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Black "GRIP" floor lamp by ACHILLE CASTIGLIONI for FLOS, Italy 1980s
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in DE MEERN, NL
BLACK 'GRIP' FLOOR LAMP BY ACHILLE CASTIGLIONI FOR FLOS, 1980S
Looking for a statement piece to
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Italian modern red floor lamp Toio by Castiglioni for Flos, 1970s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Red floor lamp Toio by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, 1970s
Floor lamp mod. Toio
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Italian modern red floor lamp Toio by Castiglioni for Flos, 1970s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Red floor lamp Toio by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, 1970s
Floor lamp mod. Toio
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
'Aeto' by Fabio Lombardo for Flos Floor Lamp
By Fabio Lombardo, Flos
Located in Berlin, DE
'Aeto' by Fabio Lombardo for Flos, blue floor lamp in the shape of an eye, Italy, 1980s. Well
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Grip Floor Lamp Designed by Achille Castiglioni for Flos 1984
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
Post-modern Grip floor lamp, designed by Achille Castiglioni, in 1985.
manufactured by Flos, Italy
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
FLOS Superloon Floor Lamp in White by Jasper Morrison
By Jasper Morrison, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
performance and efficiency with visual comfort. This striking floor lamp includes a Dim-to-Warm function that
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
FLOS Superloon Floor Lamp in Black by Jasper Morrison
By Jasper Morrison, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
performance and efficiency with visual comfort. This striking floor lamp includes a Dim-to-Warm function that
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
FLOS Superloon Floor Lamp in Chrome by Jasper Morrison
By Jasper Morrison, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
performance and efficiency with visual comfort. This striking floor lamp includes a Dim-to-Warm function that
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Floor, Table Lamp Noce T by Achille Castiflioni for Flos
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Padova, IT
Iconic floor side lamp Noce T designed by Achille Castiglioni and produced by Flos 1970s.
It owes
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Castiglioni Arco Modern Arch Stainless Steel & Marble Floor Lamp, FLOS, in stock
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Arco Floor Lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
This lamp is ready for its close-up
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
H 91.33 in W 86.61 in D 11.5 in
Castiglioni Arco Modern Arch Stainless Steel & Marble Floor Lamp, FLOS, in stock
By Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Arco LED Floor Lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
This lamp is ready for its close-up
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
H 91.33 in W 86.61 in D 11.5 in
FLOS Captain Flint Floor Lamp in Black by Michael Anastassiades
By Flos, Michael Anastassiades
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sleek and graceful, this versatile floor lamp features smart details from head to toe. At the top
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Steel
Floor, Table Red Lamp Noce T by Achille Castiflioni for Flos
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Padova, IT
Iconic floor side lamp Noce T designed by Achille Castiglioni and produced by Flos 1970s.
It owes
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Flos IC Lights F2 Outdoor Floor Lamp by Michael Anastassiades
By Flos, Michael Anastassiades
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Michael Anastassiades has come up with an In & Out version of the iconic IC lights floor lamp
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Stone, Stainless Steel
FLOS IC Lights F1 Outdoor Floor Lamp by Michael Anastassiades
By Flos, Michael Anastassiades
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Michael Anastassiades has come up with an In&Out version of the iconic IC Lights floor lamp
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Stone, Stainless Steel
FLOS Spun Light Floor Lamp in Shiny Black by Sebastian Wrong
By Flos, Sebastian Wrong
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Sebastian Wrong in 2003, the Spun Light-F floor lamp reflects the best of modern
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
FLOS Spun Light Floor Lamp in Shiny White by Sebastian Wrong
By Flos, Sebastian Wrong
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Sebastian Wrong in 2003, the Spun Light-F floor lamp reflects the best of modern
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
FLOS Captain Flint Floor Lamp in Brass Finish by Michael Anastassiades
By Flos, Michael Anastassiades
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sleek and graceful, this versatile floor lamp features smart details from head to toe. At the top
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Steel
Flos Stylos Floor Lamp Achille Castiglioni 1984 Italy
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Den Haag, NL
The Stylos floor lamp was designed by Achille Castiglioni for the Italian lighting manufacturer
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
Sebastian Wrong Flos Spun Pair Floor Lamps Shiny White Finish Space Age Design
By Flos, Sebastian Wrong
Located in Philadelphia, PA
% luminosity adjustment on the polanted cord.
Emitting a gorgeous diffused light, the Spun Light-floor lamp
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
'Butterfly' Floorlamp by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Flos Italy 1985
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Important Post Modern 'Butterfly' Floorlamp by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Flos Italy 1985
The heat
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Vintage Pier Giacomo Achille Castiglioni Flos 'Arco' Marble Steel Floor Lamp
By Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Baltimore, MD
Stunning monumental Italian arc floor lamp designed by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni circa
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
H 91.38 in W 86.6 in D 12.6 in
Flos Tab 2700K LED Floor Lamp in Aluminum, by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
By Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tab floor lamp has an adjustable head with a 90-degree rotation capability emitting direct light
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
H 43.3 in W 9.6 in D 0.1 in
Postmodern Chrome Adjustable Floor Lamp, Ennio Chiggio, Italy, 1950s
By Ennio Chiggio
Located in Antwerp, BE
, Italy, 1950; Flos Style;
Ennio Chiggio post-modern chrome floor lamp, made in the 1950s. The light
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Industrial Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Arco Flos Lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Italy '70s
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Sacile, PN
Arco Flos lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Italy '70s
An early example of Achille and
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Aluminum, Steel
Midcentury Brass Base Tripple Floor Lamp Three Fully Adjustable Chrome Shades
By Robert Sonneman, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos, George Kovacs, Arredoluce
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Midcentury Brass Base Tripple Floor Lamp Three Fully Adjustable Cylinder Chrome Shades
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Vintage Italian "Arco" Marble Floor Lamps by Achille and Pier Castiglioni, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing vintage Italian “Arco” marble floor lamps, designed by Achille and Pier Castiglioni for
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Steel
H 94.75 in W 80 in D 7.25 in
Early Arco lamp designed by Pier Giacomo & Achille Castiglioni for Flos, 1962
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
Flos, Italy in the 1960ies. With makers bedge on inner side of the lamp shade.
Famous amongst modern
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Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Steel
H 94.49 in W 78.75 in D 11.82 in
"Toio" Adjustable Floor Lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, circa 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Skokie, IL
Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni model "Toio" black adjustable floor lamp for Flos, Italy, 1960s
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
H 65 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Marble and Steel Arco Lamp for FLOS, 1967
By Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos, Achille Castiglioni, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Vicenza, IT
brand FLOS in 1967.
Excellent vintage condition.
From the outside, it looks like a simple floor lamp
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Steel
H 94.49 in W 10.63 in D 74.81 in
Achille & P. Giacomo Castiglioni Floor Lamp Arco, 1960's
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in bari, IT
Floor lamp with direct light. Base in white Carrara marble. Telescopic stem in brushed stainless
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Steel
Floor Lamp, 1960s, Inspired by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Iconic Arco
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in New York, NY
similarities with the Arco floor lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, Italy, in 1962. This
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Steel, Chrome
H 66.15 in W 80.52 in D 14.97 in
Gino Sarfatti Triennale Floor Lamp
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in New York, NY
Iconic mid-century Italian Triennale floor lamp. Original design 1947 by Angelo Lelii for
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
"Arco" Floor Lamp by Achille Castiglioni, circa 1970s
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Skokie, IL
Achille Castiglioni "Arco" floor lamp for Flos, Italy, circa 1970s
The Arco floor lamp offers
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Steel, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Parentesi Suspended Lamp by Flos with Dimmer, Italy 1970s
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni & Pio Manzu
Located in Hellouw, NL
lamp is produced by Flos, a well-known Italian design producer. This model can be adjusted in height
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Italian pendant light Parentesi by Achille Castiglioni Pio Manzù for Flos, 1970s
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni & Pio Manzu
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian pendant light Parentesi by Achille Castiglioni Pio Manzù for Flos, 1970s
Suspension lamp
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
H 157.49 in W 9.85 in D 3.94 in
Philippe Starck Ara Table Lamp in Polished Chromed Metal by Flos 1988
By Philippe Starck, Flos
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Ara table or desk lamp in polished chrome provides direct illumination. The head adjusts to direct
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Steel, Aluminum
Taccia Table Lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos
By Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Originally designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos in 1967. The light can be adjusted by
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Paolo Rizzatto 265 Wall Lamp Arteluce, Italy, 1973
By Arteluce, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Impressive sized wall lamp model 265 designed by Paolo Rizzatto and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Vintage Flos Parentesi Suspension Pendant Lamp by Castiglioni and Manzu
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni & Pio Manzu
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
floor by a weight allowing a functional and artistic pendant lighting solution in various settings. The
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Flos Papillona Floor Lamp Aluminium Italy 1980s
By Flos
Located in Milano, IT
Reflected light floor lamp with intensity adjustment; enamelled aluminium, glass.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Modern Black Metal Floor Lamp Toio by Castiglioni for Flos, 1970s
By Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Black metal Floor lamp Toio by Castiglioni for Flos, 1970s.
Floor lamp mod. Toio
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 62.21 in W 7.88 in D 8.27 in
Black Flos Spun Tulip Base Light Floor Lamp by Sebastian Wrong
By Flos
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Designed by Sebastian Wrong in 2003, the Spun Light-F floor lamp reflects the best of modern
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
'Aeto' by Fabio Lombardo for Flos Floor Lamp
By Flos, Fabio Lombardo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
'Aeto' by Fabio Lombardo for Flos, blue floor lamp in the shape of an eye, Italy, 1980s.
Well
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Achille Castiglioni & Pio Manzu for Flos "Parentesi" Ceiling to Floor Lamp
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Achille Castiglioni & Pio Manzu designed “Parentesi” ceiling to floor suspension lamp for Flos
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
1962 "Arco" Flos Castiglioni Iconic Italian Design Vintage Marble Floor Lamp
By Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brescia, IT
adjustable stem, allowing the lamp to offer both direct and indirect light. The height extends to almost 7
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel
H 91.34 in W 86.62 in D 11.82 in
Flos Parentesi Lamp Steel, Italy, 1980s
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni & Pio Manzu
Located in Milano, IT
Floor/ceiling lamp with height-adjustable and Directional light point; steel cable, chromed metal.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel
Achille & Piergiacomo Castiglioni for Flos "Arco" Floor Lamp, Italy, 1960s
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Naples, IT
Iconic original arc adjustable lamp designed by the brothers Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
H 90.95 in W 12.6 in L 90.95 in
Achille & Piergiacomo Castiglioni for Flos "Arco" Floor Lamp, Italy, 1960s
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Naples, IT
Iconic original arc adjustable lamp designed by the brothers Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
H 7.09 in W 12.6 in L 7.09 in
Italian Mid-Century Marble N Steel Arco Floor Lamp by Castiglioni for Flos, 1962
By Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Marble and steel Arco floor lamp by Castiglioni for Flos, 1962
Arco floor lamp
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
H 94.49 in W 86.62 in D 9.45 in
Italian Mid-Century Marble N Steel Arco Floor Lamp by Castiglioni for Flos, 1962
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Marble and steel Arco floor lamp by Castiglioni for Flos, 1962
Iconic floor
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
H 94.49 in W 86.62 in D 9.45 in
"Club" Adjustable Floor Lamp by Pier Ramella for Flos or Arteluce
By Arteluce, Pier Giuseppe Ramella
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Metal base with resin accents and frosted and clear acrylic refractory shade.
Adjustable height
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni Toio Floor Lamp for Flos
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Antwerp, BE
Flos Toio floor lamp in white. The designers Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglion named it after the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Italian Marble and Aluminium Arco Floor Lamp, by Castiglioni for Flos, 1962
By Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian marble and aluminium Arco floor lamp, by Castiglioni for Flos, 1962
The Arco lamp is a
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
H 94.49 in W 86.62 in D 9.45 in
Italian Toio floor lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, 1962
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos, Achille Castiglioni, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Toio floor lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, 1962
Toio floor lamp
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Achille Castiglioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Toio Floor Lamp for Flos
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Antwerp, BE
Original early 1960s model floor lamp providing indirect lighting, inspired by a car headlight
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
FLOS Toio Floor Lamp in Black by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, even earning a place in the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
The Toio
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Italian Design Classic Toio Floorlamp by Castiglioni for Flos
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Renens, CH
Height adjustable floor lamp designed by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos during the
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Toio Floor Lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, 1962
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in MIlano, IT
Toio floor lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, 1962
Toio floor lamp it’s an
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Achille Castiglioni Arco Lamp by Flos
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Highland, IN
Designed in 1962 by Achille Castiglioni the Arco lamp has become a well-deserved icon of modern
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
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Italian Modern Floor Adjustable Flos For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of Italian modern floor adjustable flos available for sale. Each of these unique Italian modern floor adjustable flos was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, aluminum and stone. Find 65 antique and vintage Italian modern floor adjustable flos at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 18 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Italian modern floor adjustable flos have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Italian modern floor adjustable flos made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many Italian modern floor adjustable flos are appealing in their simplicity, but Flos, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni and Achille Castiglioni produced popular Italian modern floor adjustable flos that are worth a look.
How Much are Italian Modern Floor Adjustable Flos?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,190, while they’re typically $383 on the low end and $7,500 highest priced.
Flos for sale on 1stDibs
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.
Finding the Right floor-lamps for You
The modern floor lamp is an evolution of torchères — tall floor candelabras that originated in France as a revolutionary development in lighting homes toward the end of the 17th century. Owing to the advent of electricity and the introduction of new materials as a part of lighting design, floor lamps have taken on new forms and configurations over the years.
In the early 1920s, Art Deco lighting artisans worked with dark woods and modern metals, introducing unique designs that still inspire the look of modern floor lamps developed by contemporary firms such as Luxxu.
Popular mid-century floor lamps include everything from the enchanting fixtures by the Italian lighting artisans at Stilnovo to the distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamp created by Scandinavian design pioneer Greta Magnusson-Grossman to the Paracarro floor lamp by the Venetian master glass workers at Mazzega. Among the more celebrated names in mid-century lighting design are Milanese innovators Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, who, along with their eldest brother, Livio, worked for their own firm as architects and designers. While Livio departed the practice in 1952, Achille and Pier Giacomo would go on to design the Arco floor lamp, the Toio floor lamp and more for legendary lighting brands such as FLOS.
Today’s upscale interiors frequently integrate the otherworldly custom lighting solutions created by a wealth of contemporary firms and designers such as Spain’s Masquespacio, whose Wink floor lamps integrate gold as well as fabric fringes.
Visual artists and industrial designers have a penchant for floor lamps, possibly because they’re so often a clever marriage of design and the functions of lighting. A good floor lamp can change the mood of any room while adding a touch of elegance to your entire space. Find yours now on 1stDibs.
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