Model 363 is one of Tito Agnoli’s earliest and most celebrated lighting designs for Oluce. Created in 1955, the lamp reflects Agnoli’s characteristic pursuit of functional simplicity, combining a refined metal structure with a precisely engineered adjustable shade. The slender nickel-plated and brass support carries an enamelled aluminium reflector, creating a balanced composition of industrial clarity and elegant proportion.

Selected for the Compasso d’Oro in 1955, Model 363 represents an important moment in Italian post-war design, anticipating the minimalist language that would become central to modern lighting. Through its restrained form and technical intelligence, the lamp demonstrates Agnoli’s ability to transform practical elements into a timeless sculptural object.

About the designer

Tito Agnoli (1931–2012) was an Italian architect and designer whose work became an important part of the post-war Italian design movement. Born in Lima, Peru, he moved to Italy after the Second World War and studied architecture at the Politecnico di Milano, where he later worked as assistant to Gio Ponti and Carlo De Carli.

From the 1950s onwards, Agnoli developed a refined approach to furniture and lighting design, characterised by simplicity, technical innovation and carefully balanced proportions. He collaborated with leading Italian manufacturers including Arflex, Oluce, Molteni, Poltrona Frau and Matteo Grassi, creating designs that combined functional clarity with elegant modern forms.

Known especially for his lighting designs, Agnoli explored new materials and technologies to create objects of enduring elegance. His work received international recognition, including a gold medal at NeoCon Chicago in 1986, and several of his designs are held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.