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Postmodern Model Ara Table Lamp by Philippe Starck for Flos, 1980s
$2,931
£2,220.79
€2,548.18
CA$4,124.39
A$4,533.84
CHF 2,382.78
MX$55,057.32
NOK 29,724.56
SEK 28,161.93
DKK 19,017.70
About the Item
A design classic from flos according to a design by designer philippe starck from the 80s.
A postmodern design of special materiality and a unique function. Postmodern accents are shown in the different forms that come together harmoniously. The flat plate foot, the inclined and rejuvenating shaft and finally the horn -shaped light head. A shiny surface of dark chrome runs across all elements. In addition to the striking shape, the lamp has a very special, functional detail in the form of a hidden switch. The switch is the light head itself. By tilting the head, the lamp is switched on and off. The different tendencies of the head give the lamp a changing appearance. This piece has an attribution mark, european plug (up to 250v). The wiring of this item may be original and might need replacement, if not specified otherwise.
Additional information:
Materials: Metal, Plastic
Color: Black
Styles: Postmodern
Brand: Flos
Designer: Philippe Starck
Country of Origin: Italy
Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
Diamension: 9.06ʺW × 6.69ʺD × 22.05ʺL
Condition: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Patina Consistent with Age and Use
- Creator:Flos (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 22.05 in (56.01 cm)Width: 9.06 in (23.02 cm)Depth: 6.69 in (17 cm)
- Style:Post-Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1980s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Some Imperfections, Patina Consistent with Age and Use.
- Seller Location:Hamburg, DE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU10114244540872
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.
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