Kartell boasts 60 years of history, executed through a product line unique for its variety and originality. Kartell's classic designs work in today's most contemporary environments. Kartell is a pioneer in the use of plastics to create functional, beautiful and durable light fixtures. Kartell lighting is wired for the US market and most pieces are UL Listed. A leader in design, Kartell addresses an international clientele with a collection unique in originality, variety and depth of range.
Kartell lighting is recognized worldwide for the excitement it creates, and for Kartell's durable functionality and undisputed quality. Kartell Lighting is easy to use and with undeniable visual appeal. Colors, irony, a feast for the senses, transparency effects and unique shapes are all calling cards of Kartell Lighting. Creativity and technology, glamour and functionality, quality and innovation: an extraordinary combination of factors, along with a strategic vision of distribution have contributed to the lasting success of Kartell. Kartell Lighting introduces glazing, transparency, flexibility, weather resistance, softness and touch.
Kartell collaborates with recognized designers such as Ron Arad, Antonio Citterio, Michele De Lucchi, Ferruccio Laviani, Piero Lissoni, Vico Magistretti, Enzo Mari, Alberto Meda, Patricia Urquiola, Paolo Rizzatto and Philippe Starck, who all appreciate the wealth of knowledge that Kartell has about plastics technology and the innovative ways in which it can be effectively applied to items for modern living. Today, Kartell exports 75% of its sales to 96 countries around the world.
In Kartell's 60 years, Kartell has won an enviable string of prestigious international awards, including nine Compasso d'Oro prizes (the most recent were awarded to the Mobil chest of drawers in 1995 and the Bubble Club sofa in 2001). In 2000, the Guggenheim Museum dubbed the Kartell Museum the best industrial museum.
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