An Italian classic, brought back
Jeep was designed in 1969 by Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi for the Italian editor Lumenform in Scorzè. More than fifty years later, its form has not aged a day — an aluminium cylinder, a Fresnel lens, a visible articulation mechanism. Not a decorative detail: every element is structural.
Antifer reissues Jeep faithful to the original drawing, with today's materials and finishes. This is not a nostalgic reproduction — it is an object that has crossed the decades because its formal logic remains true.
Table lamp, wall sconce
Placed on a bedside table, a desk or a console, it lights through its front lens with a concentrated, soft beam. Wall-mounted, it becomes a directional sconce — hallway, headboard, reading nook.
This dual function is inscribed in the original drawing. Leonardi and Stagi conceived an object that adapts to the room, not the reverse. One purchase, two uses.
Fresnel lens
The optical heart of Jeep is a Fresnel lens — the same principle as maritime lighthouses. The lens concentrates the light into a broad, even beam, without glare. The light is gentle to the eye yet directional enough to read, work or illuminate a wall.
Manual articulation directs the beam. Wing nuts and compression springs hold the lamp firmly in the chosen position — it stays exactly where you place it.
Adjustable to the last degree
The wing nut releases the articulation axis. The reflector pivots freely, holds its position. A mechanism conceived in 1969 — still the most direct way to direct a beam of light exactly where it belongs.
Cesare Leonardi & Franca Stagi
Cesare Leonardi (1935–2021) and Franca Stagi (1937–2008) founded their studio in Modena in 1963. For twenty years they produced some of the most radical pieces of Italian design — the Nastro (Ribbon) chair, the Dondolo rocker, the Jeep lamp.
Their principle: all structural elements are part of the design. No covers, no cladding, no concealed parts. What holds the object is what draws it. Their work is held at MoMA in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Vitra Design Museum.
See it from every angle
More than fifty years after it was drawn, the Jeep reveals its formal logic from every angle: aluminium cylinder, Fresnel lens, visible articulation. Nothing decorative — every element is structural.
Aluminium body
The Jeep body is entirely aluminium — light, strong, recyclable. Hinges, wing nuts and compression springs are visible and functional.
This is the Leonardi & Stagi philosophy in its most legible form: show the construction rather than hide it. The finish is precise — matt powder coating in earth red or midnight blue — but it does not dress up anything. It protects what is already beautiful by its logic.
In light, at home
Bedside table, desk, entryway console, reading nook, living-room side table — Jeep finds its place in every living space. Its character does not go unnoticed.
As a wall sconce, it transforms a corridor, a landing or a headboard. On its own or in a series, in earth red or midnight blue — every configuration tells a different story.
