Image source: Flos — Arco
© Flos and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Collection Story
Origin
Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni drew Arco for Flos in 1962. The brothers borrowed the long reach of a street lamp and carried it indoors, so that a table or sofa in the middle of a room could be lit from overhead without a point in the ceiling. Flos ranks it among the cornerstones of Italian design history.
Design Language
The lamp is made of three parts that each do one job: a Carrara marble block that balances the arc, a telescopic stainless-steel stem, and a polished aluminium reflector that turns and moves up and down. Flos notes that Arco is one of the few objects to be given a Product Lifetime Achievement Award.
Key Pieces
- Arco LED (F0303000), 2700 K LED with integrated dimmer
Pieces in this collection
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