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Dodona 300 bookcase by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide - Italy - 70's.

About the Item

Modular bookcase with adjustable shelves. Plastic material. The legendary Italian company Artemide was founded in the province of Milan in 1959 by the designer and engineer Ernesto Gismondi, born in Sanremo in 1931, and by the designer Sergio Mazza, born in Milan in 1931. designing the Alfa Lamp, the company's first successful product, one year before the launch of Artemide. In the following decades, both founders continue to create new designs for Artemide's ever-evolving collections, whose goal is to develop distinctive products, also including suspension and ceiling lamps, in collaboration with the major design talents from all over the world. For more than 50 years, Artemide's approach has dictated the pace of design innovation with sophisticated products, which often ended up on the pages of books dealing with the history of design. Many pieces have been acquired from the collections of museums around the world, from the MoMA and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, to the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan, the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome, and the Georges Pompidou Center in Paris.

Creator:

Ernesto Gismondi (Designer),Artemide (Manufacturer)

Dimensions:

Height: 82.68 in (210 cm)Width: 89.77 in (228 cm)Depth: 11.42 in (29 cm)

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Plastic

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

1970-1979

Date of Manufacture:

1972

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Padova, IT

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU6345230913062

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Artemide is an iconic firm in the design world. The mid-century Italian company is one of the best known lighting manufacturers and its award-winning fixtures are held in museum collections everywhere. Vintage Artemide table lamps, pendants, ceiling lamps and other lighting represent a thoughtful merge between functionalism and eye-catching design.

Artemide, which is based in Pregnana, was founded by Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio Mazza in 1959. During that year, Mazza created the first table lamp for the manufacturer — a modernist work in glass, marble and metal that he called the Alfa. Gismondi, who studied aeronautical engineering at the Polytechnic University of Milan and missile engineering at Rome’s Professional School of Engineering, applied his knowledge of cutting edge technology and materials such as fiberglass resin to Artemide’s designs for lighting and furniture.

In 1967, Artemide won Italy’s Compasso d'Oro design award for its Eclisse table lamp, which was designed by Vico Magistretti two years earlier. Other award-winning fixtures include the Tizio table lamp designed by Richard Sapper and the Tolomeo table lamp.

Designed by Michele de Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, the Tolomeo featured the patented George Carwardine mechanism used in the original Anglepoise lamp. De Lucchi would later be recruited to join visionary postmodern design collective the Memphis Group. Artemide’s Gismondi purchased the brand after founder Ettore Sottsass dismantled the collective in 1988, and it was bought by Alberto Bianchi Albrici in 1996.

Artemide’s list of design, innovation, sustainability and other industry awards is long and distinguished. The firm continues to actively collaborate with internationally revered designers and seek out new talent through workshops with design schools. The company’s deeply held values — energy-saving lighting, sustainable design and ethically sourced materials — characterize its current offerings, and Artemide furniture and lighting can be found in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and other institutions.

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