Poliarte production

Poliarte was an Italian lighting manufacturer active mainly from the 1960s through the 1970s, a period marked by bold experimentation and rapid innovation in Italian design. Based in Verona, Poliarte became known for producing highly distinctive lighting that combined industrial manufacturing with artistic expression, placing the company firmly within the avant-garde spirit of postwar Italian lighting design.

Poliarte specialized in lamps made from thick molded and pressed glass, often paired with chrome-plated or lacquered metal structures. Their designs are immediately recognizable for their geometric forms, strong textures, and optical effects, frequently using ribbed, faceted, or bubble-patterned glass to refract and diffuse light in dramatic ways. The lighting range included table lamps, wall sconces, ceiling lights, and chandeliers, many of which function as sculptural objects even when unlit.

The company collaborated with designers such as Carlo Nason, whose work for Poliarte is especially sought after today. Nason’s designs explored modularity and architectural composition, creating lamps that could be combined into larger lighting systems or used as standalone statement pieces. Poliarte’s production often reflects influences from space-age aesthetics, brutalism, and Italian modernism, resulting in lighting that feels both futuristic and materially rich.

Poliarte lamps were designed not only to illuminate spaces but to define them, making strong visual statements in both private and public interiors. Although the company ceased production in the late 1970s, Poliarte lighting is now highly collectible and regarded as an important chapter in the history of Italian design—valued for its craftsmanship, innovative use of glass, and unmistakably bold character.