Giustini / Stagetti

Entrepreneur as well as designer (Ancona, 1915 – Monza, 1987), Angelo designed and signed a very large number of lighting fixtures. He was always attentive and willing (as people recall) to take suggestions from his craftsmen. A distinctive feature of his projects was that they always started from something concrete—for example a light bulb, a magnet, or pieces of glass—which he interpreted creatively to apply to the bodies of his lamps. Passionate about mechanics and a lover of perfection and well-crafted work, he not only equipped his company with the best machinery on the market but also developed new ones himself, capable of achieving the most daring curves. The lamps he designed can be divided into two types: the “classic” ones, probably conceived by him and then further developed by his collaborators—especially Naborre Corno—and the “modern” production, as it was also defined internally. In this category took shape both models freely inspired by the projects of architect friends, whose design languages he translated with great sensitivity into his own products, and above all lighting fixtures that are considered the company’s true “icons,” clearly expressing his genius.

Courtesy of a. Pansera, A. padoan, a. Palmaghini, "Arredoluce", catalogo ragionato 1943-1987