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by Unknown Artist, 1962
The Arco floor lamp was designed in 1962 by brothers Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos. The lamp solved a simple problem: how to get overhead lighting without drilling into the ceiling. Their solution was a cantilevered stainless steel arc extending from a heavy Carrara marble base.
The Castiglioni brothers drew inspiration from streetlights. The arc extends roughly eight feet, allowing the lamp to illuminate a dining table from the side of the room. A hole through the marble base lets two people carry it with a broomstick. Nothing in the design is decorative. Even the beveled corners prevent sharp edges from causing injury.
The Arco has been in continuous production since 1962 and sits in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It also appeared in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. The Triennale Milano features the Castiglioni brothers' work as part of its Italian design heritage collection.
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