Artemide VITRUVIO S brass structure, transparent diffuser

A family of appliances where mechanical intelligence turns into an expression of beauty. Three metal rods are introduced into the sphere by means of an ingenious mechanism inspired by the clockmaking art, thus reating the frame that supports the glass globe. The mobile rods open up inside the diffuser and, as a result of the utmost precision of the geometric joints and of balanced weights, support the glass sphere, both when turned upwards in the table and floor versions, and when turned downwards in the suspension version. Function and look perfectly match also in the diffuser. The transparent glass is blown into a shape that derives from optical intelligence. The embossed horizontal stripes conceal the source from view, mitigate glaring, and ensure more even light diffusion. The appliance combines tradition and innovation, the old savoir-faire of the glass-blowing art approached with a future-oriented technological outlook.