Taraxacum Suspension Light by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos
View Similar Items
Taraxacum Suspension Light by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos
About the Item
- Creator:Flos (Manufacturer),Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 52 in (132.08 cm)Diameter: 34 in (86.36 cm)Length: 52 in (132.08 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1960s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Los Angeles, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU794720508632
Flos
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.
- 'Black and White' Ceiling Light by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for FlosBy Achille & Pier Giacomo CastiglioniLocated in Los Angeles, CA'Black and White' Ceiling Light by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos. Designed and manufactured in Italy in 1965. And opaline outer glass Dome with an interior rippled alum...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsAluminum
- Taccia Table Lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for FlosBy Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, FlosLocated in Los Angeles, CAThe Taccia table/floor lamp has a concave spun aluminum reflector with a matte white finish. Originally designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos...Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal, Aluminum
- "Arco" Floor Lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo CastiglioniBy Flos, Achille Castiglioni, Pier Giacomo CastiglioniLocated in Los Angeles, CAClassic floor lamp with stainless steel stem and Carrara marble base.Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsCarrara Marble, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
- 'Giovi' Sconces by Achille Castiglioni for FlosBy Flos, Achille CastiglioniLocated in Los Angeles, CA'Giovi' Sconces by Achille Castiglioni for Flos. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1970s. Whimsical circular sconces in an enamele...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsSteel
$2,500 / item - Rare 'Nuvola' Suspension Light by Tobia Scarpa for FlosBy Flos, Tobia ScarpaLocated in Los Angeles, CA"Nuvola" Cocoon suspension light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos. Designed and Manufactured in Italy, circa the 1960s. Spun polyester fiber paired with bone colored enameled accents. Bottom...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsSteel
On Hold$15,000 - Noce Table Lamps by Achille Castiglioni for FlosBy Flos, Achille CastiglioniLocated in Los Angeles, CANoce table lamps by Achille Castiglioni for FLOS. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1972. Painted die-cast aluminum, printed glass. Original EU cord. We recommend one E27 25w maxim...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsAluminum
$3,600 / item
- FLOS Taraxacum 1 Pendant Light by Achille & Pier Giacomo CastiglioniBy Flos, Achille Castiglioni, Achille & Pier Giacomo CastiglioniLocated in Brooklyn, NYMake a wish: Named after the humble Dandelion, the Taraxacum pendant light astonishes with a gorgeously diffused blooming light. The white powder coated internal steel structure is s...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsSteel
- FLOS Taraxacum 2 Pendant Light by Achille & Pier Giacomo CastiglioniBy Flos, Achille Castiglioni, Achille & Pier Giacomo CastiglioniLocated in Brooklyn, NYMake a wish: Named after the humble Dandelion, the Taraxacum pendant light astonishes with a gorgeously diffused blooming light. The white powd...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsSteel
- Taraxacum hanging lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, 1960sBy Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, FlosLocated in Lasne, BEMetal and resin suspension lamp designed by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni in the 1960s. Model: Taraxacum Maximum height with cable: 80 cm. Wear due to time and age of the lamp.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMetal
- 'Teli' Pendant light by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for FlosBy Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo CastiglioniLocated in TOURS, FR'Teli' Pendant light by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1970sCategory
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMetal
- Taraxacum Cocoon Pendant by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, ItalyBy Achille & Pier Giacomo CastiglioniLocated in Chicago, ILA Taraxacum cocoon pendant light designed by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos in the 1960s. This captivating fixture features an en...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsResin
- "Taraxacum" Hanging Lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, 1960sBy Achille & Pier Giacomo CastiglioniLocated in Brussels, BE"Taraxacum" Hanging Lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, 1960sCategory
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsResin
Recently Viewed
View AllRead More
We Dare You Not to Smile at These Whimsical Italian Designs
Make anyplace your happy place with Italian furniture at its subversive best.
Rooms We Love: 11 Splendid Living Rooms
Common wisdom used to declare the kitchen the hub of the house. These days, the living room seems to have assumed the role of domestic focal point. Unlike the Victorian parlor, stiffly furnished and reserved for guests, today’s living room is a central place for reading, conversation and, well, living, with furnishings that lend themselves to both casual lounging and elegant entertaining.