Flos - IC Lights table lamp 1 Low black
Table lamp with diffused light. Frame in brass, brushed and painted transparent or chromed steel. Opal blown glass diffuser. Dimmer on the power cord.
Michael Anastassiades
Michael Anastassiades is a Cypriot-born, London-based designer. He founded his studio in 1994 to explore the contemporary notions of culture and aesthetic through a combination of product, furniture and enviromental design. Positioned between art and design, his work aims to provoke dialogue, participation and interection. He creates objects that are minimal, utilitarian and almost mundane but full of vitality that one might not expect. Anastassiades' works are exhibited in permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Crafts Council in London, the FRAC Centre in Orleans, France and the MAK in Vienna. Recent solo exhibitions include Time And Again at the Geymüllerschlössel / MAK in Vienna, To Be Perfectly Frank at Svenskt Tenn in Stockholm, Norfolk House music room at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. He has also designed products with various leading manufacturers including Flos, Puiforcat, Lobmeyr and Svenskt Tenn. In 2007 he founded Michael Anastassiades's company in order to produce his distinctive pieces, a collection of lighting, furniture, jewellry, and accessories table. The studio's philosophy is an ongoing pursuit for eclecticism, individuality and timeless quality in design. Michael trained as a civil engineer at London’s Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine before taking a masters degree in industrial design at the Royal College of Art.
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.
