{"id":37377,"date":"2026-01-10T13:55:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T12:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.staffedit.it\/unicona-di-design-senza-tempo\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T14:24:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T13:24:36","slug":"a-timeless-design-icon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.staffedit.it\/en\/a-timeless-design-icon\/","title":{"rendered":"A timeless design icon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Artemide reissues Sintesi by Ernesto Gismondi <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For over sixty years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.staffedit.it\/en\/tag\/artemide-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Artemide<\/strong><\/a> has been an international benchmark in the world of lighting design, synonymous with research, innovation, and design culture. Founded in 1960 by Ernesto Gismondi, the company has always combined technological expertise with a poetic vision of light, creating products that have become true classics of contemporary design.<\/p>\n<p>Among these, <strong>Sintesi<\/strong> holds a special place. Introduced in 1975, it was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.staffedit.it\/en\/tag\/iconic-lighting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>first Artemide lamp designed by Gismondi himself<\/strong><\/a>. Today, it is being reissued as a tribute to his design philosophy and to the company\u2019s ability to reinterpret its heritage with a contemporary outlook. Conceived as an intelligent and modular system, Sintesi is based on a few simple components capable of generating an entire family of versatile, functional lamps. The table version, now back in production, represents the original core of the project.\u00a0 Its essential structure, composed of a few curved metal elements, reflects Artemide\u2019s pursuit of balance between form and function.<\/p>\n<p>Two C-shaped profiles of different lengths form a Y-shaped support which, through a simple opening and closing movement, allows the lamp\u2019s height and inclination to be adjusted, offering freedom of orientation and versatility of use.The light source is housed within an adjustable frame fitted with an E27 socket, ensuring compatibility with evolving lighting technologies and long-term usability. A reflector and a protective grid complete the structure, reinforcing the project\u2019s technical and functional character.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s like a magic formula, and finding it is never guaranteed. You have to understand the needs of a particular moment in time. A product must be appreciated, meeting standards of beauty and harmony. But it also has to be manufactured and distributed, with the right price and market positioning,\u201d<\/em> said <strong>Ernesto<\/strong> <strong>Gismondi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Sintesi stands out for its structural efficiency and sustainability: it can be easily folded flat, minimising volume and simplifying transport and packaging. Today, Artemide reintroduces Sintesi in a palette of colours that includes white, blue, green, and the new red finish, designed to highlight its contemporary personality and make it an ideal design gift for the festive season.<\/p>\n<p>With the reissue of Sintesi, Artemide celebrates a pivotal chapter in its history, reaffirming a philosophy that unites technical innovation, industrial quality, and design culture \u2013 a perfect balance of engineering and beauty that continues to transcend time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artemide.com\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Artemide<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artemide reissues Sintesi by Ernesto Gismondi \u00a0 For over sixty years, Artemide has been an international benchmark in the world of lighting design, synonymous with research, innovation, and design culture. Founded in 1960 by Ernesto Gismondi, the company has always combined technological expertise with a poetic vision of light, creating products that have become true [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":37374,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[1701,1703,2465],"class_list":["post-37377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-c-d-t-en","tag-artemide-en","tag-design-lighting-en","tag-iconic-lighting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A timeless design icon - Staff Editoriale<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Artemide is an international benchmark in the world of lighting design, synonymous with research, innovation, and design culture.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.staffedit.it\/en\/a-timeless-design-icon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A timeless design icon - 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