Catellani & Smith

Catellani & Smith was founded in 1989 by Enzo Catellani in Villa di Serio, near Bergamo in northern Italy. The “Smith” was never a partner. Catellani added the name to give the company an international ring—a small joke that suits the brand’s sense of play.

Catellani designs every piece himself, and the lamps are made by hand in the company’s own workshops. He works in materials such as brass, copper, aluminium, fibreglass and gold leaf, often leaving the marks of the making visible. The result is lighting that feels closer to sculpture than to product: tangled wire in Fil de Fer, the glowing discs of Lederam, and lamps that play with reflection, shadow and the warmth of the light itself.