FontanaArte Bilia Mini Portable Table Lamp

Milano, Italy 🇮🇹

The Bilia Mini Portable takes Gio Ponti's sphere-on-a-cone lamp off the cord: a wireless, dimmable light with USB-C charging, in six finishes.

A perfect balance of sphere and cone, born from Gio Ponti's vision in 1932. Portable takes that magic everywhere: wireless light, USB-C charging, dimmable glow, and refined finishes.

The Design Story

Gio Ponti designed the original Bilia in 1932, the year he founded FontanaArte with Pietro Chiesa. The Portable version, dated 2026, keeps the balance of sphere and cone and makes it wireless.

About the Designer

Gio Ponti was an architect, painter, graphic artist and set designer. He graduated from Milan Polytechnic in 1920 and in 1926 founded the magazine Domus with editor Gianni Mazzocchi, staying on as editor until his death. He took over the art direction of Luigi Fontana in 1931 and in 1932 founded FontanaArte with Pietro Chiesa. He helped promote the Compasso d'Oro Award, was a founding member of ADI, and taught at Milan Polytechnic. His buildings include the Pirelli skyscraper in Milan, Taranto Cathedral and Villa Planchart in Caracas. For FontanaArte he created the 0024, Bilia, Pirellina and Pirellone lamps and the Tavolino 1932 table, some of which are still in production.

Why You'll Love It

• Cordless: move it from desk to table to terrace
• USB-C charging
• Dimmable, diffused light
• Six finishes, from matt white to brass

About the Light

Integrated LED, 1.8 W, 100 lm, 2700 K, CRI over 90. Dimmable, with diffused emission.

Product Details

Finishes and SKUs

Documents

• Technical sheet
• Instructions

Frequently Asked Questions: FontanaArte Bilia Mini Portable Table Lamp by Gio Ponti

Who designed the FontanaArte Bilia Mini Portable table lamp?

The Bilia was designed by Gio Ponti in 1932, the year he founded FontanaArte with Pietro Chiesa. The FontanaArte Bilia Mini Portable table lamp is the 2026 cordless version of that design: it keeps Ponti's perfect balance of a sphere resting on a cone and frees it from the wall socket.

Is the FontanaArte Bilia Mini Portable table lamp cordless?

Yes. FontanaArte describes the Bilia Mini Portable as a wireless light. Once charged, it can be carried from a desk to a dining table, a bedside or a bookshelf without a cord, which makes it a natural choice for rooms where there is no outlet close to where the light is wanted.

How is the Bilia Mini Portable charged?

The Bilia Mini Portable table lamp charges by USB-C, so it can be topped up with a standard USB-C cable rather than a dedicated cord. The maker's instructions for the portable version are linked in the documents section above.

Is the Bilia Mini Portable dimmable?

Yes. The FontanaArte Bilia Mini Portable table lamp is dimmable, so its glow can be set from a gentle accent to a brighter light for the table. That makes it as useful for a relaxed dinner as for a bedside.

What light source does the Bilia Mini Portable use?

It uses an integrated LED of 1.8 W, rated 100 lm at a warm 2700 K, with a CRI over 90 for faithful color rendering. The emission is diffused, so the lamp glows softly rather than casting a hard beam, true to the character of the original Gio Ponti Bilia.

What finishes does the FontanaArte Bilia Mini Portable come in?

Six finishes are offered: Matt White, Matt Black, Brass, Brushed Copper, Brushed Nickel and Glossy Nickel Black. The matt finishes read as quiet and graphic, while brass, brushed copper and the nickel finishes bring warmth and a metallic sheen to the cone-and-sphere silhouette.

What is the Bilia Mini Portable made of?

The Bilia Mini Portable table lamp is made of glass and metal. It is designed in Milano by FontanaArte, and it brings Ponti's 1932 sphere-and-cone classic into contemporary, collector and minimalist interiors alike, now without a cord.

Shipping Info

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