Flos 2024: Returning to Palazzo Visconti after 36 years to celebrate the mastery of light
Flos, Palazzo Visconti, Milan Design Week 2024. In the same iconic location where Achille Castiglioni's Taraxacum was unveiled 36 years ago, Flos presents its latest lighting collection. This event symbolizes what Flos has always embodied: a visionary world where genius finds fertile ground for creating remarkable projects.
Photo Credits: Nicolò Panzeri
In the Baroque setting where Achille Castiglioni showcased his groundbreaking creation in 1988, new projects by Michael Anastassiades, Barber Osgerby, and Formafantasma take center stage in an immersive architectural installation. The baroque splendor of the rooms interacts with the new lamps, creating a dialogue that emphasizes the transparency of glass and the innovation and meticulous attention to detail that define the new collections.
Flos, Palazzo Visconti 1988 - Photo Maria Mulas
Flos, Palazzo Visconti 2024 - Photo Credits: Nicolò Panzeri
Photo Credits: Luca Caizzi
Photo Credits: Luca Caizzi
To celebrate the first decade of Michael Anastassiades' IC Collection, the IC lamp is reimagined in a special numbered edition, crafted in 24-karat gold and available in three larger versions.
Photo Credits: Luca Caizzi
Alongside this exclusive reissue is a new version of the iconic collection designed by London-based duo Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby for Flos. The Bellhop Glass is a novel interpretation of the table lamp originally designed in 2016, now reimagined in blown glass. This transformation results in more complex variations of light, thanks to the meticulous design study behind it.
Photo Credits: Luca Caizzi
Photo Credits: Nicolò Panzeri
Photo Credits: Mattia Parodi
The innovative concept of the Bellhop Glass is showcased in both table and pendant versions, captivating viewers with light that seems to magically spread out from a simple, almost invisible bulb through the transparent glass. The familiar form of the Bellhop evolves into a design that is aesthetically and technologically renewed, yet revolutionary in its core idea.
Photo Credits: Mattia Parodi
Photo Credits: Luca Caizzi
The third project on display at Palazzo Visconti is SuperWire by Formafantasma. This lighting system includes a table lamp, floor lamp, wall sconce, and suspension lamp, featuring modular hexagonal components with a replaceable LED filament light source. This feature is the key innovation presented by Formafantasma: a system designed for a longer life cycle, thanks to its easily repairable components.
Photo Credits: Luca Caizzi
Photo Credits: Robert Rieger
Photo Credits: Robert Rieger
The hexagonal modules consist of extra-clear flat glass panels framed in aluminum, with twelve thin LED strips encased in an ultra-thin borosilicate tube. This design is as sophisticated and exclusive as it is pragmatic and sustainable, capable of emitting warm, homogeneous light potentially indefinitely.
Photo Credits: Robert Rieger
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