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Artemide Tolomeo

Designed by Michele De Lucchi with Giancarlo Fassina in 1987, the Tolomeo lamp is one of Artemide's best sellers. Inspired by traditional spring lamps, it combines an evergreen shape with innovative technologies and materials, and hides an ingenious twist: each component can become an independent lamp. Awarded with the Compasso d'Oro in 1989, it soon became an icon of Italian design.
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Tolomeo lamp

The Tolomeo lamp is an icon of Italian design, a bestseller of Artemis and Compasso d'Oro in 1989. With its first version, that is; the table lamp, introduced novelty cos & igrave; important in the field of lighting design to deserve an immediate fame, which still enjoys today. & nbsp;

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The design of the Tolomeo lamp is due to the collaboration of Michele De Lucchi with Giancarlo Fassina from Artemide. The great success of Ptolemy & egrave; no doubt due to the fact that, in all its versions, it remains a light task, that is; a lamp with specific applications. At the same time, every member of the Ptolemy & egrave; It has been designed and designed to be used on its own, giving life to a lamp that is always different, with a base, a clamp or a support you can get the Tolomeo suspension, the Tolomeo floor lamp, the Tolomeo wall, but also the Tolomeo spotlight.

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Today the Artemide catalog makes available the Tolomeo lamp in many versions, so it is a lamp that matches both traditional environments with classic furniture as well as young environments with modern furniture. Available in many different formats and versions, such as table, floor, ceiling or wall lamp, Tolomeo & egrave; an icon that is functional both as a lamp for the desk, for the tasks and for the study, and as a lamp for the reading corner. Furthermore, the Ptolemy wall version is an 'original option if used in the bedroom as a new and elegant reading lamp in the evening. & nbsp;

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The Tolomeo lamp by Artemide, one of the most popular lighting design brands; famous and loved in the world, & egrave; part of the history of Italian design. This is another reason why it is a piece that can not; certainly missing in the homes of design lover. In fact, design connoisseurs know that Ptolemy & egrave; a lamp to love not only for its timeless aesthetics, but also for the history that led to its creation. & nbsp;

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Designed in 1987 as a table lamp, Tolomeo immediately conquered the public with its lightness, which is reflected both in its aesthetics and in the actual choice and use of materials. One of the objectives of the designer and architect Michele De Lucchi, in fact, was to create a light and easily transportable lamp, characteristics not always found in lamps or traditional table lamps. & Nbsp;

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During the first presentation of the Tolomeo lamp at Euroluce 1987, Artemide immediately received a reservation of about ten thousand pieces, demonstrating that the public was actually interested in a lighting product of this type and that the father of Tolomeo, Michele De Lucchi, had been able to identify a market need and create the perfect answer. & Nbsp;

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After only two years, Ptolemy receives the Compasso d 'Oro 1989, crowning his success with the pi & ugrave; important sector award. As further proof, the Phaidon publishing house has named the Tolomeo lamp in Design Classic , the collection of the 1000 objects that have marked the twentieth century design. & Nbsp;

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With the passing of the years, Tolomeo & egrave; became a best-selling Artemide lamp and it was evolved, without losing its innovative soul and even the favor of the design world. In fact, in 2017, Artemide won the prestigious Wallpaper * Design Awards 2017 & nbsp; thanks to a new piece of the Tolomeo family, the Tolomeo outdoor lampione designed by Michele De Lucchi.