“Chrysalis is a magic vase. It is a festive evergreen flower fountain. The way a chrysalis hosts the metamorphosis of a caterpillar changing into a butterfly. In the same way this magic vase, out of nothing, grows its fabulous flowers of light. There is a hidden secret, there is life inside, glowing, to come out, to fly as flowers between flowers.” Marcel Wanders.

With the Chrysalis floor lamp Marcel Wanders engages with one of the Flos brand’s most distinctive materials: the ‘cocoon’ resin used in the 1960s by the Castiglioni brothers and by Tobia Scarpa. The French designer uses this resin for its adaptability and high strength. More than 50 years have passed since the first applications of ‘cocoon’ in lighting and although the production technique has remained the same, the material has been improved and softened.