Artemide Castore Floor Lamp
Floor standing luminaires for diffused lighting. Diffuser in white hand-blown Venetian glass with external etched finish. Stem upper section in steel tubing covered by a tapered sleeve in white translucent molded polycarbonate, allowing for partial soft diffusion of light from diffuser. Stem lower section in steel tubing with matte white powder coated finish.
MEASUREMENTS:
Castore 35
- Height: 182 cm / 71.75 inch
- Base Diameter: 34 cm / 13.5 inch
- Shade Diameter: 35 cm / 13.75 inch
Castore 42
- Height: 189 cm / 74.5 inch
- Base Diameter: 34 cm / 13.5 inch
- Shade Diameter: 42 cm / 16.5 inch
MATERIALS:
- Diffuser in white handblown glass, with external etched finish
- Stem upper section in steel tubing, covered by a tapered sleeve in white translucent
- Molded polycarbonate, allowing for partial soft diffusion of light from diffuser
- Stem lower section in steel tubing with matte white epoxy powder finish
- Base in die-cast metal alloy with matte white epoxy powder finish
HELPFUL NOTES:
- Castore 35: LED-T max 100W E26/A19
- Castore 42: LED-T max 150W E26/A19
- Bulb not included
- Touch dimmer activated by chrome steel ring positioned between upper and lower stem sections
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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