Martinelli Luce
Italian lighting design
Martinelli Luce is an Italian lighting manufacturer from Lucca and an official partner of TAGWERC. The TAGWERC Design STORE carries a selection of lights from the Martinelli Luce collection. All other Martinelli Luce lights and spare parts are also available from TAGWERC.
Company founder Elio Martinelli
In 1950, Elio Martinelli founded the manufactory bearing his name in his hometown, the picturesque capital of the province of Lucca, nestled in the Serchio River valley near Pisa, in the fertile hills of Tuscany. Originally trained as a stage designer, Elio Martinelli was fascinated by the power of light and incorporated it into his set designs even during his studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence. This, combined with his father's family heritage in the field, ultimately led Elio Martinelli to dedicate himself entirely to the development of lighting fixtures and to found Martinen Luce.
Innovation and a spirit of experimentation
From the very beginning, Elio Martinelli has incorporated innovation and a spirit of experimentation into his lighting designs. Martinelli is fascinated by the diversity of forms found in nature, with its flowing, rounded shapes, but also by the sometimes angular silhouettes of geometry. Pipistrello, Cobra, Ruspa and Serpente are classic lighting designs from the Martinelli Luce manufactory. Martinelli Luce not only produces its own lighting designs but also collaborates with other designers to create lighting fixtures.
Connections to the USA
Martinelli Luce also maintains strong ties to the USA, as the company produces two lamps designed by architect Richard Neutra: Marx (1928) and VDL (1931). Richard Neutra (1892-1970), originally from Austria, is considered one of the most important representatives of "classical modernism" in architecture in the USA. After working in New York and Chicago, Neutra moved to Southern California.
Third-generation family business
Martinelli Luce, on the other hand, has remained loyal to its Lucca location to this day and is now run as a family business in its third generation. The values and principles of the company's founder have been preserved and adapted to new materials and technologies. Martinelli Luce is represented in the TAGWERC Design STORE with a selection of classic lighting designs, both past and present. As an official distributor of Martinelli Luce, TAGWERC offers all original designs as well as original spare parts for lights from the Martinelli Luce collection.
