Gyros desk lamp by Emmanuelle Colboc for Artemide, 1980s

A refined and architecturally composed table lamp designed by Piero Castiglioni and Roberto Menghi in 1981 for Fontana Arte. This sculptural piece features a frosted cylindrical glas...

This pendant light was produced by Maison Lucien Gau, a French manufacturer founded in 1860. It is a rare type of lighting that reflects light from the socket at the bottom onto a ci...

Italian designer and engineer Ernesto Gismondi is widely recognized for his significant contributions to the field of Italian lighting design through his involvement with Artemide, a renowned lighting company that he co-founded in 1960. Gismondi, born in 1931 in San Remo, pursued his academic studies in Aeronautical Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Milan. He successfully completed his degree in 1957 and further expanded his knowledge by obtaining a second degree in Missile Engineering from the Professional School of Engineering in Rome in 1959. In collaboration with engineer and designer Sergio Mazza, who was born in Milan in 1931, Gismondi established Artemide with the vision of creating timeless and technologically innovative products. As the co-founders, they both played instrumental roles in shaping Artemide's evolving product lines over the following decades. They also led the company's mission to develop unique and architecturally-inspired lamps, pendants, and other fixtures by collaborating with prominent design talents from across the globe. Notable among Gismondi's designs for Artemide are the Sintesi Series (1976), encompassing table lamps, floor lamps, clamp lamps, and sconces, along with the Tholos Wall Lamp (1979), the Tebe Floor Lamp (1970s), and the Zen Floor Lamp...

Designed by Carlo Vietri for Eleusi in the 1980s, this metal desk lamp embodies the era’s functional elegance and modern aesthetic. Its sleek, structured form showcases a mastery of ...