Artemide is a leading manufacturer of lighting fixtures, including suspension, ceiling, table, floor, and wall lamps. Known for innovation, Artemide designs according to their simple philosophy of creating "the human light"—intelligent light that responds to people, "concentrated on the concept of the context of life, understood as a specific microenvironment in which an event occurs where one or more persons are the protagonist." The company uses this guiding aesthetic to help them design flexible and adaptable products with optimal light quality and minimal environmental impact.
Founded by Ernesto Gismondi in 1959, Artemide operates worldwide, with 16 subsidiaries and affiliated companies, 35 exclusive distributors, and production facilities in Italy, France, Germany, the USA, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. The company manufactures lighting for both private and public venues, offering lamps that work "for moments of relaxation at home, but also large sophisticated installations."
In its quest to create human light, Artemide designs products for different light contexts and atmospheres. To this end, the company works with traditional materials such as glass and new materials such as titanium. Artemide is also known for its collaborations with international designers: Michele De Lucchi, Giancarlo Fassina, Zaha Hadid, Ross Lovegrove, Alberto Nason, and Karim Rashid, among others.
1959
Private
500-10,000
1980 New Highway
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Tel 631.694.9292
Fax 631.694.9275
www.artemide.us