ipparco by neil poulton for artemide creates a rotating halo of light
a magnetic LED table lamp that you can grasp in your hand, is both ambient and interactive, which you can move in 360 degrees.
‘ipparco’ by neil poulton for artemide all images courtesy of neil poulton
‘ipparco’ is one of five lights developed by paris-based designer neil poulton for artemide on show at the 2012 frankurt ‘light & building‘ trade fair. the table lamp incorporates state of the art 3000K LED to create a halo of light which is both ambient and directional. the ring is fitted with a powerful earth magnet which allows you to attach the piece anywhere on the structure, such as base or independently to any steel surface. it invites you to play and to interact, to position it in any orientation, vertically, horizontally, allowing the maximum flexibility. the total LED power of the product is 11W which emits a warm white illumination outputting 540LM, with an integrated dimmer.
different positioning of the ring
artemide catalog rendering
halogen prototype entitled ‘calamite’
working page
sketches
