Flos

Flos began in Merano in the early 1960s, when Arturo Eisenkeil and Dino Gavina saw lighting potential in Cocoon, a new spray-on polymer. Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni and Tobia Scarpa designed the first lamps, and Pier Giacomo named the company Flos, Latin for flower.

Under Sergio Gandini, Flos moved to Brescia and gave its designers rare freedom. The result was Arco, Taccia and a run of icons now held in design museums worldwide, first shown internationally at MoMA in 1972.

Flos has kept working with the defining designers of each generation, from Philippe Starck and Jasper Morrison to Michael Anastassiades and Patricia Urquiola. Today it spans decorative, architectural and outdoor lighting.