Celestia Ceiling Light by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Flos, Italy, 1980/90s
By Flos, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Milano, IT
More than a lighting fixture, the Celestia ceiling lamp is a sculptural presence that reflects Tobia Scarpa’s distinctive approach to design for Flos during the 1980s.
Metal
Celestia Afra & Tobia Scarpa Flos lamp, 1980
By Flos, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Celestia Afra & Tobia Scarpa Flos 1982 Lamp: iconic ceiling lamp that expresses the refined design research of Afra Scarpa and Tobia Scarpa for Flos.
Metal
"Celestia" Ceiling Light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos
By Flos, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Celestia" ceiling light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1982.
Aluminum, Steel
'Celestia' Ceiling Light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos
By Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Celestia" ceiling light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1982.
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
'Celestia' Ceiling Light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos
By Flos, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Celestia" ceiling light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1982.
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
'Celestia' Ceiling Light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos
By Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Celestia" ceiling light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1982.
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
"Celestia" Ceiling Light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos
By Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Celestia" ceiling light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1982.
Aluminum, Steel
Single 'Celestia' Ceiling Light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos
By Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single "Celestia" ceiling light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1982.
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Tobia Scarpa for Flos Italian Modernist 'Celestia' Ceiling Pendant Light
By Flos, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Astoria, NY
Italian Modernist 'Celestia' ceiling pendant light designed by Tobia Scarpa for Flos with a textile hanging dome on a metal frame surrounding the light source.
Metal
"Celestia" Ceiling lamp by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1980s
By Flos, Tobia Scarpa
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceiling light in white linen fabric and aluminum. Model Celestia. Stamped Flos. Wear due to time and age. FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE
Aluminum
Celestia Ceiling Light by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Flos, Italy 1982
By Flos, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Milano, IT
The Celestia ceiling lamp, a masterpiece of design crafted by Tobia Scarpa for Flos in the 1980s, embodies an unparalleled fusion of artistry and functionality.
Metal
'Celestia' Ceiling Light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos
By Flos, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Celestia' ceiling light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1982.
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
'Celestia' Ceiling Light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos
By Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Celestia' ceiling light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1982.
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
"Celestia" Ceiling Light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos
By Flos, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Celestia" ceiling light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1982.
Aluminum, Steel
Tobia Scarpa, "Celestia" ceiling light for Flos, Italy, 1982
By Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A "Celestia" ceiling light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, designed and manufactured in Italy in the 1982.
Aluminum
"Celestia" Linen Ceiling Light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, Italy 1997
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
The "Celestia" ceiling light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos was designed and manufactured in Italy, 1997.
Aluminum, Steel
Tobia Scarpa, "Celestia" ceiling light for Flos, Italy, 1982
By Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A "Celestia" ceiling light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, designed and produced in Italy in 1982.
Aluminum
"Celestia" Ceiling lamp by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1980s
By Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceiling light in white linen fabric and aluminum. Model Celestia. Stamped Flos. Wear due to time and age. FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE
Aluminum
"Celestia" Ceiling lamp by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1980s
By Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceiling light in white linen fabric and aluminum. Model Celestia. Stamped Flos. Wear due to time and age. FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE
Aluminum
"Celestia" Ceiling lamp by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1980s
By Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceiling light in white linen fabric and aluminum. Model Celestia. Stamped Flos. Wear due to time and age. FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE
Aluminum
"Celestia" Ceiling lamp by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1980s
By Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceiling light in white linen fabric and aluminum. Model Celestia. Stamped Flos. Wear due to time and age. FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE
Aluminum
"Celestia" Ceiling lamp by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1980s
By Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceiling light in white linen fabric and aluminum. Model Celestia. Stamped Flos. Wear due to time and age. FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE
Aluminum
"Celestia" Ceiling lamp by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1980s
By Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceiling light in white linen fabric and aluminum. Model Celestia. Stamped Flos. Wear due to time and age. FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE
Aluminum
"Celestia" Ceiling lamp by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1980s
By Flos, Tobia Scarpa
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceiling light in white linen fabric and aluminum. Stamped Flos. Wear due to time and age.
Aluminum
'Celestia' Ceiling Light by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Flos
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Milano, IT
The Celestia ceiling lamp, a masterpiece of design crafted by Tobia Scarpa for Flos in the 1980s, embodies an unparalleled fusion of artistry and functionality.
Metal
'Celestia' Ceiling Lamp by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, Italy
By Flos, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This stunning ceiling lamp, model 'Celestia' was designed in the 1980's by Tobia Scarpa for Flos in Italy.
Metal
Sold
H 15.75 in Dm 51.19 in
Italian modern white ceiling lamp 1130 Celestia by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1980s
By Flos, Tobia Scarpa
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern white ceiling lamp 1130 Celestia by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1980s Chandelier mod. 1130 Celestia with round base, with suspended diffuser in white linen fabric with red ...
Metal, Aluminum
$802Sale Price / item|47% Off
H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razoblade, Denmark, Oak
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Set of striking dining chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, made of oak and honey coloured lambskin. Refreshing design with bold Baroque coming together nicely with Mid-Century Modernism. M...
Oak
$2,838 / item
H 24 in W 24 in D 24 in
Modern Fabric Pendant Light by Studio Mirei, Nebula 60, from Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Nebula collection is drawn out of the interstellar clouds of dust and gas in space - regions where stars begin to form. Made of a woven natural fiber from the banana tree, which ...
Natural Fiber
The 'Matisse' Etagere
Located in London, GB
The 'Matisse' wrought iron side table. A hand made and patinated wrought iron etagere with whimsical Matisse style cut-out decoration. Made to order based on a 1960s original. Avail...
Wrought Iron
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$2,160 / item
H 10 in W 16 in D 16 in
Collectible Modern Fabric Sculptural Table Lamp by Mirei Monticelli, Aphrodite
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Aphrodite lamp takes form from the godess Venus born of sea-spray, depicted by the revered painter Sandro Boticelli. The lampshade is made from banaca fabric, and the lamp base i...
Cement
$6,100
H 29 in W 72 in D 24 in
Paul Tuttle 'Chariot' Leather Chaise Lounge Chair for Strassle International
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Tuttle 'Chariot' chaise lounge, c.1972 Leather, chrome-plated steel, lacquered steel. Manufactured by Strassle International, USA / Switzerland. With additional Carmel Sheepsk...
Chrome
$29,504 / set
H 26.38 in W 40.56 in D 35.44 in
Pierre Paulin, Pair of Spider Lounge Chairs "Model F678" for Artifort. 1966
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional and rare pair of lounge chairs model F678, also known as the Spider Lounge Chair designed by the French designer Pierre Paulin and manufactured by Artifort Furniture Comp...
Fabric, Wool, Upholstery, Velvet, Rope, Plywood
Capiz Shell Table Lamp, Model Cornelia
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cornelia Table Lamp is a lamp that is made from capiz shells which gives the material an irregular structure. This makes each lamp unique, something that adds to its character and pe...
Brass
$3,840 / item
H 37.8 in Dm 25.2 in
Joe 640 Tailored Minimal 20th Century Inspired Pendant Light by Wende Reid
By Wende Reid
Located in Chatswood, NSW
This Classic, tailored pendant light, inspired by the stitching on my father's Mark Cross cuff link box, is reminiscent of mid-century style and the early simplicity of Art Deco. Als...
Brass
Ceiba Table Lamp
By Chuch Estudio
Located in Mérida, MX
The Ceiba Lamp embodies the essence of artisanal craftsmanship, meticulously crafted entirely by hand. Inspired by the sacred Tree of Life in the Yucatan Peninsula, renowned as the C...
Clay, Linen
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Sofa, Walnut, Canvas, Velvet, USA, 1950s
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut, beige canvas webbing and brown velvet sofa designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and produced by Widdicomb Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, 1950s. 16” seat hei...
Canvas, Velvet, Walnut
Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in Batavia Black with a Sandbar finish interior, this bookcase showcases rhythmic, crescent-shaped oval cut-outs that form an architectural silhouette—an homage to the sculp...
Wood
$1,917 / item
H 5.91 in Dm 4.73 in
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Ceiling Lamp / Flush Pende, Re Edit
By Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Hanging- lamp from the showrooms of the Wiener Werkstaette used by Hoffmann in several variations. Hammered originally. Works-number M115, pattern-book of the Wiener Werkstaette: WWM...
Crystal, Brass
Cocoon Pendant Lamp by Goldkant, 1960s, Germany
By Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Cocoon pendant lamp by Goldkant, 1960s, Germany Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. This lamp works with E27 light bulbs. Wired and suitable to use with 220V and 110V fo...
Resin
$23,000
H 29.5 in W 97 in D 40 in
Soriana Sofa by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, Velvet, Chrome, 1969
By Cassina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in New York, NY
Afra & Tobia Scarpa 'Soriana' Sofa for Cassina, Italy, 1969 The revolutionary and unique 'Soriana' three-seat sofa was designed by the Italian designer duo, Afra and Tobia Scarp...
Chrome
Maison Regain Daybed in Solid Elm
By Maison Regain
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Maison Regain, daybed, solid elm, fabric, France, 1980s. A Maison Regain daybed, whose structure is composed primarily of solid elm, imparts a sense of warmth and organic texture to...
Fabric, Elm
Imaginative lighting is a longtime hallmark of modern Italian design. Following in the footsteps of innovative companies such as Artemide and Arteluce, the company FLOS brought a fresh aesthetic philosophy to the Italian lighting field in the 1960s, one that would produce several of the iconic floor lamp, table lamp and pendant light designs of the era.
FLOS — Latin for “flower” — was founded in the northern town of Merano in 1962 by Cesare Cassina (of the famed Cassina furniture-making family) and Dino Gavina, a highly cultured businessman who believed that artistic ideas espoused in postwar Italy could inform commercial design. The two enlisted brothers Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni as their first designers.
Even before FLOS was formally incorporated, the Castiglionis gave the firm one of its enduring successes with the Taraxacum pendant and associated designs made by spraying an elastic polymer on a metal armature. (George Nelson had pioneered the technique in the United States in the early 1950s.) For other designs, the brothers found inspiration in everyday objects. Suggestive of streetlights, their Arco floor lamp, with its chrome boom and ball-shaped shade sweeping out from a marble block base, has become a staple of modernist decors. Designing for FLOS since 1966, Tobia Scarpa has also been inspired by the commonplace. His folded-metal Foglio sconces resemble a shirt cuff; his carved marble Biagio table lamp looks like a jai alai basket.
In 1973, FLOS purchased Arteluce, the company founded in 1939 by Gino Sarfatti, and it continues to produce his designs. In recent decades, FLOS has contracted work from several noted designers, including Marcel Wanders and Jasper Morrison. As instantly recognizable as they are, many FLOS designs remain accessible. While FLOS lighting is the essence of modernity, its sleek, subtle designs can be used to strike a sculptural note in even traditional spaces.
Browse a broad range of FLOS lighting fixtures at 1stDibs.
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.