
you bring light in
lighting design by neil poulton
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talo — artemide, 2001.design by neil poulton, 2001. still a bestseller
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scopas — artemide, 2013.photo at the "design by neil poulton" exhibition, gliptoteka hazu, zagreb, croatia.
design by neil poulton
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rosebud — castaldi lighting, 2022’good design’ award, adi design index, selezione compasso d’oro 2024.
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alambicco — artemide, 2024design by neil poulton, 2024.
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surf system — artemide, 1996best selling winner of 5 international design awards.
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silent butler or assertive guest ?
“according to design philosophy, functional objects such as lighting should be either ’invisible’ or ’assertive’ – ’silent butlers’ or ’assertive guests’.
The idea is that functional design should either embody discreet elegance – resembling a silent butler, an unseen servant, present only when required – or alternatively, take on the role of an assertive guest, a commanding presence that demands attention.
my lighting design tends to adopt one or the other of these seemingly opposing approaches – ’surf’, ’talo’, ’rea’ are silent butlers; ’alambicco’, ’calipso’, ’scopas’ assertive guests.
the discretion of the ’silent butler’ allows the necessary space for the ’assertive guest’ to shine”.
– neil poultonlead photo : calipso, design by neil poulton for artemide. amazing photo courtesy of laura zalenga.
referencing ’symbolic objects’ an essay by charles jencks. respect. -
lighting design by neil poulton.
neil poulton has designed lamps & lighting fixtures for over 30 years for companies incuding castaldi lighting, martinelli luce, danese milano, atelier-sedap, vertigo bird, habitat, forestier, mito, megalit & vianne-domec, but is probably best known for his many best-selling ranges for leading italian brand, artemide.
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calipso — artemide
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calipso — artemidephoto by Laura Zalenga
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calipso — artemide
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calipso suspension — artemidedesign by neil poulton
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calipso line standalone — artemidedesign by neil poulton
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calipso line (prototype) — artemideat pregnana milanese
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calipso line — artemidedesign by neil poulton
2019 -
artemide, ’calipso’ & ’calipso linear’, design by neil poulton.
“a product positioned perfectly half-way between home and professional use, calipso delivers high performance lighting with a unique and emotional expressiveness” —artemide press release.
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toggle — martinelli lucedesign by neil poulton
2021 -
toggle — martinelli lucedesign by neil poulton
2021 -
toggle — martinelli lucedesign by neil poulton
2021 -
martinelli luce, ’toggle’, design by neil poulton.
’toggle’ was designed to be a versatile little nightime reading lamp – a tactile product for an increasingly contactless world.
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ipparco — artemidemagnetic table lamp
design by neil poulton
2012 -
ipparco ad —artemidephoto by the legendary elliot erwitt !
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ipparco — artemidemagnetic table lamp
design by neil poulton
2012 -
artemide, ’ipparco’, design by neil poulton.
“the magnetic ’ipparco’ led table lamp is a halo of light you can grasp in your hand, a light which is both ambient and directional. ipparco invites you to play and interact, to position the light in any orientation or position” —artemide press release.
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eraclea sketch — artemideconcrete bollard
design by neil poulton
2011 -
eraclea — artemideoutdoor concrete bollard
design by neil poulton
2011 -
eraclea — artemideoutdoor concrete bollard
design by neil poulton
2011 -
orbiter — artemideceiling & wall lamp
design by neil poulton
2015 -
rea — artemide220/240v led wall lamp — red dot award winner 2014
design by neil poulton
2013 -
a reduced, delicate and unfamiliar yet also clear language of form
“one’s first impressionis is that of a reduced, delicate and unfamiliar yet also clear language of form”
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talak ad (usa) — artemideawards - red dot best of the best award, observeur du design award, recommendation compasso d’oro.
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talak pro — artemideall-metal version of the classic talak lamp
design by neil poulton
2005, 2018 -
talak ad — artemidephoto by olivier toscani studio
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talak (parate) — artemidedesign by neil poulton
2005 -
artemide, ’talak’, design by neil poulton, 2005
(‘talak pro’ all metal re-edition, 2018).talak wins red dot “best of the best” award 2006,
observeur du design award, recommendation compasso d’oro.red dot best of the best
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antenna — vertigo birdminimal !
photo by tilen sepec
design by neil poulton
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veio — artemidedesign by neil poulton
menzione d’onore premio compasso d’oro 2011
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talo lighting range - artemide, 2001-2003best seller since 2001 and still in production.
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talo suspension (black) — artemide2001 to present
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talo (wall) — artemidebest-selling wall lamp since 2002
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artemide ’talo’ range, design by neil poulton, 2001 to present
neil poulton designed the first ’talo’ lamp in 2001. intemporal, ’physically and emotionally durable’, the ’talo’ lighting range is designed to last a lifetime.
awards : apci “étoile de design”, if product design award, red dot award, augusto morello/intel design prize, recommendation compasso d’oro. -
samo — artemideunproduced bathroom mirror/light
design by neil poulton
2016 -
glauche — artemideunproduced wall lamp shown at euroluce
design by neil poulton
2010 -
gear — artemideunproduced table lamp, shown at euroluce.
design by neil poulton
2015 -
neil poulton"santo neil" portrait by gio pini
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neil poulton"gear" portrait by the great gio pini
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artemide – unproduced, design by neil poulton.
’samo’, ’glauce’ & ’gear’, design by neil poulton for artemide. photos by the great gio pini.
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surf system — artemide, 1996winner of 5 international design awards
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surf system — artemide, 1996best selling winner of 5 international design awards. shot at danese hq, via canova, milan
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microsurf — artemide, 2013220/240v led wall lamp
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surf system — artemide, 1996 (led version 2015)best selling winner of 5 international design awards & still in production.
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artemide ’surf’ range, design by neil poulton, 1996 – 1999.
best selling modular lighting system.
awards : “janus de l’industrie” award , if product design award, red dot award, “design plus” lighting+building prize, batimat “parcours design” prize.—
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nessie — atelier sedapthe loch ness monster - modular outdoor lighting system in ductal concrete
design by neil poulton
2007 -
nessie — atelier sedapnessie prototypes in cast ductal concrete
2007 -
eclipse (wall lamp) — atelier sedap, 1992still in production !
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bolide — atelier sedap, 1992the classic "bolide" plaster wall lamp from 1992
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atelier sedap, design by neil poulton 1992 – 2009.
atelier sedap owned photos ©atelier sedap.
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’you bring light in’ – underworld, 2 months off, 2002.