We use Cookies on this website to ensure the best possible service. Here's why accept new item has been added en IT FR DE ES /home /Identity Identity History Designers Awards Artemide, one of the global leaders of the residential illumination sector, is always synonym with design, innovation and made in Italy. Situated at Pregnana Milanese, the Artemide Group (certification ISO 9001 and ISO 17025) has an ample international distribution presence in which the single brand showrooms sprouts in the most important cities in the world and Artemide distributes its products through a broad network of retailers and dealers supported by global partnerships with major architecture and lighting design firms. Founded in 1960s, Artemide is one of the most known illumination brands in the world. Known for its "The Human Light" philosophy, Artemide boasts high skills in light design and innovation, with products originating from research and high-quality manufacturing. The company filed lots of patents on inventions in time for the development of innovative technological, mechanical, and opto-electrical solutions (10 patents filed in 2016 alone). Artemide has contributed to the history of the international design with products like Eclisse (1967, from Vico Magistretti), Tolomeo (1989, from Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina), Pipe (2004, from Herzog & De Meuron) and the IN-EI Collection (2014, Issey Miyake), all showed at the Compasso D'oro Awards. In 1994 Artemide received The "Compaso D'oro" career Award and European Design Prize In 1997 and "Leonardo italian Quality Prize" in 2012. The Artemide Lamps are considered on an international level as Design Icons of contemporary design; they are exhibited in most museums of modern art and design collections. (MoMA - New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York, Victoria and Albert Museum - Londra, Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnica - Milano, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna - Roma, Parigi, Centre Georges Pompidou ecc.). Artemide has always collaborated with the most famous international designers and actively promotes workshops with design schools in order to find the best young talents. In its pursuit of innovation, Artemide partnered for research with outstanding Italian and international Universities. Download the company profile in PDF Read More "One cannot live on only light bulbs, one lives on innovations." Ernesto Gismondi President Next Factory Research and testing on lighting concept, innovation and technology in light control and management, great attention to environmentally sustainable materials and, in general, to ecological requirements, and a deep-rooted devotion to design are values which distinguish Artemide and represent the ideas on which his products are based. In the heart of this activity is the Giacinto Gismondi centre of innovation in Pregnana Milanese. With it optics division, electronics projects, materials and luminary sources, the centre develops and sharpens every new product from concept to industrial production, in order to guarantee best results in regards to quality and international standards. In 2015 a new Centre for innovation was established, equipped with certified labs, to support all the steps of product development, from research through to market launch. The lab is staffed with qualified technicians trained to perform photometric tests, electrical and electromagnetic safety tests (the lab is eligible for IMQ and UL certification), mechanical tests, as well as tests on the quality of materials and finishes. The company's outstanding manufacturing know-how was developed in time and constantly updated in the light of new technologies, both at the manufacturing unit in Pregnana Milanese and at the other factories of the group in Telgate (BG) and Venice, Italy; St. Florent, France; and Paks, Hungary. Vision, values, research, competence, and manufacturing skills translate into the design of beautiful, timeless products. Next Follow Us Newsletter Subscribe Store Locator Find our stores North America Visit website Cloud Jobs Contact us 5 Years Warranty Code of Ethics Privacy Policy Terms and Conditions Copyright©2018 Artemide S.p.A. – All Rights Reserved – TVA (IT)00846890150