Nemo - Borne Bèton Petite table lamp

It was 1952 when Le Corbusier designed Borne Béton for the outdoor area of the Unité d’Habitation in Marseille and to enlighten Bhakra Dam, Sukhna Dam in India. An early experiment in the use of concrete for a collection of lamps along the lines of Brutalist architecture. Raw, spartan concrete is combined with a built-in LED source, combining different volumes emphasised by light. The small aesthetic and finishing variations make each Borne Béton a unique project.

Le Corbusier

Charles-Edouard Janneret, known as Le Corbusier, was born in La Chaux-de-fonds in Switzerland in 1887. His true homeland is considered France, his main theatre of all critical and planning activities, where he died in 1965. From 1906 to 1914 he travelled to many European countries, staying mainly in Vienna, where he came into contact with the Viennese Secession, and in Berlin where, in the studio of Peter Beherens, he met Gropius and Mies Van Der Rohe. In 1907 Le Corbusier visited the main Italian cities, obtaining an abundant notebook of sketches of the architectures of the past, with notes on materials, colours and shapes on the margins of each drawing.  This allows him to acquire a cultural background rooted in the past and to highlight his passion for architecture. In 1917 Le Corbusier settled in Paris from 1922 he opened an architecture studio and he dedicated himself to the design with constancy, passion and unparalleled imagination.

Nemo

Nemo, founded in Milan in 1993 by Franco Cassina, is a leading company in the field of lighting, a name that has its roots in a history of innovation that has always inspired Italian and international design. Owned by Federico Palazzari, today Nemo creates the "Masters" collection, a unique selection of lamps designed by masters of the twentieth century such as Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand, Vico Magistretti, Franco Albini and Kazuhide Takahama. In addition to these projects, Nemo is also dedicated to the creation of contemporary icons, collaborating with designers including Mario Bellini, Jean Nouvel, Andrea Branzi, Bernhard Osann and Arihiro Miyake.
In 2020, with the acquisition of the historic Turin lighting company Ilti Luce, comes to life Nemo Studio that is committed to pursuing the search for innovative solutions for architectural lighting in the museum, retail and outdoor sectors.
Today Nemo, based in Milan and subsidiaries in France and the United States, has a distribution network in more than 40 countries.