Artemide is an iconic firm in the design world. The mid-century Italian company is one of the best known lighting manufacturers and its award-winning fixtures are held in museum collections everywhere. Vintage Artemide table lamps, pendants, ceiling lamps and other lighting represent a thoughtful merge between functionalism and eye-catching design.
Artemide, which is based in Pregnana, was founded by Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio Mazza in 1959. During that year, Mazza created the first table lamp for the manufacturer — a modernist work in glass, marble and metal that he called the Alfa. Gismondi, who studied aeronautical engineering at the Polytechnic University of Milan and missile engineering at Rome’s Professional School of Engineering, applied his knowledge of cutting edge technology and materials such as fiberglass resin to Artemide’s designs for lighting and furniture.
In 1967, Artemide won Italy’s Compasso d'Oro design award for its Eclisse table lamp, which was designed by Vico Magistretti two years earlier. Other award-winning fixtures include the Tizio table lamp designed by Richard Sapper and the Tolomeo table lamp.
Designed by Michele de Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, the Tolomeo featured the patented George Carwardine mechanism used in the original Anglepoise lamp. De Lucchi would later be recruited to join visionary postmodern design collective the Memphis Group. Artemide’s Gismondi purchased the brand after founder Ettore Sottsass dismantled the collective in 1988, and it was bought by Alberto Bianchi Albrici in 1996.
Artemide’s list of design, innovation, sustainability and other industry awards is long and distinguished. The firm continues to actively collaborate with internationally revered designers and seek out new talent through workshops with design schools. The company’s deeply held values — energy-saving lighting, sustainable design and ethically sourced materials — characterize its current offerings, and Artemide furniture and lighting can be found in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and other institutions.
On 1stDibs, find Artemide tables, seating, floor lamps, chandeliers and more.
1980s Ezio Didone for Arteluce/Flos/Atelier International Table & Desk 990 Lamp
By Ezio Didone, Flos
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Desk 990 Lamp, originally designed by Ezio Didone in 1983. This particular example Flos acquired from Arteluce and was produced in the 1980s. Atelier International distribu...
Aluminum, Iron
2000s Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina for Artemide Tolomeo Table Lamps
By Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, Artemide
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Tolomeo Micro Desk Mount Table Lamps, originally designed by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina for Artemide in 1987. These particular examples date to the 2000s. The ...
Aluminum
1980s Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide Sintesi Table / Desk Lamp in Black
By Ernesto Gismondi, Artemide
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Sintesi Lamp, originally designed by Ernesto Gismondi in 1976. This particular example was produced by Artemide in Italy in the 1980s. The lamp features a black enameled me...
Metal, Aluminum
C. 2021 Artemide Sisifo Table Lamp by Scott Wilson LED w/ Touch Dimmer in White
By Artemide
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Sisifo LED Table Lamp made with a white aluminum base and methacrylate diffuser and touch dimer. This lamp was designed by Scott Wilson and produced by Artemide in Italy. I...
Aluminum
C. 1980s Polifemo Floor Lamp by Carlo Forcolini for Artemide
By Artemide, Carlo Forcolini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Polifemo floor lamp, originally designed by Carlo Forcolini in 1983. This particular example was produced by Artemide in Italy in the 1980s. The lamp's design is comprised ...
Metal
2025 Brand New Bernard Schottlander for DCW Editions Mantis Lamp Floor BS8
By Bernard Schottlander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Mantis BS8 Floor Lamp, originally designed by Bernhard Schottlander 1951. This particular example was produced by DCW editions in France. The lamp features a black satin-fi...
Aluminum, Steel
Table Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, Italy, 1970s
By Artemide, Ernesto Gismondi
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This table lamp, designed by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide in Italy during the 1970s, is a fine example of mid-century modern lighting design. It showcases the designer’s signature b...
Metal
Microlight Table Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, Italy, 1990s
By Ernesto Gismondi
Located in Weesp, NL
Microlight Table Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, Italy, 1990s An elegant expression of late-20th-century Italian design, this Microlight table lamp was designed by Ernesto Gi...
Metal
'Kaio Fluo' table lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide
By Ernesto Gismondi, Artemide
Located in Bern, BE
Artemide 'Kaio Fluo' Desk / Table Lamp (single item). With a rotating reflector and adjustable arm for varied lighting options. Designed by Ernesto Gismondi. Designer: Ernesto Gismon...
Metal, Aluminum
Abele Table Lamp by Gianfranco Frattini for Luci, Italy, 1979
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in PARIS, FR
Abele table lamp by Gianfranco Frattini for Luci, Italy 1979 Matt black lamp with intensity variator, black metal structure and base. Totally functional ! good condition.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Riccardo Blumer, Italy, 1960
By Artemide, Riccardo Blumer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A grey, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian table lamp made of hand crafted brushed aluminum, designed by Riccardo Blumer and produced by Artemide, featuring a one light socket in good condition. This desk light is a discontinued model, the base has still the original label. The wires have been renewed. Wear consistent with age and use. circa 1960, Italy. Measures: Base: 0.5" H x 8.5" W x 8.5" D Shade: 2.75" H x 4.5" W 5" D Riccardo Blumer is an Italian designer, architect, professor and a choreographer born in 1959, in Bergamo, Italy. Blumer graduated from the Polytechnic University of Milan, the largest technical university in Italy. In 1966, he designed laleggera for Alias, which won the ADI Compasso d’Oro in 1998. Since 2006, Blumer works at the University of San Marino, Italy. Artemide is an Italian design-oriented manufacturer, founded in 1960 in Pregnana Milanese, Italy by the Italian engineer Ernesto Gismondi. The company Artemide is well-known for their excellent design, for example the Tizio desk lamp...
Metal, Aluminum
Space Age Vintage White Table Lamp Desk Lamp Gianfranco Frattini, 1970s, Italy
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage white table lamp or desk lamp model Abele from white lacquered metal by Gianfranco Frattini for Luci Milan 1979. The table l...
Metal
