La Petite

An archetypal lampshade balanced on a tilted stem.‎ Simple elements, exquisitely combined into an amazing geometric composition, recall basic forms matched with different materials for technological reasons.‎ Despite its plain and simple look, this lamp clearly conveys the skills of Artemide.‎ The lampshade is a lightweight plastic volume closed by two diffusers that produce a pleasant soft direct and indirect light.‎ The joint connects the lampshade with the aluminium stem on a minimal support.‎ These simple elements are combined into a plain and elegant object, where the tilted stem is counterbalanced by the lampshade’s volume.‎ ‘La Petite walks on a wire, balancing between full and empty.‎ There is no symmetry in its design, but there is order.‎ A subtle harmony of elements disassembled, in equilibrium at the boundary between light and dark.‎’ Quaglio Simonelli