Image source: Flos — Arco Floor Lamp
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Arco Floor Lamp
Overhead light with no ceiling point: a steel arc rising from a Carrara marble block, 1962
1850 × 2400 × 2200 mm
1962
Approx. $4,200 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Arco LED (item code F0303000) is a floor lamp that Flos credits to Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, 1962. A stainless-steel telescopic stem carries a swivelling, height-adjustable reflector over the room from a white Carrara marble base.
Construction
- Base: white Carrara marble that acts as the counterbalance, with a hole for transport with a wooden pole
- Stem: stainless-steel telescopic stem
- Reflector: pressed, polished and zapon-varnished aluminium, swivelling and height-adjustable
- Diffuser: perforated aluminium, direct light
- Light source: LED array, 2700 K, direct light; integrated electronic dimmer; 100-240 V
Specifications
- W 185 x D 220 x H 240 cm (72.83 x 86.61 x 94.49 in)
- Weight 64.1 kg (141.32 lb); cord 230 cm (90.55 in), black
- Indoor dry location, floor mounting
Story
Light without a ceiling point
Flos presents Arco as a lamp that needs no ceiling suspension. The designers took the idea from street lighting and adapted it for a home.
Recognition
The Flos page names a Product Lifetime Achievement Award for Arco. Wikipedia reports that in 2020 it was one of three designs given the Products Career Award, a category of the Compasso d'Oro for historical designs that were not awarded when they appeared, and that the lamp has been in constant production since 1962.
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Collection
Arco
Arco by the Castiglioni brothers for Flos (1962): steel arc on a Carrara marble base, inspired by street lighting; Product Lifetime Achievement Award.