New additions to the Tolomeo and Ilio lighting series from Artemide in exclusive special editions

2023 was the year when several beautiful special designs from Italian designer brand Artemide saw the light of day. This includes a Christmas edition of the iconic Tolomeo architectural lamp series, which has been in production since the lamp was designed back in 1987, and an exclusive limited edition of the Ilio floor lamp series to mark the 10th anniversary of the series. Both versions retain the same sleek design that characterises the rest of the range and have the same excellent quality in terms of their features.

The special edition Tolomeo has a beautiful copper finish on the surface and comes in a smaller format that is about half the size of the original table lamp. This is a beautiful designer lamp that also fits smaller desks and surfaces with limited space. The lamp is part of the award-winning Tolomeo architectural lighting series designed by Giancarlo Fassina and Michele de Lucchi for Artemide. Since its launch in 1987, Tolomeo has won numerous awards, including the Compasso d'Oro Award in 1989 and the Observeur du Design Paris in 2001, and adorned countless desks around the world. You can read more about the wonderful series and its history href=/tolomeo/>here!

Designed by Artemide founder Ernesto Gismondi, the Ilio series is known for its extremely detailed design, clean geometry and minimalist expression. All these features that characterise the Ilio series and give them their high recognition value have been retained in the anniversary edition, but with a fascinating surface finish. The coating is applied using a special PVD technique that has made it possible to create a stepless, gradual transition from golden at the bottom to silver grey at the top. The anniversary edition of the Ilio has only been produced in 2000 units. Each copy is labelled with a serial number and Ernesto Gismondi's signature.