Architects Marinella Patetta and Claudio Valént first met at the Piero Castiglioni studio. In 1989, they founded Metis Lighting, working exclusively in lighting design and industrial design. Their work enhances space thanks to lighting engineering projects that integrate knowhow gained from various fields in a synthesis of different disciplines.
In the early nineties, Metis Lighting designed the Nobi series for FontanaArte, a collection that straddles the fine line between decorative and technical lighting. The Nobi series immediately became one of the company’s bestsellers, and remains so today.
In recent years, Marinella and Claudio have taught at the faculty of Industrial Design at Milan Polytechnic.