XL Mid-Century Modern Cocoon Pendant Lamp or Hanging Light by Flos Italy, 1960s
By Flos
Located in München, BY
Extremely rare, highly decorative and large Mid-Century Modern cocoon pendant lamp or hanging light. Designed & manufactured probably by Flos, Italy, 1960s. Executed in sprayed plas...
Metal
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Pair of Gatto table lamps in the "Cocoon" design by Achille Castiglioni for Flos, Italy, 1960
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Large Gatto table lamps designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, 1960. Internal steel frame painted white, sprayed with special cocoon resin, first production in go...
Steel
Large Gatto Cocoon Table Lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This sculptural lamp features a meticulously crafted enameled steel frame, elegantly encased in a “Cocoon” diffuser made from sprayed resin. When illuminated, the lamp emits a warm,...
Metal
Large Gatto Cocoon Table Lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, 1960s
By Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This sculptural lamp features a meticulously crafted enameled steel frame, elegantly encased in a “Cocoon” diffuser made from sprayed resin. When illuminated, the lamp emits a warm,...
Metal
Large ‘Gatto’ Cocoon Table Lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural fixture features an enameled steel frame with a “cocoon” sprayed resin shade, which emits an ambient glow when lit.
Parchment Paper
Luxury Italian Glass Resin Pendant Lamp Mogg Hiver Small design Debonademeo
By Debonademeo, Mogg
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Inspired by the form of a suspended crystalline cocoon, its faceted glass-resin shade softly filters the light while becoming a sculptural object in its own right.
Fiberglass
Luxury Italian Glass Resin Pendant Lamp Mogg Hiver Large design Debonademeo
By Mogg, Debonademeo
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Inspired by the form of a suspended crystalline cocoon, its faceted glass-resin shade softly filters the light while becoming a sculptural object in its own right.
Fiberglass
Luxury Italian Glass Resin Pendant Lamp Mogg Hiver Medium design Debonademeo
By Debonademeo, Mogg
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Inspired by the form of a suspended crystalline cocoon, its faceted glass-resin shade softly filters the light while becoming a sculptural object in its own right.
Fiberglass
Fantasma floor light, designed by Tobia Scarpa 1961 for Flos, Italy
By Flos, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Named after the Italian word for "ghost," the lamp is characterised by its ethereal silhouette and sculptural presence. Its cocoon-like resin shade gently diffuses light, producing a...
Brass
Gatto Table Lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Hille, Italy, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in New York, NY
A steel frame is wrapped in a resin cocoon, creating a soft, diffused glow that emphasizes the lamp’s gentle silhouette.
Metal
First Edition Viscontea Lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, I
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Catania, CT
A masterpiece of Italian mid-century design, the lamp features an internal white powder-coated steel structure sprayed with a unique Cocoon plastic resin, creating its signature orga...
Resin
Volante Side Table by Pierre Guariche for Steiner Éditeur, France, 1960s
By Pierre Guariche
Located in New York, NY
A steel frame is wrapped in a resin cocoon, creating a soft, diffused glow that emphasizes the lamp’s gentle silhouette.
Steel, Metal
UFO shaped Cocoon Lamp by Goldkant like Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
By Goldkant Leuchten, Friedel Wauer, Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Cork, IE
Check our store for a wide variety of Cocoon lamps! This rare and unusually shaped 1960s cocoon pendant light is in very good condition and given its age only shows very little sin...
Metal
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