Nature and form as sources of inspiration
The story of Martinelli Luce begins in 1950, a time of creative and constructive effervescence. On the one hand, in this post-war period, Italians lacked many objects to furnish their homes. On the other hand, designers had the mission to design and manufacture pleasant and functional design objects. It is in this context that Elio Martinelli stood out thanks to his conceptual approach. He was able to combine respect for rigorous and essential forms with nature, from which he drew his inspiration, revealing lines and forms of surprising originality.
Spaces like "story boxes
Martinelli Luce imagines spaces as "story boxes" with light as the key to reading and interpretation. Indeed, according to Martinelli Luce, the places where we live belong to us; they tell who we are and what we want. Martinelli Luce's philosophy does not want to be a simple, casual, purely technical or technological approach to the study of light, but above all it wants to offer a personal, visionary, narrative interpretation. This attitude, which unites the three generations that have succeeded each other at the head of the company, is the most precious (cultural) heritage that Elio Martinelli, father and founder of the Martinelli Luce brand, has been able to pass on.
The art of design
Gae Aulenti, Sergio Asti, Richard Neutra, Studio Orlandini, Marc Sadler, Luc Ramael, Studio Lucchi & Biserni, Angelo Micheli, Karim Rashid, Massimo Farinatti
Sironi, Marco De Santi - Studio Natural, Studio 4P1B, Studio Habits, Adolini+Simonini Associati and many others.
International awards
For a brand to be part of the history of design, it must have certain elements. A unique and unmistakable stylistic character; this is the kind of style that not only offers people joy and passion, but also inspires them to visit museums around the world. Products such as the Cobra lamp by Elio Martinelli or the Ruspa and Pipistrello by Gae Aulenti, have been, and still are today, presented in world-renowned museums such as the MoMa in New York and the Triennale in Milan.
