The Bolla Pair, Labelled

A pair of 'Bolla' wall lights designed by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce, the Lucca firm Martinelli founded in 1950. First produced in 1960, the Bolla — "bubble" — is one of the studio's defining designs: a square diffuser of opal-white methacrylate that swells into a soft dome, held at each corner by a rotating brushed-aluminium spacer over a white lacquered backplate. Lit, it reads as a bubble of light lifting off the surface. Both pieces retain the Martinelli Luce label.

Origin: Italy (Lucca, Tuscany)
Sourced in: Milan
Era: Designed 1960; produced c.1960s–1970s
Designer: Elio Martinelli
Manufacturer: Martinelli Luce
Model: Bolla (smaller 26 cm size)
Materials: Opal-white methacrylate diffuser, brushed aluminium corner spacers, white lacquered backplate
Dimensions: 26 × 26cm, each
Attribution: Documented model; both retain the Martinelli Luce label (see photographs)
Condition: Good vintage condition, consistent with age. Diffusers bright, with no cracks apparent in the photographs; minor marks to the aluminium corners possible. Refer to photographs. Sold as a pair.
Electrical: Checked and rewired to AS/NZS standards prior to dispatch. To be installed by a licensed electrician.