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Design by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, 1960. The Gatto table lamps provide diffused light. A white powder coated internal steel structure sprayed with a unique "cocoon" resin to create the diffuser which is then protected by a transparent sprayed on finish. Available in two sizes. Material(s): resin Dimensions: Lamp Type: incandescent Bulbs: Models: FU260109 FU270109 Achille CastiglioniBorn in Milan (1918-2002), Achille Castiglioni started work as an architect and designer with his brothers Livio and Pier Giacomo in 1938. One of the great masters of Italian design, Achille Castiglioni was a founding member of ADI in the fifties. The long list of awards he has received include eight Compassi d'Oro. Achille Castiglioni's activity as a designer is an unmistakable blend of simplicity, irony and fun and it shows his close interest in the way objects are used, in the potential offered by technology and in the use of new materials. See other lights/products from Achille Castiglioni> Pier Giacomo CastiglioniThe Italian designer and architect Pier Giacomo Castiglioni is the second of the three Castiglioni brothers. Like his brothers, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni studied architecture at Milan Polytechnic, taking his degree in 1937. In 1938 Pier Giacomo Castiglioni and his elder brother, Livio, founded a practice in Milan, which the youngest brother, Achille, joined in 1944. All three Castiglioni brothers were interested in both technology and art. Livio left the joint practice in 1952 to go his own way. Pier Giacomo Castiglioni is regarded as the intellectual equal of his brother Achille. Until his untimely death in 1968, Pier Giacomo collaborated with Achille on numerous designer objects. In 1955 the Castiglionis designed "Luminator" for Arredoluce; their "Taraxacum" hanging lamp dates from 1960 and the hanging lamp "Splügen Bräu" for Flos was launched in 1961. Another Castiglioni design for Flos was the 1962 die lamp "Arco", which links the qualities of floor and hanging lamps. The Castiglioni brothers not only exerted a strong influence on the younger generation of Italian designers. Pier Giacomo Castiglioni taught design at Milan Polytechnic from 1946 until his death. FLOSFLOS was founded in 1962. The very same year they 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 their 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 the company 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 the 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. FLOS' 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, the company celebrated forty years production of designer lamps. Customer ReviewsVery happy with this purchase – I love this lamp! I am a new homeowner and debated for over a year and a half on whether to purchase this light. I knew it would work perfectly as an accent in my living room, but it’s so expensive (you can buy so much with the amount of money that this light will cost you) and of course it never goes on sale. Finally Ylighting had an open box sale, so I just went for it. I have to reiterate that the Gatto Table Lamp is expensive, but after seeing it in person, and especially after seeing it in my house, I don’t regret the purchase. The light is beautiful – gorgeous, really. It looks fantastic both on and off. And it’s classic so it will never go out of style. FYI, FLOS also includes a 5-minute video on how their cocoon lights are made. After seeing the video I have a better idea of maybe why the light costs so much. From start to finish, it really is a complete work of art. By: Cookbook Reader, Homeowner (Austin, TX) Gorgeous design but material is frail and weak structurally The gatto is a piece of lighted sculpture and a masterpiece of design. However, the skin is very frail and weak in resisting tensile stresses in the longitudinal direction. It arrived with a 12" long vertical crack. YLighting was fantastic about sending me a replacement immediately. However, the replacement ALSO had a crack, albeit a much smaller one (about 1.5"). I have to say that YLighting's customer service has been VERY responsive and helpful. However, I cannot recommend this lamp until FLOS improves the material so that the reinforcing fibers are integral with the outside skin, which will help immensely toward resisting the tendency to crack. Right now the backing fibers are separate from the frail skin. (The George Nelson lamps are a much stronger product.) That being said, I will buy this lamp once it is improved because the design by Achille Castiglioni is unparalleled! By: Arielle S., Architect Beautiful lines I can't say enough about the Gatto table lamp. THough initially I was a bit hesitant to buy it because I thought that it might look like a cheap Chhinatown Japanese globe lamp...all that changed when I took it out of the box. The material (a plastic polymer) is like nothing you've felt, and it looks beautiful. The construction is solid, and the light it emits is soft yet radiant (though I replaced the 60w bulb included with a much more alluring 25w bulb. I still think it is a bit expensive, but I have to admint this is more sculpture than lamp! By: Vitali, Homeowner (New York) Free Shipping. Price Guarantee. Easy Returns. It's good to shop at YLighting.At YLighting, we are so confident that the Gatto Table Lamp will make you happy that we offer a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee and our 100% Price Guarantee. What's more, we also offer Free Shipping on orders over $50. |
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In contrast to remodeling housings, new construction housings are bulkier and need to be installed between joist beams or onto hangar bars and thus you need full access to the space above the fixture. This style is best used if you are building in a new space, gutting a room, or have an attic above or pop out ceiling, etc.
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MR 16 is a standard format for halogen multifaceted reflector light bulbs. MR16 lamps are regularly used in place of standard incandescent light bulbs as they harness and shoot light, resulting in less light loss than a traditional bulb. These are best used when you want focused light such as in a pendant over a countertop or an accent light on a painting.
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