This rare globe table lamp by Selenova was manufactured in Italy in the 1970s and is a beautiful example of how Italian lighting design managed to bring together technique, atmosphere, and sculptural form in a single object. On the vintage market, Selenova is consistently linked to refined Italian glass and chrome lamps from the 1960s and 1970s, often with a distinct Space Age or modernist appearance.
What makes this model so special is its internal play of colors . Inside, there are multiple colored lights — including red, yellow, and blue — combined with a clear light source. As a result, this lamp acts almost as an early precursor to what is so popular today as color-controlled mood lighting. Comparable Selenova globe lamps explicitly mention four colored lights in combination with the glass globe construction.
The glass features a beautiful transition from opaline to clear , ensuring the light is not harsh or direct, but rather soft and diffused throughout the room. This interplay of glass, color, and transparency makes this lamp sculptural during the day and almost magical in its effect at night. The chrome base gives the whole a sleek, futuristic look and reinforces the typical Italian seventies character.
The maker also lends extra weight to this piece. Although there is little central archival material available online regarding Selenova itself, marketplaces and galleries clearly show that the brand was active in the 1960s and 1970s with glass lighting, chrome constructions, and experimental color and form combinations , including models by designers such as Luigi Massoni and Carlo Nason . This confirms that Selenova operated within the higher segment of Italian glass and lighting design from that period.
This is a highly sought-after model among collectors , not only for its appearance but also because of its rarity and the particularly atmospheric effect of the light. A beautiful and rare vintage object that will shine in your interior.
