54|PROTAGONISTA tile lamp and can enter so much a house, an office or up to a shop; in every place he will find always a hand that caresses her. To Javier Mariscal designing a lamp has been a challenge... Javier Mariscal: The order was ‘one day we will have to remove the Tolomeo and there will have to be another lamp.’ Obviously then the task was difficult ... (makes the gesture of drowning, touching his neck). And for me was the first time, I am not a designer like Philippe Starck or Ron Arad and many others that have thousands of objects. I have few items and very few as technological as this. It is the first very technological object that I have which is in production, that you can buy, and it also has that added value which is working with Artemide. It’s as if I worked on driving cars and, suddenly, Ferra- ri said “Would you like to design a Ferrari?’, wooooooow! You know that Artemide will be distributed worldwide and now you’re going to Soho, New York, Sydney or Tokyo and you can find it, or in a shop in Paris or Berlin. And that gives you a thrill, knowing that you can rea- ch so many people, from so many countries and cultures, that they’re going to understand it and can be purchased. ■ More information: www.artemide.com www.rmariscal.com See more in iCandela, videos section