Artemide
Tolomeo (1986), Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo FassinaFounded in 1960 by Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio Mazza, Artemide is an design company, specialized in the manufacture of lighting. Artemide’s most iconic object is the Tolomeo desk lamp, a true icon of Italian modern design.
Designed in 1986 by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, the original Tolomeo consists of a base, two aluminum arms with steel tension cables that create a tension structure, and a matte aluminum head that can swivel 360°. In 1989, the Tolomeo won the Compasso d’Oro design prize. In the dot-com period, the Tolomeo became a status symbol and featured in most high-tech companies as well as in architectural and graphic design offices.
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