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Luminator
Castiglioni floor lamp, 1954: an exposed bulb on a slender stem with a tripod base.
1890 mm
1954
Approx. $1,000 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Luminator is a floor lamp for indirect light; Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni designed it in 1954. One exposed bulb with a reflector is carried by a tube just wide enough to contain the bulb socket, and the lamp is made of a decomposable tripod and that tube.
Colour and cord
- Anthracite, the colour in which Luminator was originally released, with a black cord of 2800 mm
- Net weight 3.6 kg
- Mounting: floor, indoor dry location
Overall size
Height 1890 mm (H).
Story
One of the earliest Castiglioni lamps
Luminator is one of the earliest lighting designs by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni. Their aim of removing everything unnecessary, to concentrate on light, structure and purpose, shows in its reductionist and industrial look. Luminator remains a cornerstone of Flos design history.
In museum collections
The lamp belongs to the permanent collection at MoMA and other major design museums.
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