The Tolomeo lamp, designed by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo
Fassina, already met the design conditions that are essential
strategies to the design of a new lamp today in 1987:
→ low material consumption by the product and its accessories;
→ use of non-depletable materials for conservation and
biocompatibility;
→ longevity of product life-cycle;
→ recyclability of the material used;
→ ease of disassembly.
Through the analysis of the Tolomeo lamp’s life cycle, it has
emerged how the greatest environmental impact occurs during
the use phase. Energy consumption is significantly more impactful
than that incurred during the phases of pre-production, production,
distribution and disposal.
Although impacts vary according to the actual time of use of the
appliance, it may be argued that the use phase of a lamp equipped
with a traditional incandescent 100W light source accounts for
more than 90% of the overall environmental impact, assuming it
is turned on for 3 hours a day.
LCA Tolomeo
Tolomeo Mega Floor, Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Photographed by Pierpaolo Ferrari
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