Flos - Lampadina orange table lamp

Table lamp providing direct, diffused light. Anodized aluminum base serves to contain excess power cord. Bakelite lamp-holder, painted to match the switch in the orange and black colors. Clear globe lamp is partially sandblasted to diffuse the light.

Achille Castiglioni

Born in Milan in 1918. Already in 1940 he dedicated himself to the tests of industrial production together with the brothers Livio (1911-1979) and Pier Giacomo (1913-1968). After graduating in architecture in 1944, he began research in the field of forms, techniques and new materials with the aim of developing an integral design process.

He is one of the founders of ADI in 1956. In 1969 he received permission from the Ministry of Education to teach "Artistic Design for Industry", was professor at the Faculty of Architecture in Turin until 1980, then professor of "Industrial Design" in Milan until 1993.

Flos

Since 1962, Flos with its beautiful collections of lamps and chandeliers has established itself among the leaders in the lighting industry. It brings with it a story 100% Made in Italy, fruit of passion and trust, expansion and experimentation. The name "Flos", which in Latin means "flower", has as its origin a luminous thought. The idea of giving birth to objects suitable to change the way of living, both indoor and outdoor.

Specialized in the production of lights and lighting systems design, the Italian company has signed icons such as the floor lamp Arco, the suspension lamps Parentesi and Taraxacum (on the cover) by Achille Castiglioni, the famous lamp Taccia, the Aim, the Toio, unmistakably elegant collections such as the String Light and other ultra-contemporary solutions, collaborating with the most famous designers and architects of the national scene including, Philippe Starck and Antonio Citterio are respectively the fathers of the D'E-light table lamp and the Kelvin LED desk lamp.