Artemide - Castore suspension lamp 25
The design of the spherical diffuser is enhanced by the presence of a luminous stem, with a soft and tapered line, which constitutes the gentle transition from the intense light of the diffuser to the shadow area of the lamp structure. Rose and stem in thermoplastic resin, blown glass diffuser.
Michele De Lucchi
Protagonist of radical architectural movements such as Cavart, Alchimia and Memphis. He has designed lamps and furniture for the most important Italian and European companies, realizing architectural projects in Italy and in the world. In 1990 he created "private production" to give continuity to the experience of Memphis and, above all, to design and create experimental objects, free from patronage, with maximum freedom of expression. He was awarded the Officer of the Italian Republic for merits in the field of design and architecture. He is also Full Professor at the Design Faculty of the Politecnico di Milano and Academic at the Accademia Nazionale di San Luca in Rome. Designed for Alessi the Electric Kettle Plissè.
Huub Ubbens
Studio was founded in Milan in 2005, and has been based in Montpellier in the south of France for 10 years. In the Huub Ubbens studio the effort is aimed at the design of pure and timeless products, a feature that has become their main signature. Over the years they have worked with this approach for companies such as Panasonic, Castorama, Colosio-Arditi, BBB Italia, Innobiz, Artemide, 3M and Danese Milano. Their major design inspiration comes from street anthropology, transculturation and the art world. They operate mainly in the field of furniture, lighting and also wellness.
For seven years, the Huub Ubbens studio headed the design department of the Milan lighting company Artemide. While working for Danese and Artemide, Huub also collaborated with designers such as Vico Magistretti, Michele De Lucchi, Naoto Fukasawa, James Irvine and Enzo Mari.
Founded in 1960 by Ernesto Gismondi, Artemide is based in Pregnana Milanese, Italy, and operates through 24 subsidiaries. Its distribution network includes 55 branded showrooms in the main cities around the world. Artemide products are distributed in 98 countries. With five manufacturing units in Italy, France, Hungary, and Canada, two glass-works, and one Research & Development centre supported by prototyping labs and groundbreaking tests, the Artemide Group currently has more than 750 employees, including 60 engaged in R&D, thus confirming the key role of innovation in the Group's success. At Artemide, technological research, partnerships with outstanding architects, as well as sociocultural investigation have been from the outset at the origin of innovative projects capable to illuminate the future with unabated power.
oday the Artemide collections convey a unique mix of values: the approach to human and responsible light goes hand in hand with design and material savoir faire, combining next-generation technology with ancient wisdoms, a perfect expression of sustainable design.
