by Shane Henson — September 12, 2012—Artemide, Italy-based maker of high-end contemporary decorative and architectural lighting for markets around the world, has introduced a variety of new light-emitting diode (LED) designs suitable for various markets.
The company’s Copernico Suspension is a cable-suspended luminaire for indirect, direct and diffused LED lighting. Features include:
- Nine concentric mobile ellipses obtained from a single aluminum plate support a circuit of 384 white LEDs.
- The ellipses rotate independently on two axes, enabling the direction of light emission, and numerous spatial configurations.
- When the device is closed up, it is completely flat.
- The light is made of anodized aluminum in a metal grey or metal black finish.
- The ellipses rotate independently on two axes, enabling the direction of light emission, and numerous spatial configurations.
The company’s Droplet LED Suspension is a cable-suspended luminaire for indirect halogen or LED lighting. Features include:
- Die-cast aluminum lighting units
- Painted die-cast aluminum reflector
- UL listed
Mercury LED Ceiling is the company’s newest ceiling-mounted luminaire, offered for indirect halogen or LED lighting. Features include:
- Die-cast aluminum lighting units
- Reflective units made of injection-molded thermoplastic material with metallic finish
- New stainless steel reflector
Cuma Wall is a wall-mounted luminaire for indirect halogen or LED lighting. Features include:
- Die-cast painted aluminum structure
- Injection-molded thermoplastic diffuser
- LED version dimmable
And lastly, Artemide offers Skydro LED Ceiling, a ceiling-mounted luminaire for indirect halogen or LED lighting. Features include:
- Lighting unit in die-cast aluminum and a painted steel bearing structure;
- Available with the integrated halogen or LED lighting unit (electrified) or without (non-electrified);
- A range of configurations possible simply by adding extra module units (electrified or non-electrified);
- An assembly kit (template) available to help assemble multiple units; and
- Halogen and LED cable kits available in order to electrify non-electrified units.
- Available with the integrated halogen or LED lighting unit (electrified) or without (non-electrified);
The Artemide Group, founded by Ernesto Gismondi in 1959, today operates throughout the world, with 16 subsidiaries and affiliated companies, and 35 exclusive distributors. The Group has production centers in Italy, France, Germany, the USA, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Artemide offers designer lamps for residential contexts as well as large sophisticated installations for lighting public and private facilities.
