Butterfly Floor Lamp by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Flos, Italy, 1980s

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An important and iconic floor lamp, the ‘Butterfly’ model, designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Flos Italia in 1985.
… Read more An important and iconic floor lamp, the ‘Butterfly’ model, designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Flos Italia in 1985.
The butterfly’s wings, made from heat-resistant synthetic fabric, can be adjusted in size and position to create artistic lighting for your space.
The lamp is fitted with a dimmer switch to adjust the brightness of the halogen bulb concealed behind the frosted glass.
Afra (1937–) and Tobia Scarpa (1935–) are Italian architects and designers.
Both were influenced by Tobia’s father, Carlo Scarpa, particularly by his interest in the technical properties and aesthetic possibilities of materials – a perspective that Tobia shared through his work for the Venini glassworks in the late 1950s. Among the leading companies for which the pair worked was Cassina, whose 1968 Soriana armchair was awarded the Compasso d’Oro in 1970. They also worked on commissions for Flos and created many designs for B&B Italia, including the Poligon table (1984) and the Artona chair (1985). This piece has an attribution mark,
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