Imaginative lighting is a longtime hallmark of modern Italian design. Following in the footsteps of innovative companies such as Artemide and Arteluce, the company FLOS brought a fresh aesthetic philosophy to the Italian lighting field in the 1960s, one that would produce several of the iconic floor lamp, table lamp and pendant light designs of the era.
FLOS — Latin for “flower” — was founded in the northern town of Merano in 1962 by Cesare Cassina (of the famed Cassina furniture-making family) and Dino Gavina, a highly cultured businessman who believed that artistic ideas espoused in postwar Italy could inform commercial design. The two enlisted brothers Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni as their first designers.
Even before FLOS was formally incorporated, the Castiglionis gave the firm one of its enduring successes with the Taraxacum pendant and associated designs made by spraying an elastic polymer on a metal armature. (George Nelson had pioneered the technique in the United States in the early 1950s.) For other designs, the brothers found inspiration in everyday objects. Suggestive of streetlights, their Arco floor lamp, with its chrome boom and ball-shaped shade sweeping out from a marble block base, has become a staple of modernist decors. Designing for FLOS since 1966, Tobia Scarpa has also been inspired by the commonplace. His folded-metal Foglio sconces resemble a shirt cuff; his carved marble Biagio table lamp looks like a jai alai basket.
In 1973, FLOS purchased Arteluce, the company founded in 1939 by Gino Sarfatti, and it continues to produce his designs. In recent decades, FLOS has contracted work from several noted designers, including Marcel Wanders and Jasper Morrison. As instantly recognizable as they are, many FLOS designs remain accessible. While FLOS lighting is the essence of modernity, its sleek, subtle designs can be used to strike a sculptural note in even traditional spaces.
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$8,320
H 73.62 in W 15.35 in D 15.35 in
Noctambule Floor 4 High Cylinder Small Base by Konstantin Grcic for Floss
Located in Las Vegas, NE
Floor lamp emitting diffused light. Composed of interconnecting transparent blown-glass cylinders, supported by a large die-cast aluminium base for enhanced stability. Cylinders can ...
Blown Glass
$2,360
H 64.97 in Dm 11.82 in
Floor Lamp by Angelo Brotto for Esperia in Lacquered Metal, Chrome and Glass
By Esperia, Angelo Brotto
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Italian floor lamp designed by Angelo Brotto and manufactured by Esperia in the 1960's. Six tubes made from lacquered and chrome metal and Murano glass diffusers.
Chrome, Iron
Floor lamp «Chiara» by Mario Bellini for Flos, 1960s
By Flos, Mario Bellini
Located in bruxelles, BE
Floor lamp in metal designed by Mario Bellini and produced by Flos. Model: Chiara. Wear due to time and age of the floor lamp. FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE
Metal
$2,655Sale Price|25% Off
H 70.87 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Stylos Floor Lamp by Achille Castiglioni for Flos, 1984 Italy
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District
Designed in 1984 by Achille Castiglioni for Flos, the Stylos Floor Lamp is a refined expression of Castiglioni’s rational, human-centered design philosophy. The lamp features a tall ...
Plastic
$1,298
H 60.24 in Dm 5.91 in
Postmodern Varnished Metal Column Floor Lamp Ascribable to Reggiani, Italy
By Reggiani
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. This beautiful and unique column floor lamp was probably produced by Reggiani. It is made in chrome-plated metal and varnished metal. This lamp is a vintage pi...
Chrome, Metal
Artemide Floor Lamp by Gianfranco Frattini, 1997
By Gianfranco Frattini, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Floor lamp model 'Megaron' by Gianfranco Frattini for Artemide, 1979, in white laquered metal.
Aluminum
1979 Artemide Megaron Floor Lamp by Gianfranco Frattini
By Artemide, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Toronto, CA
Original 1979 design of the elegant uplighter by Gianfranco Frattini. The striking floor lamp radiates with its timeless appearance.
Aluminum, Steel
Post Modern Chrome and Black TOTEM Floor Lamp
By Sonneman Lighting, Kovacs
Located in New York, NY
Unusual and impressive cylindrical floor lamp, having a tubular insert shade, vertical chrome supports, on a black metal base. The light features two interior sockets, which operate ...
Metal, Chrome
Grip Floor Lamp Designed by Achille Castiglioni for Flos 1984
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
Post-modern Grip floor lamp, designed by Achille Castiglioni, in 1985. manufactured by Flos, Italy. Painted Steel & Aluminum, Plastic. With makers bedge. The lamp creates a s...
Steel
$2,040 / item
H 71.88 in Dm 13.75 in
Gianfranco Frattini 'Megaron' Floor Lamp for Artemide in Aluminum
By Artemide, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gianfranco Frattini 'Megaron' floor lamp for Artemide in aluminum. New modern edition of the design classic by Gianfranco Frattini from 1979. The elegant uplighter radiates with it...
Aluminum, Steel
Flos Noctambule Floor Lamp with 3 Cylinders, Cone, and Base by Konstantin Grcic
By Konstantin Grcic, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The brainchild of master designer Konstantin Grcic, Noctambule by Flos is a futuristic lighting system that blends innovation, efficiency and aesth...
Glass
Flos Noctambule Floor Lamp with 3 Cylinders, Bowl and Base by Konstantin Grcic
By Konstantin Grcic, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The brainchild of master designer Konstantin Grcic, Noctambule by Flos is a futuristic lighting system that blends innovation, efficiency and aesth...
Glass
Flos Noctambule Pendant Light with 5 High Cylinders by Konstantin Grcic
By Konstantin Grcic, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Another pioneering lighting design in the array of lamps and lighting fixtures FLOS is known for, Noctambule LED dimmable pendant light with tall cylinders is one of designer Konstantin Grcic’s finest creations. Adaptable to any interior space, this dynamic fixture can be configured as a pendant lamp or standing light using the additional components available with the product. Available in a variety of unique and distinct design options, Noctambule pendant...
Glass
Flos Noctambule Pendant Light with 6 High Cylinders by Konstantin Grcic
By Konstantin Grcic, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Another pioneering lighting design in the array of lamps and lighting fixtures Flos is known for, Noctambule LED dimmable pendant light with tall cylinders is one of designer Konstantin Grcic’s finest creations. Adaptable to any interior space, this dynamic fixture can be configured as a pendant lamp or standing light using the additional components available with the product. Available in a variety of unique and distinct design options, Noctambule pendant...
Glass
Flos Noctambule Pendant Light with 4 High Cylinders by Konstantin Grcic
By Konstantin Grcic, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Another pioneering lighting design in the array of lamps and lighting fixtures FLOS is known for, Noctambule LED dimmable pendant light with tall cylinders is one of designer Konstantin Grcic’s finest creations. Adaptable to any interior space, this dynamic fixture can be configured as a pendant lamp or standing light using the additional components available with the product. Available in a variety of unique and distinct design options, Noctambule pendant...
Glass
Flos Noctambule Pendant Light with 3 High Cylinders by Konstantin Grcic
By Konstantin Grcic, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Another pioneering lighting design in the array of lamps and lighting fixtures Flos is known for, Noctambule LED dimmable pendant light with tall cylinders is one of designer Konstantin Grcic’s finest creations. Adaptable to any interior space, this dynamic fixture can be configured as a pendant lamp or standing light using the additional components available with the product. Available in a variety of unique and distinct design options, Noctambule pendant...
Glass
