Spazio Leone

Designed in 1969 by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, the Mezzoracolo lamp features a cylindrical brown lacquered metal base, a pierced stainless steel detail, and a blown glass diffuser. Aulenti, one of Italy’s most influential postwar designers, was known for her versatile, boundary-pushing approach to architecture and design. Her work ranged from furniture to landmark projects like the Musée d’Orsay and the Palazzo Grassi, always guided by the belief that design should respond to space and context rather than impose a fixed style.