Artemide masterfully combines traditional craftsmanship with visionary technology, creating lighting solutions that bridge the past and the future. We stand for Italian design with soul – precisely crafted and intelligently connected. Innovation meets tradition – for a new dimension of light.
The unique combination of traditional craftsmanship and forward-looking technologies creates a dynamic interplay that defines the exceptional quality and high standards of many Artemide products. This results in creations that are not only functional but also culturally significant.
In all our endeavors, human well-being is at the center. Intelligent lighting solutions that meet the highest functional and aesthetic standards sustainably enhance the quality of life in both living and working spaces. Every product development aims to create a healthy, sustainable, and inspiring environment that enriches everyday life.
Focusing on people – and improving quality of life through light: as a comprehensive provider of lighting solutions, Artemide supports people in all areas of life.
Working environment
Artemide perfects working conditions with optimally tailored lighting solutions that create ergonomic, healthy, and inspiring work environments. Innovative products and flexible system solutions are customized to suit specific tasks and spaces. This results in sustainable workplaces that equally promote well-being, efficiency, and creativity.
Living environment
With timeless design icons and sophisticated systems, Artemide creates lighting environments that enrich any living space. The perfectly controllable solutions allow for individual adaptation to specific activities and personal preferences. This results in a harmonious interplay of design, atmosphere, quality of life, and sustainability.
Worlds of experience
Light connects. It creates atmosphere and opens up spaces for interaction. Artemide’s lighting solutions adapt to individual needs: sometimes subtle in the background, sometimes deliberately staged as a design element – turning spaces into experiences in harmony with the people who inhabit them.
Ernesto Gismondi developed the vision of “The Human and Responsible Light,” which continues to be a guiding principle for Artemide today.
Focusing on people: this applies both to Artemide’s products and to the company itself, with all its activities and goals.
We improve quality of life and working conditions in a sustainable way, providing premium lighting that stands out from the competition thanks to its visionary technology and bold design.
When we talk about lighting, we never just talk about products – we talk about atmosphere, wellbeing and our customers’ future.
Katja Freitag, Head of Sales Region Central
Artemide has always been a family business. We are rooted in Europe and manufacture in Europe. It is this tradition, team spirit and mutual support within the company that sustain and strengthen us.
Thomas Kreibeck, Head of Sales Region South
Artemide thrives on its enormous innovative strength. Our openness to exploring new things and boldly trying them out is extraordinary, and that is precisely what makes us unique.
Stephan März, Head of Sales Region North
Artemide was born from the vision of a rocket engineer with a strong background in craftsmanship but always looking to the sky. This tension has led to a history that has created icons and, at the same time, shown us the way forward. When we reflect on our past, we can clearly see the path ahead.
Ernesto Gismondi taught us that, despite Artemide’s great history, we must always look ahead because our future lies before us.
Ernesto Gismondi
Born in San Remo in 1931, Ernesto Gismondi combined engineering skills with a visionary entrepreneurial spirit. After graduating in rocket science, he founded Artemide with Sergio Mazza in 1960, establishing the brand as a symbol of design and innovation.
His friendships and creative partnerships with designers such as Vico Magistretti, Michele De Lucchi and Richard Sapper resulted in iconic designs that continue to inspire to this day. As vice-president of the Italian Industrial Design Association, Gismondi promoted Italian design culture and encouraged intergenerational exchange.
He received numerous awards for his lifetime’s work, including the Compasso d’Oro alla Carriera. Until his death in 2020, he remained curious and open-minded, convinced that light not only illuminates spaces, but also fosters connections.
Artemide shapes the history of modern product design with visionary lighting. With lighting solutions that skillfully combine design and architecture, Artemide boldly designs the future – for the well-being of people.
Artemide luminaires are as expressive and individual as the people who created them. Our strength lies in the diversity of our partnerships, and our greatest creative power emerges through mutual exchange. We collaborate internationally with outstanding designers and architects, setting no limits to our creativity – only one shared goal: light that serves the well-being of people.
Ernesto Gismondi / Nur
As the founder of Artemide, Ernesto Gismondi not only shaped the company but also created distinctive designs himself. With Nur, he designed a luminaire of impressive clarity: a reduced form that produces powerful, direct light as well as soft, indirect illumination.
It embodies Gismondi’s belief that innovation does not contradict simplicity but rather draws its strength from it. Nur is an expression of his ability to unite technical precision with design essence – an archetype that reflects the spirit of Artemide.
Carlotta de Bevilacqua / Funivia
As designer, entrepreneur and president of Artemide, Carlotta de Bevilacqua shapes the brand in a unique way. She created luminaires such as Somnĭum, Funivia, Vector, Helgoland, Coherence, and Antarktikós.
Her works stand for visionary technologies while embodying a sense of human connection. They unite research and responsibility — always with the goal of shaping light as a source of well-being and sustainability.
Michele De Lucchi / Tolomeo
For decades, Tolomeo by Michele De Lucchi has shaped the face of Artemide. With Tolomeo, De Lucchi created one of the world’s most renowned desk lamps – honored with the Compasso d’Oro and still today a symbol of flexibility and elegance.
Series such as Castore and Logico also reflect his sense of lightness, precision, and the human dimension. His designs have become icons, embodying Artemide’s philosophy: light as a design element that enriches people’s lives.
Richard Sapper / Tizio
The designer shared a close partnership with Artemide. Together, they made design history with the Tizio of 1972: a luminaire that set new standards with its innovative counterweight system and invisible cable management.
In the collaboration with Artemide, Sapper’s technical precision and design clarity found the space to become an icon.
BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group / Alphabet of Light
Technology, sustainability, and visionary design define the collaboration between the internationally renowned architecture firm and Artemide. With designs such as Alphabet of Light, La Linea, Stellar Nebula, Vine Light, and Gople, BIG shapes a new generation of luminaires that connect architecture and nature.
Their work is both experimental and poetic — translating complex ideas into clear forms and reflecting Artemide’s commitment to shaping light as a technology for the future.
Herzog & de Meuron / Unterlinden
The collaboration of Herzog & de Meuron with Artemide resulted in luminaires such as Unterlinden, Pipe, and Dreispitz, which combine the highest technical precision with a surprising, often sculptural formal language.
The architects are renowned for their material research and meticulous attention to detail, qualities that are also evident in their lighting designs for Artemide. Their work demonstrates how architecture, design, and light can seamlessly intertwine.
Artemide understands light as a responsibility. Using resources mindfully does not mean compromising on power — on the contrary: with precision, research, and respect for the environment, luminaires are created that achieve maximum impact with minimal input. Efficiency and expressiveness, technology and sensitivity come together. Sustainability and performance are not contradictory but rather merge into a unity that illuminates the present without burdening the future.
Patents
Artemide stands for innovation and continuous research. The large number of patents is a visible expression of this attitude and proves how consistently the company translates its vision into unique solutions.
Emissions
The 2023 report shows a 52% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions compared to the first measurement year. Artemide is consistently committed to sustainably reducing consumption and emissions.
Employees
Several hundred people work for Artemide worldwide, including 60 in the company’s own research and development center and 56 solely dedicated to serving the German-speaking markets.
Tons of CO²
For 25 years, 3,375 m² of solar panels at the company headquarters in Italy have been saving significant amounts of greenhouse gases.
Effiency
New lighting systems such as Somnĭum, Helgoland, A.39 and Hoy achieve an exceptionally high efficiency with Artemide’s patented Refractive technology.
For Artemide, sustainability has always been part of its identity. Today, as the topic is more urgent than ever, we see ourselves as an active and responsible shaper of the future. Through research, innovation, and a strong ethos, Artemide demonstrates that light can be both powerful and resource-efficient — a contribution to a world where progress and responsibility are inseparably linked.
Somnĭum
Somnĭum is an innovative lighting system that seamlessly integrates optics, structure, and production into a single, sophisticated solution. At its core is a patented optical cell that combines lens and reflector into one element. Its refined geometry directs the light beam with precision, achieving unparalleled visual comfort with a UGR value of <16 for a glare-free lighting experience.
Criosfera
Criosfera is inspired by the ice cores that scientists extract from the depths of Antarctica to study the past and present state of our climate — the perfect symbol of climate change. The mouth-blown glass luminaire reminds us that we are not only responsible for the crisis but also capable of contributing to its solution. It provides gentle, pleasant light while serving as a powerful call to action.
Internode
Internode by Stephen Philips, Arup, combines sustainable materials with outstanding engineering. The laminated bamboo structure is lightweight, stable and durable. Precisely crafted friction joints and counterweights made of Zamak ensure perfect balance and smooth, fluid movement.
Artemide is light in all its dimensions, from iconic designer luminaires that make a bold statement, to flexible architectural luminaires that can adapt to any space or environment. As a comprehensive provider, Artemide covers all levels and areas of application, from private living spaces to complex projects and from individual details to comprehensive lighting solutions. The result is a diverse yet unified portfolio of intelligent lighting solutions that adapt to every requirement and environment.
Artemide is increasingly evolving from a company that manufactures products into a provider of comprehensive lighting solutions and digital services.
Steffen Salinger, Managing Director
Artemide is a company with a rich history and a clear vision for the future. We remain consistently true to our corporate philosophy: ‘The Human and Responsible Light’.
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