Details
- Dimensions
- 25.2ʺW × 25.2ʺD × 20.47ʺL
- Brand
- Flos
- Period
- 1960s
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Metal
- Resin
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Ivory
- Condition Notes
- Excellent — This vintage piece is in near original condition. It may show minimal traces of use and/or have slight … moreExcellent — This vintage piece is in near original condition. It may show minimal traces of use and/or have slight restorations\. Lampada in condizioni eccellenti. less
- Description
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Taraxacum pendant lamp designed by the Castiglioni brothers in 1960 for Flos, first production.
Internal structure in white painted steel, … more Taraxacum pendant lamp designed by the Castiglioni brothers in 1960 for Flos, first production.
Internal structure in white painted steel, sprayed with special cocoon resin. The lamp is in excellent condition, perfect patina.
Original piece from the 1960s, despite the fragility of the material, this Taraxacum pendant lamp is in excellent vintage condition, The original lampshade remains intact with an incredible patina acquired over the years. The lamp was rewired by a professional, in perfect working order.
Experimenting with a patent from the Heisenkeil company of Merano, acquired by Flos, the Castiglioni brothers explored the expressive possibilities of a synthetic fibre, already used in some lamps designed by George Nelson and Isamu Noguchi, called cocoon (cocoon). This material was used by the US military to preserve weapons for transport or no longer in use. The shape of the speakers is generated by the arrangement of the fiber, which rests on the structure, adhering only to the most protruding points. In fact, the devices are made up of a thin core of white lacquered metal rod, wrapped in a casing made from a film made of sprayed plastic polymers. In this way, volumes of unusual shapes are obtained, certainly intuited by the designers, but which could hardly have been designed without laboratory experimentation. In fact, the final shape is the result of a precise intervention in the rotation of the structure, during the spraying of the fibre, which is more intense in the points of greatest protrusion than in other areas.
I have official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs,
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Up to 250V (Europe/UK Standard).The wiring of this item may be original and might need replacement, if not specified otherwise. less
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