Founded in 1960, it is one of the world's best-known lighting brands. Today, Artemide is synonymous with design, lighting expertise and innovation, with products that are an expression of research and high-quality production. Numerous invention patents have been obtained for technological, mechanical and optoelectronic innovations developed over the years (10 patent applications were filed in 2016 alone). Artemide has produced works such as Eclisse (1967, Vico Magistretti), Tolomeo (1989, Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina) Pipe (2004, Herzog & De Meuron) and the IN-EI collection (2014, Issey Miyake), all of which were awarded the Compasso d'Oro award. He contributed to international design history with his products.
Artemide has always collaborated with the most famous international designers and actively promoted workshops with design schools to discover the best talents among the young generation. On its path to innovation, it has also established research collaborations with prestigious Italian and international universities. Artemide's lamps are internationally recognized as icons of contemporary design: they are exhibited in the world's leading modern art museums and design collections.