Arco Floor Lamp Measurement
Available in led or incandescent.
Arco floor lamp measurement. Designed in 1962 by achille and pier giacomo castiglioni it is so practical as to seem almost obvious how else would you turn a floor lamp into an overhead light. Love it a lot sandra. Flos lighting has been crafting incredible italian objects of light since 1962. The height extends to almost 7 feet allowing for easy placement of a couch or table underneath.
I find the lamp to be of good quality for the price and am very pleased with the purchase. The base supports a spun aluminum reflector via a curved stainless steel adjustable stem allowing the lamp to offer both direct and indirect light. It was a humble street light that inspired achille castiglioni 1918 2002 and his brother pier giacomo castiglioni 1913 68 to design their arco lamp. The arco lamp is one of those classic designs where form and function meet and live happily ever after.
Originally designed in 1962 the arch floor lamp has a retangular marble base that provides a perfect balance for its arch. The arco floor lamp is designed as a long arching arm with a spherical bowl at the end and a weighted rectangular stone for the base. Playing with light and its absence is fundamental to the well thought flosophy of flos. A custom stem can be ordered making the fixture 91 34 inches in height.
I love the table lamps so much i just had to have the floor one to. As well our current display model shows the highest point of the light from the floor is approximately 8 feet tall. Arco floor lamp providing direct light find more details on the official flos website. The design and use of wood lends itself well to the end table where it now sits.
We purchased this lamp for our living room. The two men along with their eldest brother livio were the sons of prominent milanese sculptor giannino castiglioni and all became trained architects achille graduated from the acclaimed polytechnic university of milan in 1944 and. The arco floor lamp has an overall height of 95 241 cm. The large dome shaped spun aluminum shade dangles at the end of a curved stainless steel stem which arches out of a heavy block of white marble.
Yes the light of the arco floor lamp is adjustable within the arc are three different pieces you can adjust to effect the height and length of the light. But the castiglionis interest in ready mades and functionalism makes this design complex in its simplicity.