Ernesto Gismondi

The founder of Artemide

Ernesto Gismondi was born in Senremo in 1931. Gismondi studied aerospace engineering at the Polytechnic in Milan. Already in the early 60s he devoted himself to the planning and production of lighting equipment. Ernesto Gismondi founded Studio Artemide, from which the Artemide Group developed. As an internationally renowned designer, the designer created numerous lights for Artemide. Gismondo has received the Compasso d'Oro Award and the European Design Prize, among others.