Neil Poulton

Neil Poulton (1963–) is a Scottish designer active mainly in the lighting sector. French by adoption, he has lived and worked in Paris since 1991, after studying at Napier University in Edinburgh and at Domus Academy in Milan. Following a brief stint at Philippe Starck’s studio, he has worked independently since 1992, and counts among his most important clients the hard-drive brand LaCie, for which he designed several external drive models. His best-known and most fruitful collaboration, however, is with Artemide—one of Italy’s leading lighting brands—with which he has developed numerous highly technological product lines, characterized by cool, clinical light and simple yet unusual forms that seem to come straight from the set of a science-fiction film. Internationally acclaimed (he has received, among other awards, multiple Red Dot Design Awards and iF Design Awards), Poulton has also worked with other Italian lighting companies, including Danese Milano, Martinelli Luce, and Castaldi.