Lighting at Switch · Brand
Artemide
Milanese design since 1960, from the Tolomeo to Logico. Seen and specified at Switch in downtown Cincinnati.
The brand
Light designed around the people who live with it.
Artemide was founded in Milan in 1960 by Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio Mazza. Its 1996 manifesto, The Human Light, set out the idea that still guides the company: light should serve people and how they live.
Its catalog reads like a history of Italian design, with pieces by Vico Magistretti, Richard Sapper, Michele De Lucchi and Herzog & de Meuron. We carry the classics and help clients choose the right version for each room.
Tolomeo
Designed by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina and introduced in 1987, Tolomeo balances on a system of springs and cables, so the arm stays exactly where you set it.
It comes as a desk lamp, wall light and floor lamp, including the oversized Tolomeo Mega, in aluminum and colored bicolor versions.
Logico
Logico's blown-glass diffusers fold like soft sheets of silk, giving a warm, even glow.
It comes as single and triple pendants, ceiling and wall fixtures, so one family can carry through a kitchen, dining room and hall, as in the kitchen shown here.
Also from Artemide
Icons from the Artemide catalog.
Tizio
Table lampRichard Sapper, 1972
Eclisse
Table lampVico Magistretti, 1967
Pipe
PendantHerzog & de Meuron, 2004
Discovery
PendantErnesto Gismondi, 2018
See it in person
Turn it, tilt it, try it.
Artemide pieces are made to be used. Stop by to adjust a Tolomeo yourself, compare finishes, and talk through what fits your space.
For designers & architects
Specifying Artemide for a project?
We'll pull spec sheets, help you choose sizes and finishes, and walk you or your client through the pieces in the showroom. Residential and hospitality projects welcome.
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Switch Lighting & Design
On 6th Street between 21c Museum Hotel and the Fidelity Hotel, two blocks from Fountain Square and a short walk from the Aronoff Center. Evening hours Thursday through Saturday.
- Address
- 126 E. 6th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202 - Parking
- 580 Building garage, directly across 6th Street
- Hours
- Tuesday & Wednesday, 10 to 6
Thursday to Saturday, 10 to 8
Monday by appointment - Phone
- 513-721-8100
- info@switchcollection.com