O-LUCE di Giuseppe Ostuni Catalogue Raisonné, two-volume catalog of works
Thomas Bräuninger tells the story of Giuseppe Ostuni (1907–1994), who was born in Trieste. A treasure trove of historical documents and illustrations. A more than comprehensive insight into the history of the O-LUCE company (1947–1982) and only original with the hyphen!
Volume I paints a comprehensive picture of the history of O-Luce and takes a look at the life story of its founder, Giuseppe Ostuni. Originally from Trieste, he founded his company O-Luce in Milan at the age of 40 and became a pioneer of innovative, modern lighting units. Ostuni's brother Angelo and Franco Buzzi made O-Luce famous beyond Italy's borders and had a decisive influence on lighting design in the early 1950s. New materials, such as Plexiglas and industrial glass, and new lighting technologies, such as Cornalux and halogen light, had a decisive influence on the design of modern lighting fixtures, and here too, Ostuni and his young designers, led by Tito Agnoli, Joe Colombo, and Bruno Gecchelin, were pioneers in lighting design. With over 600 drawings, photographs, and documents, many of which have never been published before, this is a fascinating chapter in the history of Italian design.
Volume II presents all the sources and historical evidence on which the catalogue raisonné is based. Following a detailed overview of Ostuni's system, biographies introduce his most important designers. The main part of the second volume is the catalogue raisonné, which is divided into four sections: wall lamps, table lamps, floor lamps, and ceiling lamps, containing a total of over 560 lamps. Each luminaire is described with its model number, designer, year of design, material, dimensions, and—in cases where they have been published—bibliographic information. Volume II also contains a critical chronological overview of the O-Luce luminaires published at the time in specialist literature, magazines, and catalogs. A selected bibliography and a comprehensive index of the relevant illustrations mentioned conclude the second volume.
Author and editor: Thoma Bräuninger
Publisher: Lumi Press, Luxembourg
2021, printed in Germany!
O-LUCE DI GIUSEPPE OSTUNI. A catalogue raisonné.Volume I
29.5 x 29.5 cm. 480 pp. with 642 mostly color, some full-page illustrations, bibliography, index, cloth binding - text in German and English.3.4 kg
O-LUCE DI GIUSEPPE OSTUNI. A catalogue raisonné. Volume II
29.5 x 29.5 cm. 604 pp. with 735 partly color, partly full-page illustrations, 563 nos., bibliography, index, short biographies, clothbound - text in German & English.3.8 kg
Thomas Bräuninger tells the story of Giuseppe Ostuni (1907–1994), who was born in Trieste. A treasure trove of historical documents and illustrations. A more than comprehensive insight into the history of the O-LUCE company (1947–1982) and only original with the hyphen!
Volume I paints a comprehensive picture of the history of O-Luce and takes a look at the life story of its founder, Giuseppe Ostuni. Originally from Trieste, he founded his company O-Luce in Milan at the age of 40 and became a pioneer of innovative, modern lighting units. Ostuni's brother Angelo and Franco Buzzi made O-Luce famous beyond Italy's borders and had a decisive influence on lighting design in the early 1950s. New materials, such as Plexiglas and industrial glass, and new lighting technologies, such as Cornalux and halogen light, had a decisive influence on the design of modern lighting fixtures, and here too, Ostuni and his young designers, led by Tito Agnoli, Joe Colombo, and Bruno Gecchelin, were pioneers in lighting design. With over 600 drawings, photographs, and documents, many of which have never been published before, this is a fascinating chapter in the history of Italian design.
Volume II presents all the sources and historical evidence on which the catalogue raisonné is based. Following a detailed overview of Ostuni's system, biographies introduce his most important designers. The main part of the second volume is the catalogue raisonné, which is divided into four sections: wall lamps, table lamps, floor lamps, and ceiling lamps, containing a total of over 560 lamps. Each luminaire is described with its model number, designer, year of design, material, dimensions, and—in cases where they have been published—bibliographic information. Volume II also contains a critical chronological overview of the O-Luce luminaires published at the time in specialist literature, magazines, and catalogs. A selected bibliography and a comprehensive index of the relevant illustrations mentioned conclude the second volume.
Author and editor: Thoma Bräuninger
Publisher: Lumi Press, Luxembourg
2021, printed in Germany!
O-LUCE DI GIUSEPPE OSTUNI. A catalogue raisonné.Volume I
29.5 x 29.5 cm. 480 pp. with 642 mostly color, some full-page illustrations, bibliography, index, cloth binding - text in German and English.3.4 kg
O-LUCE DI GIUSEPPE OSTUNI. A catalogue raisonné. Volume II
29.5 x 29.5 cm. 604 pp. with 735 partly color, partly full-page illustrations, 563 nos., bibliography, index, short biographies, clothbound - text in German & English.3.8 kg
