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1960
Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio Mazza found Artemide in Milan; the first lamp, Alfa, is designed by Sergio Mazza in 1959.
1965
The lamp Polluce is designed by Enzo Mari in cooperation with Anna Fasolis
1967
Compasso d'Oro Award for the lamp Eclisse, designed by Vico Magistretti.
1969
The collaboration with Gio Ponti gives life to Fato, still an iconic lamp.
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1970
Selene is created as an early example of stackable chair produced with plastics using the innovative compression moulding technology, part of experiments on furniture.
1972
Richard Sapper designs Tizio, the first lamp with a halogen light source, which becomes in time a symbol of Italian design in the world.
1972
The first manufacturing facility is opened in Pregnana Milanese, still the company headquarters.
1975
Sintesi is the first product designed by Ernesto Gismondi.
1976
After the success of Polluce, Enzo Mari designs Aggregato, also a best-selling item, with the technical support of Giancarlo Fassina.
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1980
Artemide opens its first subsidiary in the United States of America.
1982
The first collaboration with designer Ettore Sottsass gives life to Callimaco and, one year later, to Pausania.
1985
With Aton bar, the first Artemide system is created, giving life to the Litech division, a predecessor of Artemide Architectural.
1987
In cooperation with Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, Artemide launches Tolomeo, a lamp that becomes, in time, a symbol of made-in-Italy design, featured in homes and work places all around the world. Awarded with a Compasso d'Oro two years later.
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1991
Artemide acquires VeArt, an historical Venetian glassworks facility with which mouth-blown glass collections are launched, including Milano-Torino in 1991 and Milano-Venezia and Venexiana in 1993.
1995
Artemide receives the prestigious "Compasso d'Oro Award for lifetime achievement".
1995
A patented technological innovation gives life to a collection introducing the use of coloured light, as well as a different relation with light management, offering the opportunity to select scenarios that underline our life and emotions.
1996
Light Fields, a publication deriving from workshops on light perception and culture.
1996
The Human Light is the new manifesto expressing the vision of Artemide: light at the service of man and of his needs.
1997
The Artemide Architectural division is created.
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2000
The new Modern Classic collection brings together the iconic products of Artemide.
2000
The first two LED lamps Sui and Kaio, are introduced, designed, respectively, by Carlotta de Bevilacqua and Ernesto Gismondi. It is the beginning of the "Led Revolution".
2004
Compasso d'Oro Award for the lamp Pipe, designed by Herzog & De Meuron.
2004
A collection for total environmental quality through Air, Light, Sound, and Other.
2006
Artemide opens a new frontier in lighting: the My White Light line is introduced, based on years-long research and on the latest developments of the TunableWhite technology.
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2012
The IN-EI collection is created in cooperation with Japanese fashion designer Issey Myiake. Two years later it receives the Compasso d'Oro, the most prestigious design award.
2014
The Modern Classic collection is updated to include new icons.
2014
This cultural review focusing on the issues, including outside the lighting world, that Artemide investigates in its process of innovation, research, and cooperation with outstanding international architects and designers, becomes a regular publication.
2014
The historical brand "Danese Milano" becomes part of the Artemide collection.
2015
Apre il nuovo Innovation Center con laboratori di test all’avanguardia accreditati da enti di certificazione secondo standard normativi internazionali.
2016
Artemide begins its research on LI-FI: light is used for data transmission. A data management infrastructure can be created with the same LEDs that are normally fitted in the Artemide products.
2016
An IoT dialogue between lighting appliances, sensors, and control systems ensures that natural and environmental phenomena may interact with artificial light according to measured parameters to create advanced and perceptively controlled lightscapes.
2017
Viene presentata Artemide App, intuitivo sistema di gestione capace di dialogare con tutti i prodotti della collezione Artemide per rendere ognuno autore consapevole dei propri scenari di luce.
2018
Premio Compasso D’Oro alla Carriera per Ernesto Gismondi, Ingegnere aerospaziale, docente universitario e imprenditore. Fondatore di Artemide.
2018
Premio Compasso d’Oro per la lampada Discovery Sospensione, disegnata da Ernesto Gismondi.
2019
Pubblicazione del primo Bilancio di Sostenibilità del Gruppo Artemide.
2019
Artemide sottoscrive lo United Nations Global Compact impegnandosi ancora una volta nell’adozione e implementazione di politiche sostenibili e socialmente responsabili.
2019
GenerAction: Artemide supporta i progetti di giovani della Generazione Z di tutto il mondo che si sono distinti per le loro idee innovative a sostegno del futuro del pianeta.