Pia Guidetti Crippa

Italian lighting designer

A 1967 graduate in set design from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, Pia Guidetti Crippa developed a design practice attuned to materials and light. Her thirty-year collaboration with Lumi combined artisanal craftsmanship with a pursuit of innovation. Defined by essential lines, her lighting creations place central importance on the quality of finishes and the object’s presence in space. Produced by the Milanese house Lumi, her brass table and floor lamps, such as the P428 model, are today highly sought after by collectors of 1970s Italian design.