Artemide has been a worldwide leader in lighting design with an unparalleled commitment to technological innovation, research, and human interaction. Established in 1959 by Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio Mazza, the company specializes in manufacturing lighting designed by architects and has created award-winning collaborations with designers like Naoto Fukasawa, David Chipperfield, Zaha Hadid, Jean Nouvel, Karim Rashid, and Herzog & de Meuron.

Two icons of modern Italian design in Artemide’s product line are the Tizio Desk Lamp by Richard Sapper and the Tolomeo Desk Lamp by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, both in the permanent collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Museum of Modern Art.