Designer Elio Martinelli: His Lamps Have Become Legendary!
The Martinelli Luce brand proudly bears the designer´s name
The Martinelli Luce brand represents more than 50 years in the history of production of lamps and lighting systems. The Martinelli Luce company was founded on the basis of intuition and desire of Elio Martinelli to produce his own lighting, which will be used in commercial establishments and catch attention by their premium design.
He then focused also on lighting such as is commonly found in households. To this day these two main areas belong to the domain of the company: on the one hand a wide range of technical systems intended for lighting of offices, shops, cinemas, hotels, museums and retail stores, on the other small elements rejuvenating the interior of your dwelling.
The search for new ideas, modern technologies and production systems with regard to the ongoing development of light sources, in that Elio Martinelli was tireless!
Lamps wherever you look
His designs are noted for originality of the elements, sophisticated style inspired by nature and geometry of surprising simplicity. He designed a variety of luxurious lamps such as Foglia, Bolla Serpente, Millepiedi.
The most famous lamp will probably be the Cobra. What is its magic? After 40 years since its creation it still has an original pulse and spirit of modernity. Martinelli really succeeded in creating a luxury timeless piece!
Some models that he created together with various designers and architects, are kept in the most important design museums: in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Museum of Art Designers in Montreal and the Museum of Art in Philadelphia.
The cooperation included only the best in the field
It is little wonder that many craved cooperation with the luxury brand of Martinelli Luce, which has forever influenced not only the whole of Italy, but the entire world. Among them were these outstanding artists: Gae Aulenti, Sergio Asti, Studio Orlandini, Marc Sadler, Luc Ramael, Studio Lucchi & Biserni, Angelo Micheli, Michel Bouquillon, Brian Sironi, Studio 4P1B and many others.
