Expert craftsmanship, a glass-blowing tradition and an innovative use of technology combine to create the Artemide Empatia Table Lamp. Artemide seeks to explore the balance between transparency and opacity; surface and light; and to avoid extremes. Through this ethos, Artemide is able to create unique luminaires of great beauty. The functional aspects of the Empatia are not forgotten - light is controlled and driven towards the glass diffuser through a transparent pipe, ensuring the intensity is not weakened.
Carlotta De Bevilacqua is a designer, entrepreneur and university lecturer. She is one of the leading figures within the fields of contemporary architecture and design. Since the 1990s, De Bevilacqua has been Vice President of Italian lighting brand Artemide, with responsibility for overseeing brand strategy and product design innovation.
Her work with lighting design causes her to investigate aspects of light related to physiological and psychological well-being; key central concepts of Artemide’s ‘The Human Light’ brand philosophy. De Bevilacqua’s ethical values influence her designs, with a particular focus on reducing environmental impact and promoting sustainable practices.
