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Artemide

Artemide was founded in Milan in 1960 by Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio Mazza. The first lamp — Alfa, designed by Sergio Mazza — dates from 1959. The main factory has been in Pregnana Milanese (Milan) since 1972, the company's registered address remaining Corso Monforte 19, 20122 Milan. Ernesto Gismondi (1931–2020), a trained aeronautical engineer and co-founder of the Memphis movement, received the Compasso d'Oro lifetime achievement award in 1994/1995. The current President and CEO is his widow Carlotta de Bevilacqua. Artemide today operates five factories in Italy, France, Hungary and the USA, with two own glassworks and two R&D centres. The group employs over 750 people, including 60 in R&D. Distribution spans 98–107 countries; 55–60 owned showrooms worldwide.

Artemide is one of the most cited addresses in lighting history. Key milestones: Eclisse (Vico Magistretti, 1967, Compasso d'Oro), Tizio (Richard Sapper, 1972, first halogen table lamp, MoMA permanent collection), Sintesi (Ernesto Gismondi, 1975), Aggregato (Enzo Mari, 1976), Tolomeo (Michele De Lucchi + Giancarlo Fassina, 1987, Compasso d'Oro 1989, 500,000 units produced annually with its own dedicated production line), Fato (Gio Ponti, 1969). In 1991 Artemide acquired VeArt, a historic Venetian glassworks; mouth-blown glass collections followed (Milano-Torino, Milano-Venezia, Venexiana). In 2014 the Danese Milano brand was integrated into the Artemide programme. Current architecture and design collaborations: Foster+Partners (Ixa), BIG/Bjarke Ingels (Gople, Alphabet of Light, La Linea), Herzog & De Meuron (Pipe), Neri&Hu and Atelier OÏ. Technology milestones: patented colour-light system 1995, LiFi research since 2016. Brand philosophy: "The Human Light." Works in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA New York and the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna Rome.

For architects, lighting designers and hospitality specialists, Artemide is the global reference brand for demanding interior and contract lighting — with 60 years of design history, continuous technology leadership and a range spanning the iconic to complex light architecture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artemide

Artemide was founded in Milan in 1960 by Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio Mazza. The first lamp — Alfa, designed by Sergio Mazza — dates from 1959. The main factory has been in Pregnana Milanese (Milan) since 1972, the company's registered address remaining Corso Monforte 19, 20122 Milan. Ernesto Gismondi (1931–2020), a trained aeronautical engineer and co-founder of the Memphis movement, received the Compasso d'Oro lifetime achievement award in 1994/1995. The current President and CEO is his widow Carlotta de Bevilacqua. Artemide today operates five factories in Italy, France, Hungary and the USA, with two own glassworks and two R&D centres. The group employs over 750 people, including 60 in R&D. Distribution spans 98–107 countries; 55–60 owned showrooms worldwide.

Artemide is one of the most cited addresses in lighting history. Key milestones: Eclisse (Vico Magistretti, 1967, Compasso d'Oro), Tizio (Richard Sapper, 1972, first halogen table lamp, MoMA permanent collection), Sintesi (Ernesto Gismondi, 1975), Aggregato (Enzo Mari, 1976), Tolomeo (Michele De Lucchi + Giancarlo Fassina, 1987, Compasso d'Oro 1989, 500,000 units produced annually with its own dedicated production line), Fato (Gio Ponti, 1969). In 1991 Artemide acquired VeArt, a historic Venetian glassworks; mouth-blown glass collections followed (Milano-Torino, Milano-Venezia, Venexiana). In 2014 the Danese Milano brand was integrated into the Artemide programme. Current architecture and design collaborations: Foster+Partners (Ixa), BIG/Bjarke Ingels (Gople, Alphabet of Light, La Linea), Herzog & De Meuron (Pipe), Neri&Hu and Atelier OÏ. Technology milestones: patented colour-light system 1995, LiFi research since 2016. Brand philosophy: "The Human Light." Works in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA New York and the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna Rome.

For architects, lighting designers and hospitality specialists, Artemide is the global reference brand for demanding interior and contract lighting — with 60 years of design history, continuous technology leadership and a range spanning the iconic to complex light architecture.