Artemide Castore Suspension Lamp
The spherical diffuser design is enhanced by a removable-fitting and tapering luminous stem, that makes a sweet transition from the strong diffuser light to the blind lamp structure area. Ceiling rose and stem in thermoplastic resin, blown glass diffuser.
MEASUREMENTS:
- Diameter: 14, 25, 35, 42 cm / 5.5, 10, 13.75, 16.5 inch
- Max Cable Length (Standard): 200, 222, 233, 249 cm / 78.75, 87.5, 91.75, 98.2 inch
- Max Cable Length (Extended): 450 cm / 177.2 inch
MATERIALS:
- Suspension cable in stainless steel
- Diffuser in white handblown glass with external etched finish
- Ceiling plate in steel with canopy in white molded thermoplastic
- Diffuser support in steel tubing covered by a tapered sleeve in white translucent molded polycarbonate allowing for partial soft diffusion of light from diffuser
HELPFUL NOTES:
- Castore 14: 4W Max LED-T E12/G16.5
- Castore 25: 100W Max LED-T E26/A19, bulb not included, dimmable 2-wire
- Castore 35/42: LED-T max 150W E26/A19, bulb not included, dimmable 2-wire
- cULus Listed
- Please contact us for extra long cable lengths
Huub Ubbens
Born in the Netherlands in 1964
Huub attended the Gerrit Rielvield Academy in Amsterdam where he got his Design diploma in 1993. Came to Italy in 1992 for a stage at Studio Cappelli&Ranzo in Naples, then moved to Milan.
From 1997 to 2004 he worked as head of the design department of Artemide and from 2002 to 2008 worked as an art director for Danese, Milan. He has been a free lance professional since 2004.
Ubbens is a professor at the Vanvitelli Architecture University of Naples, the Architecture Polytechnic of Milan, the Sustentare school of design strategy of Sao Paulo (Brazil), the EID of Toulon (France), the La Sapienza University of Rome, the Polytechnic Design School “SPD” of Milan, Artfure of St. Petersburgh (Russia), CMA of Santiago de Compostella (Spain), Ensam of Montpellier (France), and Ecole des Beaux Arts de Toulouse
Michele De Lucchi
Italy, 1951
Michele De Lucchi studied architecture in Padua and Florence. In 1973 he joined forces with other designers and architects to form Cavart, a radical design group that put on “happenings” and held seminars in Padua. In 1978 De Lucchi moved to Milan, where he worked for Kartell in their proprietary studio, Centrokappa. There he met Ettore Sottsass, and joined the Studio Alchimia designers.
In 1980 Michele De Lucchi joined the Memphis group, designing a sofa and the First Chair in 1983. In the late 1980s Michele De Lucchi turned to lighting design. Tolomeo, a stringently, functional aluminum task lamp, designed in collaboration with Giancarlo Fassina, for Artemide in 1987, became an international bestseller. In 2003 the Castore Lamp series was launched. They consisted of milky white, hand blown Murano glass, with no perceptible transition between foot and lampshade.
Founded in Milan by Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio Mazza in the 1960s, Artemide is a worldwide leader in lighting design, committed to technological innovation, research, and human interaction. Artemide aligned with the Memphis Design Movement and was an early proponent of LED technology. Ethical conduct and social responsibility are at the heart of Artemide’s values.
Artemide’s expansive catalog spans Logico’s organic and elegant hand-made blown glass diffusers to the Castore family’s clean and simple spheres. They have created award-winning, iconic collaborations with some of the world’s most talented designers, including Naoto Fukasawa, David Chipperfield, Zaha Hadid, Jean Nouvel, Karim Rashid, and Herzog & De Meuron, upholding Italy’s reputation for excellence and innovation.
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