Flos lamps

Designed by Achilles and Piergiacomo Castiglioni FlosThe Arco lamp has always among the best-known pieces, Innovative and representative of Italian design. Born from the idea of light from a particular area of a room, for easier reading or to give atmosphere to the room, a lamp is inspired by the street lamp posts and sheds its light to two meters from the base. In practice, we talk about new kind of separate from the ceiling lamp, floor lamp with direct light, with the ability to be moved freely.

E ‘consists of a base in marble Carrara white or black for a successful limited series, a “bow” in a semicircle made up of three areas of steel stainless steel U-shaped reflector and chrome metal that houses the bulb.

The base weighs 65 kg but not be afraid because the top of that there ‘is a hole that allows two people, easy transportation by simply inserting a broomstick.

Has no anchor, traditionally placed at the center of the ceiling and Thanks to this insight, Flos allows you to place the base of a marble floor in a corner of a common residence and to get the light directly above a dining table.

The Arco lamp, unchanged since 1962, has undergone the only change in the electrical system, to bring the device to current standards. In the new 2009 version, the cable is the Muvis electronic dimmer that allows the adjustment of light intensity in steps and the radio link with the Flos Cube ™.