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Flos Building and Garden Elements

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.

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Creator: Flos
Eleven Tobia Scarpa Italian Flos "Tamburo" Green Outdoor Lighting Fixtures
By Flos, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Sacile, PN
Flos Tamburo is a series of Classic outdoor lighting fixtures. A beautiful light which is is ideal for the patio or outdoor walking areas and...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flos Building and Garden Elements

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Aluminum

Tobia Scarpa Flos "Tamburo" Green Outdoor Lighting Fixtures ( 11 available )
By Flos, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Sacile, PN
11 Tamburo available Flos Tamburo is a series of Classic outdoor lighting fixtures. A beautiful light which is is ideal for the patio or outdoor walki...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flos Building and Garden Elements

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Aluminum

FLOS Superarchimoon Outdoor Floor Lamp in Panama by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A brilliant play on perspective, this outdoor version of the legendary Superarchimoon feels oversized and magnificent. The outer diffuser is created by weaving colored PVC tube compo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Flos Building and Garden Elements

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Aluminum

FLOS Superarchimoon Outdoor Floor Lamp in Green Wall by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A brilliant play on perspective, this outdoor version of the legendary Superarchimoon feels oversized and magnificent. The outer diffuser is created by weaving colored PVC tube compo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Flos Building and Garden Elements

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Aluminum

FLOS Romeo Outdoor C3 Light in Green Wall by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the Romeo family by artist Philippe Starck, the Romeo Outdoor C3 moves the eye upwards with a balanced refinement. The outer diffuser is made by weaving colored PVC tube comp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Flos Building and Garden Elements

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Aluminum, Stainless Steel

FLOS Romeo Outdoor C3 Light in Panama by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the Romeo family by artist Philippe Starck, the Romeo Outdoor C3 moves the eye upwards with a balanced refinement. The outer diffuser is made by weaving colored PVC tube comp...
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FLOS Ipnos Outdoor Floor Lamp in Black by Nicoletta Rossi & Guido Bianchi
By Nicoletta Rossi & Guido Bianchi, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created by the dynamic team of Rossi and Bianchi, IPNOS mixes illusion with function—and the result is nothing short of magical. LED lights line the top of its skeletal frame, protec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Flos Building and Garden Elements

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Aluminum

FLOS Ipnos Outdoor Floor Lamp in Bronze by Nicoletta Rossi & Guido Bianchi
By Flos, Nicoletta Rossi & Guido Bianchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created by the dynamic team of Rossi and Bianchi, IPNOS mixes illusion with function—and the result is nothing short of magical. LED lights line the top of its skeletal frame, protec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Flos Building and Garden Elements

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Aluminum

FLOS Romeo Outdoor C3 Light in Panama by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the Romeo family by artist Philippe Starck, the Romeo Outdoor C3 moves the eye upwards with a balanced refinement. The outer diffuser is made by weaving colored PVC tube comp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Flos Building and Garden Elements

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Aluminum, Stainless Steel

FLOS Romeo 36" Outdoor C3 Light in Green Wall by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the Romeo family by artist Philippe Starck, the Romeo Outdoor C3 moves the eye upwards with a balanced refinement. The outer diffuser is made by weaving colored PVC tube comp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Flos Building and Garden Elements

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Aluminum, Stainless Steel

FLOS Ipnos Outdoor Floor Lamp in Natural by Nicoletta Rossi & Guido Bianchi
By Nicoletta Rossi & Guido Bianchi, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created by the dynamic team of Rossi and Bianchi, IPNOS mixes illusion with function—and the result is nothing short of magical. LED lights line the top of its skeletal frame, protec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Flos Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Aluminum

FLOS 45 ADJ LED 1 Outdoor Path Lamp in Black by Tim Derhaag
By Flos, Tim Derhaag
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the 45 ADJ family, the 45 ADJ LED 1 features the collection’s sleek and streamlined design, offering direct or indirect light to illuminate your outdoor space. The body, head...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Flos Building and Garden Elements

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Aluminum

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Mid-Century Tobia Scarpa Italian FLOS "Tamburo" green Outdoor Lighting Fixtures
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in Sacile, PN
Flos Tamburo is a series of Classic outdoor lighting fixtures. A beautiful light which is is ideal for the patio or outdoor walking areas and...
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Flos building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.

Flos building and garden elements are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Flos building and garden elements, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 2 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 9 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original building and garden elements by Flos were created in the modern style in italy during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider building and garden elements by Philippe Starck, Officina Ciani, and VG-VGnewtrend. Prices for Flos building and garden elements can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,335 and can go as high as $17,550, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,756.
Questions About Flos Building and Garden Elements
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Flos has manufacturing partners in multiple countries. For example, they acquired American developer Lukas Lighting in the 2010s to serve Flos’s North American audience. Shop a collection of vintage and contemporary Flos lighting from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, the arc of the Flos Arco floor lamp is designed to allow you to adjust it with ease. Designed in 1962, this iconic style features telescoping detail built into the gracefully arched arm, making it simple to increase or decrease the height. Browse a collection of Flos Arco floor lamps on 1stDibs.

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