Tolomeo Mega Terra, satijn 42 (dim)

De geschiedenis van de Italiaanse producent van technische verlichting Artemide gaat terug tot 1958. Het doel was om lampen te ontwerpen met daarin een verfijnde balans van vorm, functie, innovatie en efficiëntie. Vele succesvolle producten en een groot aantal gewonnen prijzen later kan vandaag de dag worden gesteld dat dit doel bereikt is. Het vermogen om te begrijp wat mensen verwachten van licht en het bieden van oplossingen waarin functionaliteit en ontwerp worden gecombineerd zijn de sterke punten van Artemide.

Michele De Lucchi, architect and designer, was born in Ferrara in 1951. After completing his degree at the University of Florence, he began teaching at the same institution. In the \'70s and \'80s he was a member of and designed for studio Alchimia and was one of those who introduced the use of decorative geometric motifs on laminated plastic made famous by Memphis. In 1979 he became a consultant to the Ivrea branch of Olivetti, for which he also became Design Director in 1992. He achieved lasting notoriety with Tolomeo, the best-selling contemporary design lamp in the world, produced in every possible version, which won him the Golden Compass in 1989. His collaborations include designs for Artemide, Dada Cucine, Kartell, Matsushita, Maser and Poltrona Frau. He has elaborated various theories about the evolution of the workplace environment and has developed experimental projects for Compaq Computers, Philips, Siemens and Vitra.