Flos lamps

Flos: Italian design lighting from Lombardy

Flos is an Italian lighting company headquartered in Bovezzo, near Brescia. In its own words it has spent more than sixty years combining technology with emotion and research with poetry, and it makes everything from iconic desk lamps to large made-to-measure projects. Flos is part of a larger Italian group of high-end furniture and lighting makers, and it runs a separate professional line for architectural lighting.

Design led by named designers

A Flos lamp is usually credited to its designer, and the list of names is long: the Castiglioni brothers, Gino Sarfatti, Michael Anastassiades, Philippe Starck, Jasper Morrison, Konstantin Grcic, Patricia Urquiola and the Bouroullec brothers among them. Its catalogue covers table, floor, pendant, wall and ceiling lights, portable lamps and outdoor fittings, and the maker also sells spare parts, which helps a design piece stay in use for decades. The IC Lights family by Michael Anastassiades shows the approach well: an opal blown-glass sphere that seems to balance on a thin metal stem, inspired by a juggler's skill and the tension of a ball held in perfect equilibrium.

Flos at Lunares

At Lunares you will find the Flos IC S1 pendant light in brass from the IC Lights family, with an opal glass globe 20 cm across. It suits a hallway, a bedside or a row of two or three over a kitchen island.

What to know about IC Lights

• Bulb not included. The pendant has an E14 lamp holder and is delivered without a bulb; the maker recommends a 2700 K LED bulb, which keeps the glow warm through the opal glass.
• Dimming. Flos lists the IC Suspension as dimmable, with the dimmer bought separately. Use a dimmable LED bulb and a dimmer that suits it.
• Diffused light. The blown opal glass spreads the light evenly in all directions with no visible bulb, so the lamp works as soft general light rather than a reading light.
• Finishes. The IC frame is made in brushed brass, chrome and black; brass is the warmest of them and suits wood and stone.
• Spare parts. Lamp holders and ceiling roses are sold separately by the maker, which makes repairs straightforward.

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