Model Aim
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec's latest project for Flos is "a deviation from the norm." The French brothers are famous for the fact that in their creations they deny the law and order of traditional object design. Their fabrics are not invented for curtains and furniture upholstery, but for appliqué on walls, their beds are not on the floor, but are erected on piles in cages, baths are created not as reservoirs for hygiene, but as sculptural objects for the landscape. And now there are also lamps.
The Aim model was developed in 2010 for the Cleo Museum in Paris and was then called "Liana". Today it is produced by Flos under the provocative name Aim, which symbolizes a commitment to change. What is the essence of the deviation from the rules of the new collection? In the nonconformist principles of the Bouroullec brothers: their chandelier hangs in the room not in the position found by means of geometric formulas, but where electricity can be supplied at all (that is, practically anywhere); its appearance with long "vines" of wires resists traditional aesthetics and proclaims the dominance of unsightly utilitarianism. Aim is essentially a shocking performance on the theme of “design without design”.
Model Bibliotheque Nationale
“This is a magic bookshelf, where books are“drawn”to the light,” the author, designer Philippe Starck says about his project, interpreting the postulate of the thirst for knowledge. Light (or rather, electricity) also powers gadgets - "readers", which can also be connected to the new model of the floor lamp through the built-in USB port.
The shelves are fixed on a steel rod. The design of the floor lamp will match the style of almost any interior. The audience of the owners of the subject is also universal: it will appeal to both a bibliophile with a collection of traditional books and an advanced reader of e-ink texts.
Model Goldman
At the beginning of the 20th century, a table lamp with a green glass shade and a brass base, which emitted a bright, but not dazzling, directional light, was known in the growing milieu of American bankers. She became the prototype for a recent project for Flos by Israeli artist and designer Ron Gilad. The Goldman lamp is outwardly laconic and full of pragmatic dignity; its name reminds of the famous company that stood at the origins of the IPO market. The finance industry can be a very wide field of inspiration for some talented artists.
The model has two diffuser options: "classic" green and more modern smoky gray. The base in the first case is made of brass, in the second - of nickel.
Orotung model
Orotung is a wall lamp that characterizes the creative style of Mark Newson. A virtuoso of futurism and plastic, an Australian designer, back in 1999 created a prototype of a shape similar to the steering wheel of a car of the future for the HoReCa collection of the Alessi company. The model turned out to be so progressive that after 14 years, Flos decided to revive the idea. The luminaire is backlit by LEDs and made of injection-molded plastic in white, gray and olive colors.
