Artemide, Asian growth (+15% by 2024) driven by Korean demand

For Artemide, 2025 was a complex year due to both geopolitical uncertainties and the company's internal industrial production reorganisation. Turnover for 2025 was down, about -5% compared to 2024, but the performance in the second half of the year was positive, with volumes rising sharply and order intake falling less than turnover overall. The market trend saw slowdowns particularly in the Middle East and America, which suffered from the contraction of the projects segment after major deliveries in the hotel sector, geopolitical tensions and, in the US, the devaluation of the dollar. On the other hand, the Asian area continued to grow (+14.6% compared to 2024), driven by the Korean market and the positive evolution of the Chinese and Japanese markets. In general, exports were confirmed at 73% of revenues, in line with previous years.

For Artemide, the year 2026 is off to a positive start: a 5% increase in turnover is expected in the first quarter, while the pipeline of projects points to a growth in volumes, especially for the Italian market, the company says, noting that the scenario nevertheless remains extremely uncertain due to geopolitical factors that affect not only markets but also production, with rising energy costs and possible difficulties in the supply chain for electronic components.

In 2026 Artemide renovated two showrooms in Europe, also to offer more space for the architectural collections: the Frankfurt shop doubled in size during the last Light+Building fair, and the new flagship store in London is expected by the summer. Among the 2026 openings: three monobrand stores in Italia (Milan, Rome, Treviso), six in Europe (Paris, Amsterdam, Zurich, Brussels, Copenhagen, Barcelona) and another six in the rest of the world (New York, Miami, Tokyo, Toronto, Hong Kong, Dubai).

During this Design Week it celebrates ten years of design work with studio Big and will present new lighting solutions by Herzog&De Meuron and Foster+Partners among others.