"Responsible" becomes an integral part of
The Human Light concept that identifies
Artemide’s project. Artemide’s light opens
up to the world of which humans are part
of and is committed to become an actor
aware of the destiny of the natural, social
and civil environment. It becomes an act of
responsibility. The concept of environmental
quality, combined with conscious
consumption, officially becomes the unit of
measurement of the perceptive, expressive
and emotional experience of the project.
In collaboration with the Milan Polytechnic,
research was carried out to assess the
life cycle impact on the environment
of Tolomeo (launched in 1987). Its
sustainability was demonstrated and
guidelines for the development of new
products were outlined, emphasising the
fundamental importance of the efficiency
of the product and its correct use.
2007 Analysis LCA
Artemide opens up a new frontier in
lighting: the My White Light line is
presented. The research is carried on
over the years, starting from coloured
fluorescent tubes with the possibility
of obtaining, by adding red, green and
blue lights in different and appropriate
quantities, the different intensities and
chromatic temperatures of white light, and
the most current developments of Tunable
White technology, with applications of
high-end technologies both in terms of
LED solutions and in terms of management
drivers.
Artemide receives this prestigious
award “for its articulated contribution
to the culture of furnishing, for the
often advanced use of materials and
technologies, also through Ernesto
Gismondi’s design skills, and for the overall
quality of production and image.”
1994 Compasso d’Oro
to the Career
A new manifesto identifying the vision of
Artemide: light at the service of humans
and their needs. Through a research
workshop, Artemide states that humans,
with their activities and rhythms, are at
the centre of the project. The focus is not
the product, but its performance and the
relationship with those who experience
its light.
Thanks to the collaboration with Michele
De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, Artemide
launches Tolomeo, a lamp that, over the
years, has become an iconic “Made in
Italy” symbol, commonly present in homes
and workplaces around the world. Two
years later, Artemide won the Compasso
d’Oro with Tolomeo.
In Milan, Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio
Mazza founded Artemide; the first lamp
was born, Alfa, designed by Sergio Mazza
in 1959.
The first important award for one of the
products that have become icons of the
Artemide collection. Eclisse designed by
Vico Magistretti invites to a new human
interaction with light.
1967 First Compasso d’Oro
"Duties, principles and rights" are stated
to bring the project into the realm of
values but are interpreted as a system
open to comparison and constructive
dialogue. The grid of values expressed
in the Manifesto indicates a vision that
guides the technological trajectory and the
project towards responses to the needs
of individuals while respecting the limited
resources of the planet.
2008 Brief manifesto on
Good Light
The Italian companies of the Artemide
Group have adopted their own
organizational, management and control
model (MOG) pursuant to Legislative
Decree 231/2001 and a common Code
of Ethics that is constantly updated to
incorporate the legislative changes on the
subject.
A specific combination of “red + white
+ blue” LEDs generates light that is not
only suitable to the presentation of nature
but also to its development. It defines
an emission capable of supporting the
correct human perception while creating
spectacular and exciting effects through
dynamic colours and colour temperatures.
2008 Code of Ethics
The collection was created to allow the
integrated management of important
environmental parameters such as air, light
and sound. The lighting design opens up
to embrace an idea of total environmental
quality that depends not only on lighting
performance but also on sound and air
quality for all-round well-being.
The Metamorfosi collection introduces
coloured light as a tool not only for
emotional and scenographic purposes, but
also for human psychophysical well-being,
opening up the possibility of choosing
scenarios that follow our life, our emotions.
Presentation of the first two LED lamps,
Sui and Kaio, designed by Carlotta
de Bevilacqua and Ernesto Gismondi
respectively. The "Led Revolution" began,
well before the European Directives on
energy saving, and over time became
the preferred solution for energy saving,
efficiency and quality of light.
Designed by Richard Sapper, a highly
innovative table lamp designed from the 12
Volt halogen source.
The Pregnana Milanese plant is
inaugurated, where the Artemide
Headquarters are still located to this day.
From the start, Engineer Ernesto Gismondi
invested in growth and in valorising
competencies, know-how and internal
production.
The centre of activities related to product
development. The Centre, with its
optics, electronic design, materials and
light source divisions and a workshop
specialising in the creation of prototypes,
demonstrates how, for Artemide, the
realization of a project has always based
on research, expertise and innovation.
Key:
A calculation tool that was offered
throughout the transition phase
from traditional technologies to LED
technology in order to assess and
compare the energy and economic
impact of different lighting solutions
over time. Developed by Artemide, it
is a digital tool aimed at encouraging a
conscious choice for the most efficient
design solutions, allowing the verification
of their economic sustainability based on
real or hypothetical conditions of use.
2010 RWB patent
1960
A sustainable journey
2008 Human and
Responsible Light
1996 The Human Light
1996 Metamorfosi
1972 Headquarters
Pregnana Milanese
2006 My White Light
1987 Tolomeo
2002 Environmental
total quality
2000 LED Engine
1972 Tizio
1987 Artemide R&D centre
“Giacinto Gismondi”
2011 TCO
Design Milestones
Innovative Vision Manifesto
Cutting-Edge interactions
Environmental & Ethics actions
Company Milestones
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