Tizio Micro Table Lamp | Artemide

Designer: Richard Sapper

Manufacturer: Artemide

Collection: Artemide Table Lamps

Artemide Tizio Micro Table Lamp by Richard Sapper.

Richard Sapper’s latest addition in the Tizio series is the Tizio Micro; a cute-as-a button compact architectural table lamp. Tizio Micro is about 35% smaller in scale compared to the original Tizio Classic.

We had a chance to test the Tizio Micro at the Stardust showroom. Here’s our review… This small table lamp is perfectly sized for smaller tables/desks in home office applications and for small bedside tables where it can be used as a compact bedside reading lamp for occasional use. Its compact size takes up a limited amount of valuable desk- or table top space. The space saving qualities of this Micro sized Tizio do result in a more limited amount of light however. Tizio Micro has a 300 lumens light output with a 20W halogen bulb (the Tizio Classic in comparison shines bright at 850 lumens with a 50W halogen bulb). In short, Tizio Micro is a great little table lamp for occasional use on a small desk or next to the bed but not recommended as a standard desk lamp for continuous daily use (it’s just not bright enough by itself to light up a large desk but is perfectly fine to read a book in bed at night without having to worry about the light waking up your partner). On the functional side: Tizio Micro features the same flexibility as the large Tizio Classic. A two-intensity on/off switch is within easy reach on the top of it’s base. The position and the direction of the light source can be adjusted thanks

to the sophisticated principle of balanced counterweights and a 360 degree rotatable base. Adjusting it

requires little effort. Point it up or point it down; it’s easy to get the light where you want it. Another important feature is the lack of wires

(the two parallel arms are used to conduct electricity to the bulb), an innovative feature it shares with the Tizzio Classic. We like the Tizio Micro for its timeless good looks and can highly recommend it for its intended use.

Artemide’s Tizio

Lamp has won countless awards for its original and timeless design.

From a formal point of view, the Tizio lamp was revolutionary when it

was first released in 1972. Black,

angled, minimalist, and mysterious, the lamp achieved its real

commercial success in the early 1980s, when its sleek look met the Wall

Street boom. Found in the residences of the young and successful and in

the offices of executives, the lamp has become an icon of high-tech

design. Tizio is featured in the permanent collection of

the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New

York) and the London Design Museum.

The Tizio Lamp from Artemide also received the coveted Compasso d’Oro industrial design award.

Color: Black (same as in Tizio X30 model)

Fully adjustable, balanced, electrical conductor arms in aluminum

Arm spacer bars in chromed steel with red thermoplastic insulators

Counterweights in zinc alloy

Adjustable diffuser in die-cast aluminum

Inner high efficiency reflector in anodized aluminum

U.V. bulb protective glass

360 degree rotatable base in die-cast aluminum

Collection: Artemide Lighting

Artemide Product Code: A008108, A008138, A008308

Dimensions: 17″H x 19 1/2″L

Material: thermoplastic, steel, aluminum, zinc

Light Source: Halogen

Light Bulb Type: 1 x 20W 12V T3 G4 Bi-Pin Frosted

Lumens: 300

Hours Rated: 2,000

Light Bulb Included: Yes

Certification: UL listed

Country of Origin: Italy

Product Category: lighting, table lamps, desk lamps

Style: Italian design, modern, contemporary

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Available in June 2022

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