Flos - 2097/50 Frosted Bulbs suspension lamp chrome

Suspension lamp providing diffused light. Steel central structure with brass arms, both available either chromium-plated, matt black or golded. Steel ceiling fitting and rose.

Gino Sarfatti

Gino Sarfatti (1912, 1985) was born in Venice on September 16, 1912. His father, Riccardo "Dick," runs a thriving business network. His mother Lucia, known as Micaela, belongs to the Trieste-based Zuccoli family. Gino and his siblings' childhood was marked by the economic ease and cosmopolitan environment of the lagoon city. During 1930 he moved to Genoa to enroll in the faculty of Aereonaval Engineering, meanwhile the political situation plummeted. In 1935 the "detention of ships," caused by the sanctions imposed on Italy by the League of Nations, led her father to ruin. At age 23 Sarfatti was forced to interrupt his studies. She moved to Milan and, in February 1939, founded Arteluce.

On May 6 of the same year he got married with Jolanda Marazza. Arteluce opened a store in Corso Littorio, now Corso Matteotti. In 1943, because of the racial laws and the bombing of Milan, he took refuge with his family in Switzerland. Immediately after the liberation, he returned to Milan and reorganized the production. While in 1950 he made an important trip to the United States, during his absence he entrusted the artistic direction of Arteluce to Vittoriano Viganò. In 1953 the store was completely renovated by Marco Zanuso and became a center of international attention. In 1954, MOD 1063 and 1065 obtained the "Gran Premio" at the X Triennale, and MOD 559 won the Compasso d'Oro. The following year, the award was replicated with MOD 1055.

Flos

Flos, since 1962, thanks to its attractive collections of lamps and chandeliers has established itself among the leaders in the lighting sector.

Flos tells a 100% Made in Italy story, the result of passion and trust, expansion and experimentation.

The name "Flos" which means "Flower" in Latin, has as its origin a bright thought: the idea of giving birth to objects suitable for changing the way of living from a light bulb.

The Italian Company has designed icons in the design world, specialized in the production of lights and lighting systems.

Among all the Arco floor lamp, the Parentesi and Taraxacum suspension lamps (on the cover) by Achille Castiglioni, the famous Taccia lamp, the Aim, the Toio, collections of unmistakable elegance such as the String Light and other ultra-contemporary solutions, collaborating with the best known designers and architects on the national scene.

Among them, Philippe Starck and Antonio Citterio are respectively the fathers of the D'E-light table lamp and the Kelvin LED desk lamp.