Bold, innovative and rich in character, the Artemide Ixa Wall Light is highly versatile, featuring a cutting-edge system in which the light element is detachable from the main frame of the lamp. Taking its visual cue from Alexander Calder’s iconic sculptures, the Ixa is at once both delicate and solid, with the sleek aluminium design emitting a light aesthetic that is neatly countered by the shapely, orb-style light source.
Norman Foster was born in Manchester in 1935. After graduating from Manchester University School of Architecture and City Planning in 1961 he won a Henry Fellowship to Yale University, where he gained a Master's Degree in Architecture.
He is the founder and chairman of Foster + Partners. Founded in London in 1967, it is now a worldwide practice, with project offices in more than twenty countries. Over the past four decades the company has been responsible for a strikingly wide range of work, from urban masterplans, public infrastructure, airports, civic and cultural buildings, offices and workplaces to private houses and product design. Since its inception, the practice has received 470 awards and citations for excellence and has won more than 86 international and national competitions.
