Angelo Gaetano Sciolari (1927-1994) was the owner of Sciolari Lighting and designer for the Italian manufacturer Stilnovo in the 1950s. It was while working for Stilnovo that Sciolari "created his most recognizable and celebrated designs, a series of multi-light chandeliers fashioned with both glossy and matte metal, conjuring up futuristic visions of the dawning

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." Throughout the 1960s, 70s, and 80s his designs were in demand, with his designs imported to the American market by

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& Progress Lighting. During this same period, his designs appeared prominently in popular television and film due to their luxurious and futuristic appearance. He have up workin in film, to pursue architecture.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sciolari, Gaetano 1927 births 1994 deaths 20th-century Italian businesspeople Italian designers