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FLOS Lighting
Founded in 1962, FLOS quickly established themselves as Italian Lighting Specialists. That very same year, FLOS began producing a number of lamps that were to become classics in Italian industrial design. These first lamps were Arco, Relemme, Toio and Taccia — all designed by Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni. As a tangible proof of FLOS Lighting's timeless design and technical excellence, these lamps continue to be produced today. It all started with cocoon . . .
In 1959 Arturo Eisenkeil from Merano, an importer of cocoon — a spray-on plastic coating produced in the United States - was tracking down possible applications for this new material. He joined forces with Dino Gavina and Cesare Cassina and set up a company to produce lighting fixtures. This marked the beginning of the long-standing association in the area of design with the Castiglioni brothers and Tobia Scarpa. The first cocoon lamps ever created were the offspring of this collaboration: Viscontea, Taraxacum and Gatto by the Castiglioni brothers and
Fantasma by Scarpa. FLOS moved from Merano to the province of Brescia in 1964: At first to Nave and then to the current premises in Bovezzo. Sergio Gandini became chairman of FLOS in 1965. In 1974, the company became the owner of Arteluce — one of the key Italian companies in the industrial design sector. Gino Sarfatti, an industrialist and designer, is the founder of Arteluce. Several models designed by Sarfatti himself have been incorporated into the product range. From the very outset, FLOS has been characterized by its high-quality approach to lamp design and production. Many of the numerous lamps designed for the company, first by Achille and Piergiacomo, are undoubtedly some of FLOS Lighting's best-known and most successful products of industrial design. They have won awards and historical critical accolades, and are included in all the most important collections and design museums around the world. Some significant FLOS product examples over the last forty years are: Parentesi (1970), Brera (1992), Fucsia (1996) and the
recent Diabolo (1998). The revolutionary Parentesi by Achille Castiglioni and Pio Manzù is a fine thread stretched between floor
and ceiling and was awarded the compasso d'Oro in 1979. Over the years, prominent Italian and international names have designed
for FLOS and Arteluce. Marc Newson created the Helice aluminum floor lamp (1992). Marc Sadler's Drop rubber wall lamp was awarded
the Compasso d'Oro in 1994 — the very same year also awarded to FLOS for its activity as a company. In 1988, FLOS Lighting began
producing Arà, the first Philippe Starck lamp. This was the beginning of an important working relationship that has lasted ever
since. Arà was followed, among others, by the small colored Miss Sissi (1991) in plastic that turned out to be a cult object and
an enormous commercial success. The following years produced the Rosy Angelis (1994), the Romeo Moon (1996) and Archimoon (1998)
series. Throughout the nineties, the work of Achille Castiglioni and Philippe Starck has been flanked by a series of products
from new and designers. This reflects FlOS Lighting's desire to keep discovering the most talented designers in order to maintain
leadership in innovation. FLOS began producing Jasper Morrison's Glo-ball series in 1998, keynoted by a large opaline sphere that
can be used with various types of supports. Kostantin Gricic is another innovative designer and the company produces two of his
works: May Day that is reinventing a versatile, multi-purpose floor or suspension lamp, and Boxer, redesigning a characterless
type with contemporary materials and lines. Finally, FLOS also produces Antonio Citterio's Lastra ceiling fixture. This lamp
combines advanced lighting technology, printed circuitry and single adjustable task lighting with a traditional accent conjured
up by the imposing crystal sheet and lamp hanging over the dining table. FLOS Lighting's production will continue to be imbued with various design trends that embody their attention to leading-edge
research combined with highly-efficient production, sales and communications. In 2002, FLOS celebrated forty years' production of
designer lamps.  Achille CastiglioniBorn in Milan (1918-2002), Achille Castiglioni started work as an architect and designer with his ...
View this Designer's Products  Jasper MorrisonJasper Morrison is one of today's most influential industrial designers. Born in London, Jasper Morrison ...
View this Designer's Products  Pier Giacomo CastiglioniThe Italian designer and architect Pier Giacomo Castiglioni is the second of the three Castiglioni ...
View this Designer's Products  Toan NguyenBorn in Paris, 1969. Toan Nguyen graduated with honors in Industrial Design at ENSCI-Les Ateliers, Paris, ...
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