Flos carries the culture of light and pushes the boundaries of design, technology and emotion for nearly 60 years. Products are born to become archetypes, thanks to brilliant ideas coming from grand masters of design and new contemporary talents. Flos shapes light and turns it into poetry. Lamps embody the right balance between handcraft and industrial production, art and design, tradition and innovation. Collection of decorative lights offers solutions for tables, floors, walls, ceilings and suspensions.
Flos still produces some of the world’s cult light pieces – must-have items for every design devotee. Designed in 1967 by Castiglioni brothers, Snoopy table lamp with enamelled metal reflector and white Carrara's marble base was inspired by a famous cartoon character. Taccia lamp was born out of the idea of turning a ceiling lamp upside down. Freestanding Arco is one of the most recognizable objects ever, it boasts a parallelepipedal marble base counterbalancing the iconic arched metal stem. Mayday – a versatile, contemporary table lamp by Konstantin Grcic, is a brilliant blend of utility and sophistication. There are many more Flos light design tales to discover with contemporary authors like Michael Anastassiades, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Antonio Citterio, Rodolfo Dordoni, Nendo, Philippe Starck, Patricia Urquiola, Vincent Van Duysen, Marcel Wanders and many others.
