Flos - 2097/30 Clear Bulbs suspension lamp matte black

The iconic 2097 is a 1958 project by Gino Sarfattithat born from the idea of deconstructing the iconic Murano glass chandelier. For the first time the cable becomes a decorative element and no longer only technical and functional. Today the lamp still keeps alive the power of modernist design with an incredible contemporaneity and a timeless appearance.
For this spring we present a new version total Matte White alternative that helps to play with this iconic object even in environments where metal finishes are not suitable.
Completely dressed in white, down to its smallest parts and details, the lamp lives a new life becoming a perfect match for countless high-end contemporary interiors

Gino Sarfatti

Gino Sarfatti was born in 1912 to a Jewish father and a Catholic mother,  in a wealthy middle-class commercial family. After classical studies, he attended the faculty of Aeronautical Engineering in Genoa. In 1935 the family moved to Milan where, after an experience in the sale of art glass, he worked both with his own small company and with the Lumen company: on his writing paper he defined his commitment as rational lighting . He frequented Franco Albini, Lucio Fontana, Lica and Albe Steiner. In February 1939 he founded Arteluce Società Anonima AL with some members of the Milanese company and became its General Manager. The company has as its corporate purpose the lighting fixtures, lighting applications, furniture components as well as the study and creation of furnishings. From the beginning,  the lamps do not have a name but are identified with a number that is progressive within the category. It won many international awards, including the Compasso d'oro in 1954 and 1955, with the models 559 and 1055. In December 1973, the year in which he won the gold medal at the XV Triennale, he sold the company, now no longer operational. From 1974 he retired to live in Griante di Cadenabbia (CO) where he received visits from scholars: the last meeting was a few days after his death in preparation for the great exhibition at the Center Georges Pompidou lumières je pense à vous ; the guest is Jean François Grunfeld, who wrote about him as de the greatest creator of lamps of the 20th century . During the interview and in a subsequent correspondence, Gino Sarfatti retraces the entire arc of his activity.

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.