One of the best known illumination brands in the world, Artemide, known for its "The Human Light" philosophy, has become synonymous with design, quality and .
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Fresh off its recent acquisition by New York–based private equity firm Centre Lane Partners, Lenox Corporation has announced an acquisition of its own: flatware and cutlery company Hampton Forge, along with its Hampton Forge Signature, Tomodachi, Skandia, and Argent Orfèvres brands. The news follows the shuttering of Lenox’s factory in Kinston, North Carolina, and the closure of its outlet shops. According to CEO
Mads Ryder, Lenox has spent the last 24 months shaping its operational platform for optimal growth, beginning with this acquisition.
Ernesto Gismondi, the Italian designer who founded lighting brand Artemide, has passed away aged 89.
Gismondi founded Artemide in 1960 with fellow designer Sergio Mazza and built it into one of the most innovative and successful Italian lighting companies.
Top image: designer Ernesto Gismondi. Above: Gismondi founded Artemide in the 1960s With the death of Ernesto Gismondi, we lose one of the protagonists of that world of design that made Milan great, said Milan s mayor Giuseppe Sala. Ernesto Gismondi, a great innovator and friend, has left us, tweeted Milanese architect Stefano Boeri. He illuminated the world with Artemide, used plastic for the first time to make furniture, raced with his head held high in the seas of politics and entrepreneurship, opened new horizons in design.