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Ernesto Gismondi was born in Sanremo (IM) on 25 December 1931. In 1957 he obtained a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Milan Polytechnic and in 1959 he obtained a degree in Missile Engineering from the Higher School of Engineering in Rome. Read the full biography

Ernesto Gismondi was born in Sanremo (IM) on 25 December 1931. In 1957 he obtained a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Milan Polytechnic and in 1959 he obtained a degree in Missile Engineering from the Higher School of Engineering in Rome. From the early 1960s he dedicated himself to the design and production of lighting fixtures, founding Studio Artemide Sas with the designer Sergio Mazza, from which the Artemide Group would develop. He established himself as an international designer, participating, as one of the creators, to “Memphis”, an avant-garde movement that has led to a profound evolution of the design sector in Italy and around the world and has designed several successful luminaires for the Group. Under his leadership, the Artemide Group has seen its market share grow over the years and its international presence increase, becoming one of the main operators in the design lighting sector. He has chaired and participated in numerous seminars, in Italy and abroad , on design and its developments and on energy saving applied to lighting.