Multidisciplinary artist, sculptor and designer Ennio Chiggio was not only known for his Space Age lamps and voluptuous, modular Environ sofas, but he was also renowned as a technological innovator, electronic music producer and researcher, who explored the relationship between mathematics and art.
Born in 1938 in Naples, Chiggio studied technology and art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. While still in school, in 1957, Chiggio began painting kinetic art using tempera on cardboard and ink on paper. By 1960, he had joined the artists’ collective Gruppo N, founded by Alberto Biasi, Edoardo Landi, Manfredo Massironi and Toni Costa.
With Gruppo N, Chiggio participated in several exhibitions such as “Programmed Art,” presented by Italian intellectual Umberto Eco, which showed in Milan, Venice and Rome in 1962 and in London and New York in 1964. By the following year, Chiggio’s interests had turned to sound and music production, and he founded the Group of Experimental Phonology NPS (New Proposals Sound) with pianist and composer Teresa Rampazzi.
From 1964 to ’77, Chiggio operated a design studio that focused on furniture and lighting as well as glass and electromechanical objects. His most well-known lighting includes the Ciot floor lamp for Italian manufacturer Lumenform, sculptural table lamps and wall sconces for Emmezeta.
After closing his design studio in 1978, Chiggio dedicated his time to teaching, serving as a professor of design and industrial aesthetics at his alma mater. In 1996, he opened the Embtool multimedia research laboratory in Padua, where he made short films about art and architecture and conducted computational music research, exploring the relationship between mathematical models and artistic expression.
Throughout the 2000s until his death in 2020, Chiggio participated in several exhibitions at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome, the MACBA Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Buenos Aires and Museum Ritter in Waldenbuch, Germany. Public collections throughout Italy and Germany also feature his works.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of innovative Ennio Chiggio furniture.
Ennio Chiggio “Ciot” Floor Lamp for Lumenform, 1973
By Lumenform, Ennio Chiggio
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Ennio Chiggio “Ciot” Floor Lamp for Lumenform, Plexiglass, Italy, 1973 The “Ciot” floor lamp, designed by Ennio Chiggio in 1973 for Lumenform, captures the spirit of Italian experim...
Plastic, Plexiglass
Wall lamp by Ennio Chiggio for Emmezeta, 1970s
By Emmezeta, Ennio Chiggio
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Wall lamp designed by Ennio Chiggio and produced by Emmezeta in the 1970s. The lamp consist of two parts; a metal structure that can be attached to the wall, and a three-dimensional...
Metal
"Dada" Glass and Chrome Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Lumenform, Italy, 1970s
By Lumenform, Ennio Chiggio
Located in Milan, IT
"Dada" Large table lamp by Carlo Nason for Lumenform. A thick glass element supports a chrome shade and a metal base. Light visually floats on the surface.
Metal
$2,423Sale Price|20% Off
Ennio Chiggio floor lamp model MP by Lumen form Italy, 20th Century
By Lumen, Ennio Chiggio
Located in Milano, IT
Ennio Chiggio floor lamp model MP by Lumen form Italy, 1968 Sculptural and minimalistic with a mechanical approach almost brutalist floor lamp, heavy metal base with chromed details...
Metal, Chrome
$5,389 / item
Lumenform table lamp by Ennio Chiggio Italy 1970
By Lumenform, Ennio Chiggio
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare and impressive table lamp designed by Ennio Chiggio and made by Lumenform in Italy in 1970. It's quite unique because it looks like the chrome shade is floating in the air, but ...
Chrome
Ennio Chiggio "CIOT" floor lampm for Lumenform, Italy, 1970s
By Ennio Chiggio
Located in Padova, IT
Rare space age "CIOT" floor lamp designed by Italian designer Ennio Chiggio (1938-2020) for Lumenform. White resin and metal chrome base, white lucite methacrylic shade. Ennio Chi...
Steel
Italian Mid-Century Plastic Metal Ciot Floor Lamp by Chiggio for LumenForm, 1973
By Lumenform, Ennio Chiggio
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century plastic and metal Ciot floor lamp by Chiggio for LumenForm, 1973 Ciot floor lamp composed of a hemispherical lampshade in white ple...
Metal, Steel
$3,131Sale Price|20% Off
Postmodern Chrome Adjustable Floor Lamp, Ennio Chiggio, Italy, 1950s
By Ennio Chiggio
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ennio Chiggio; Post-Modern; Industrial; Chrome; Adjustable Floor Lamps, Achille Castiglioni Style, Italy, 1950; Flos Style; Ennio Chiggio post-modern chrome floor lamp, made in the 1950s. The light cap direction is adjustable with a very minimalist mechanism, Italian light design...
Chrome
Ennio Chiggio - Table lamp for Lumenform, italy, 1970
By Ennio Chiggio
Located in PAU, FR
Ennio Chiggio Glass and stainless steel table lamp published by Lumenform, Italy, 1970 60x53x35cm
Stainless Steel
Table Lamp by Claudio Salocchi for Lumenform
By Lumenform, Claudio Salocchi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamp by Claudio Salocchi for Lumenform. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1968. Metal, blown Opal glass. Original EU cord. Recommended Lamping: 120v - 1 Qty E27 Socket w/ a 6...
Glass
$2,779
H 63.78 in Dm 15.36 in
Carlo Nason Five-Light Murano Glass Floor Lamp for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Paris, FR
An Italian five-light floor lamp designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in the 1970s. Five hand-blown white Murano glass diffusers rise at varied heights from slender stainless-steel st...
Stainless Steel
$3,290
H 64.57 in Dm 22.84 in
Model 811 Floor Lamp, Taidetakomo Hakkarainen, Finland, Early 20th Century
By Taidetakomo Hakkarainen
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Model 811 floor lamp, manufactured by Taidetakomo Hakkarainen, Finland, Early 20th Century. Forged iron frame with fabric shade. Good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with ...
Iron
Carlo Nason for Mazzega table lamp , 1970s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Delft, NL
Carlo Nason for Mazzega table lamp , 1970s
Metal
Early 20th Century Brass Floor Lamp
Located in London, London
Brass floor lamp. Elegantly poised, this brass floor lamp takes inspiration from the classic candlestick form, featuring a gracefully tiered column with subtle detailing. The warm p...
Brass
Kazuhide Takahama 'Saori' floor lamp for Gavina - Italy 1973
By Gavina, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in London, GB
Kazuhide Takahama spent much of his career designing for notable European furniture manufacturers such as B&B Italia and Gavina, but several of his pieces reflect the refined simplic...
Fabric, Synthetic
LT300 Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1970s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in bruxelles, BE
Murano blown glass lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega. Model LT 3OO. Each glass part can be turned. Wear due to time and age of the lamp. FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST P...
Metal
Wall Lamp by J. T. Kalmar for Kalmar, 1970s
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar
Located in KUTNO, PL
Refined form and handcrafted craftsmanship — this is SIERRA 5 WA, an iconic wall lamp designed by the Austrian brand J.T. Kalmar in the 1970s. The model consists of five solid gl...
Metal
$1,134 / set
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 3.15 in
Two 1970s brass wall lamps by Rolf Krüger for Heinz Neuhaus Leuchten
Located in München, DE
Two square brass wall lamps from the 1970s. Designed by Rolf Krüger for the manufacturer Heinz Neuhaus Leuchten, Germany. Typical, high-quality Space Age design. The lamp frames are ...
Brass
Carlo Nason Murano Glass Table Lamp for Mazzega, Italy 1970s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Milan, IT
Carlo Nason light yellow murano glass table lamp for Mazzega. Italy 1970s The lampshade is also in Murano glass.
Murano Glass
Vico Magistretti 'Snow' Floor Lamp for Oluce, Italy, 1973
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very rare floor lamp designed by Vico Magistretti for O'luce, 1973. This floor lamp is type ‘Snow’ and was only in production for a very short period because this was a very expensiv...
Carrara Marble, Steel
$562Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.09 in W 4.73 in D 7.88 in
Late 20th Century Space Age "Oliver" Table Lamp by Paolo Piva for Lumenform
By Paolo Piva, Lumenform
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Italian Space Age "Oliver" white table lamp by Paolo Piva for Lumenform, with rotating three-quarter lampshade allowing to direct the light beam. Includes a chromed head ligh...
Plastic
1970s Sintesi Wall Lamp by Gismondi for Artemide
By Ernesto Gismondi
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
Ernesto Gismondi, founder of Artemide (b 1931-2020) “An extremely rare architectural wall lamp from the Sintesi range designed by Ernesto Gismondi in 1976. High quality productio...
Steel
“Triteti” wall lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide , 1970s
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Padova, IT
Ludovico "Vico" Magistretti (Milan, 6 October 1920 - Milan, 19 September 2006) was one of the most important Italian designers, architect and urban planner. His clean and essential d...
Plastic
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 69.3 in W 11.42 in D 9.85 in
Rare Sculptural 'Ritto' Floor Lamp by Leonardi & Stagi for Lumenform, 1972
By Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A beautiful and rare example of the highly sculptural 'Ritto' floor lamp finished in its original and strikingly elegant midnight, 'Prussian blue', almost black, enameled steel. D...
Steel
Suro floor lamp by Ennio Chiggio for Lumenform
By Lumenform, Ennio Chiggio
Located in BE
The striking “Suro” floor lamp was designed by Ennio Chiggio for Lumenform in Italy during the 1970s, embodying the experimental and minimalist spirit of Italian design from the era....
Chrome
Sold
H 57.09 in W 19.69 in D 24.41 in
Vintage Floor Lamp CIOT by Ennio Chiggio for Lumenform, Italy 1970s
By Lumenform, Ennio Chiggio
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage floor lamp model CIOT by Ennio Chiggio for Lumenform, 1970s. Resin structure, opal methacrylate lampshade, chromed metal base and finishes. Excellent condition.
Opal, Metal
Rare Mid Century Italian Model MP Floor Lamp by Ennio Chiggio
By Lumenform, Ennio Chiggio
Located in Detroit, MI
This vintage mid century modern Model MP floor lamp designed by Italian designer Ennio Chiggio for Lumenform in 1968 was produced in Italy circa 1970. Chiggio’s creations are often c...
Metal, Steel, Chrome
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H 73.23 in W 25.99 in D 27.56 in
Sculptural Floor Lamp "Jota" by Ennio Chiggio for Lumenform, 1970s
By Lumenform, Ennio Chiggio
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A striking sculptural floor lamp, model "Jota", designed in the 1970s by Italian artist and designer Ennio Chiggio for Lumenform. Far ahead of its time in both concept and execution,...
Metal, Steel, Chrome, Iron
Sold
H 57.09 in W 19.69 in D 24.41 in
Vintage Floor Lamp CIOT by Ennio Chiggio for Lumenform, Italy 1970s
By Lumenform, Ennio Chiggio
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage floor lamp model CIOT by Ennio Chiggio for Lumenform, 1970s. Resin structure, opal methacrylate lampshade, chromed metal base and finishes. Excellent condition.
Opal, Metal
Wall or Ceiling lamp by Ennio Chiggio for Emmezeta, 1970s
By Ennio Chiggio, Emmezeta
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Wall or ceiling lamp designed by Ennio Chiggio and produced by Emmezeta in the 1970s. The lamp consist of two parts; a metal structure that can be attached to the wall or ceiling, a...
Metal
Ennio Chiggio Floor lamp for LumenForm, Italy 1973.
By Lumenform, Ennio Chiggio
Located in Almelo, NL
Ennio Chiggio Floor lamp for LumenForm, Italy 1973. This is a mid-century floor lamp designed by Ennio Chiggio for LumenForm in 1973. The floor lamp is made of plastic and metal and features a white plexiglass hemispherical lampshade attached to a tubular steel structure. The central design includes a cylinder made of cream-white plastic that houses the bulb. The lamp's base is made of black-painted metal. It's in excellent original condition, with only minor signs of use. Ennio Chiggio was a multidisciplinary artist, sculptor, and designer famous for his Space Age lamps and Environ sofas...
Metal
Lumenform Floor Lamp 1970s Italy
By Ennio Chiggio
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Lampada da terra prodotta da Lumenform nel 1970, struttura in ottone cromato e vetro di Murano soffiato, la particolarità di questa rara lampada sta nel paralume di forma arrotondata...
Brass, Chrome
Floor Lamp Ciot by Ennio Chiggio for Lumenform, Italy, 1970s
By Lumenform, Ennio Chiggio
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Rare Space Age floor lamp model Ciot by the italian designer Ennio Chiggio for the manufacture editor Lumenform. Black resin and metal chrome base, white lucite methacrylic shade. Fa...
Metal
Ennio Chiggio for Lumenform Pendant Lamp, Italy, 1970s
By Lumenform, Ennio Chiggio
Located in Berlin, DE
Ennio Chiggio for lumenform pendant lamp, Italy 1970s 1 x E27 socket Please note: Lamp should be fitted professionally in accordance to local requirements.
Chrome
Ennio Chiggio Floor Lamp Model MP by Lymenform, Italy, 1968
By Lumenform, Ennio Chiggio
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice sculptural shaped floor lamp designed by Ennio Chiggio and manufactured by Lumenform, Italy 1968. This floor lamp has a very nice and unusual shape, the shade can be adjust...
Steel, Chrome
Set of Three Wall Lamps by Ennio Chiggio for Emmezeta, 1970s
By Emmezeta, Ennio Chiggio
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Set of three wall lamps designed by Ennio Chiggio and produced by Emmezeta in the 1970s. The lamps consist of two parts; a metal structure that can be attached to the wall and a t...
Metal