company, often crafted in premium materials like marble and lacquered metal. A specific standout Skipper design includes Gecchelin’s Mezzeluna (1975), a high-voltage and quite tall floor lamp in Cararra marble and white lacquered metal. Beyond Gecchelin, Skipper’s lighting portfolio includes work from Claudio Sallochi, whose Riflessione Floor Lamp (ca. 1960s) was manufactured by the company in the 1970s and is now fetching high valuations on the vintage market.

On the furniture side, Angelo Mangiarotti designed Skipper’s most revered and enduring pieces. Mangiarotti’s portfolio spans Artemide, Bernini, Cappellini, and Knoll, and his highly sculptural designs—like those of his contemporaries Tobia and Afra Scarpa, Cini Boeri, Gae Aulenti, and Mario Botta—bridged the modern and postmodern design waves in Italy. In 1970, Mangiarotti designed the first of his iconic, marble-crafted Eros Tables, which feature a rounded surface interlocked via gravity atop a conical pedestal.

Later Skipper standouts include Mangiarotti’s beloved Incas Table (1978), Estral Shelving System (1981), Chicago Chair (1983), and Central Table (1985), among others. Many of these designs are available in newer iterations through Agape Casa, which, since 2010, has owned the license to reproduce Mangiarotti’s work.