Large Gatto Table Lamps by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, 1960s, Set of 2

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Large Gatto table lamps designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, 1960.
Internal structure in white painted steel, … Read more Large Gatto table lamps designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, 1960.
Internal structure in white painted steel, sprayed with special cocoon resin, first production in good condition, slight defects.
Original pieces from the 60s, despite the fragility of the material, these lamps are in excellent vintage condition, the lampshade shows slight signs of aging as evidence of the long years gone by but remains intact with an incredible patina acquired over the years. The lamps have been overhauled by a professional, perfectly functional.
Of the two versions designed by the Castiglioni brothers, this is the largest size.
Experimenting with a patent from the Heisenkeil company of Merano, acquired by Flos, the Castiglionis explore the expressive possibilities of a synthetic fiber, already used in some lamps designed by George Nelson and Isamu Noguchi, called cocoon. This material was used by the American army to preserve weapons to be transported or no longer in use. The shape of the diffusers is generated by the arrangement of the fiber, which rests on the structure, adhering only to the most protruding points. The Luminaires are in fact formed by a thin core in white lacquered metal rod, wrapped in a casing obtained from a film made of sprayed plastic polymers. In this way, volumes with an unusual shape are obtained, certainly intuited by the designers, but which could hardly have been designed without laboratory experimentation. In fact, the final shape is the result of a specific intervention in the rotation of the structure, during the spraying of the fiber, more intense in the points of greatest protrusion than in other areas. This piece has an attribution mark,
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European Plug (up to 250V).The wiring of this item may be original and might need replacement, if not specified otherwise. See less