Onfale Table Lamp with Bowl Shade

About the Designer

Luciano Vistosi  (1931 - )

Luciano Vistosi was born in Murano in 1931 and spent his childhood and most of his teenage years working by his family's kiln, where he learns the techniques to discover the moods, colors, sounds and tastes of the old tradition of master glass craftsmen. After completing his studies, his career as an artist appears to be immediately marked by a strong vocation for experimental research. The fact of being left-handed forced him to reinvent the tools to work with glass. The search for absolute designs, the determination to put the quality of materials first, followed by style, and the belief that drawings are only the starting point of a work that can follow various paths lead to the creation of his glass sculptures. From the 60s he has held a number of solo exhibitions and has taken part in exhibitions all over the world: from Venice to San Francisco, from Madrid and Cologne to Japan. In managing the family-run business, Vetreria Vistosi, which he directed up until 1984, Luciano Vistosi gave a fundamental contribution to its development by taking the brand beyond a conservative approach to design. He designed a number of collections and his items are still manufactured today, also under the pseudonym Michael Red. Some of his works have recently been selected as unique and remarkable artistic representations of cars for the 'Auto-mobile un tratto che ha cambiato la vita' exhibition held in Turin for the 100th anniversary of ACI (Italian Automobile Club).

About the Manufacturer

Beyond the definition, the human light is intelligent light. A light that knows it has to relate to people, accompanying them in their daily activities. That is why Artemide's attention today is concentrated on the concept of the context of life, understood as a specific microenvironment in which an event occurs where one or more persons are the protagonist, every context of life can be associated with different light contexts, or the different atmospheres of light characterized by the activities that, at various moments of the day, have us as protagonists, starting from these contexts and the lighting conditions that characterize them, Artemide proposes products capable of meeting people's multiple needs and offering the light performance characteristics most suited to each moment of life, it is light that is flexible and adaptable, which produces the optimum visual precision, and consumes the minimum environmental resources, it is Artemide light.

The Artemide group, founded by Ernesto Gismondi in 1959, today operates throughout the world, with 16 subsidiaries and affiliated companies, and 35 exclusive distributors. They have production centers in Italy, France, Germany, the USA, Hungary and the Czech Republic. In a policy aimed at satisfying all lighting needs, the Artemide group has recently acquired companies that reinforce its position as a world leader and further diversifies the offerings. For contexts of life, Artemide offers not only lamps for moments of relaxation at home, but also large sophisticated installations for lighting public and private professional activities.

Technological and productive expertise is achieved through research and development centers, with the product planning and engineering section, laboratories for technical conformity and self-certification tests, and production units equipped with avant-garde processes. A production structure that can offer expertise in the processing of traditional materials such as glass, as well as the capacity for innovation with recently introduced materials such as titanium. Lighting performance characteristics extend from a light with atmosphere, variable, colored, to the most precise of lights for community environments. The vast range of options reflects the commitment of the whole organization to provide a product guaranteed by the Artemide brand, throughout the world, with an image that is strong and consistant - That of a leader in the lighting industry.

Rezek is a USA company of the Artemide group, with product development and manufacturing facilities in Culver City, California. Founded by designer Ron Rezek in 1978, the Rezek company has gained strong recognition and appreciation among the architectural and interior design community for the distinctly creative design and quality construction of its American made lighting products for residential and commercial applications.

Oy Light, a newly formed lighting company based in Milan, Italy, is distributed in the USA by Artemide. The company was founded by Carlo Forcolini, Nedo Guisti, and Giancarlo Fassina, all with many years of experience in lighting product design, development, and manufacturing. The company's initial limited collection features the stunning Galileo table and floor series.