Friday, July 8, 2011

Brillante choice

Tolomeo lamp by Artemide.
The iconic Tolomeo lamp, designed in 1987 by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, became an instant best-seller. It is produced by Artemide.  The lamp received the highly recognized prize of Il Compasso d’Oro, an industrial design award created in Italy in 1954.

Tolomeo Micro Pinza 

Artemide Tolomeo Micro Pinza
Tolomeo Micro Pinza, baby clamp light under kitchen cabinets.

Many years later Tolomeo is still admired for its lightness and purity of lines in the original design and in all the later additions as floor lamp and wall lamp. Interiors & Sources readers named the Tolomeo LED task light the best lighting product of 2010, based on the light’s performance, aesthetics and sustainability.

Do you own a Tolomeo? Tell us where you put it and what you most love about it.

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7 comments:

Unknown said...

I love the Tolomeo lights; I have them on a base on each of our bedside tables and I try to put them in my clients homes whenever they "allow"...
Love your blog.

peggy braswell said...

I have placed Tolomeo Lights in my clients home + mine..adore their sleek lines next to an antique,such a juxtaposition! xxpeggybraswelldesign.com

designchic said...

I don't have Tolomeo lights but I love the chic contemporary lines!!

kent vogel said...

I am using this lamp as the main lighting of my living room. It looks amazing with high ceiling room and it's a very practical and nice designed floor lamp for open areas

the modern sybarite ™ said...

I have 2 Tolomeo lamps on the sides of the bed at a clients, clipped on stainless steel rods to adjust the height. Brilliant! (I think!)

Anonymous said...

love the style..thanks for making me aware of their wonderful and sleek design..
maureen

Felipe Bastos said...

I simply love Tolomeo! I have on that i bought in New York, long time ago. And it goes with me everywhere in the world. Now I live in Milan, and its here with me. Its an italian icon.

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