Arco Floor Lamp Flos

The Arco floor lamp is certainly one of the most famous designs of the Italian lamp manufacturer Flos. For over fifty years, the arco lamps original design is now being produced without changing its design.

The highlight of Arco is lokated at a unremarkable place compared to other floor lamps. While most designers focos on the shade, the Arco floor lamp directs a spectators attention to its massive base. This base is made from a single piece of Carrara marble, the world famous marble from the Tuscany region. The Romans already favoured this precious material to create timeless works of art. In 1962, the designer Achille Castiglioni remembered the old masters material und geve it a new and look.

Moreover, the Arco floor lamp is easy to handle.With a few simple steps its arm can be adjusted to individuel needs. The shade can be placed at a height of 145cm to 175cm. Whether as a reading lamp, over a coffee table or over a dining table Arco floor cerates a pleasent lighting atmosphere. However, by the total height of 240cm and a width (measured from the foot up to the lampshade) of 210cm it requires a lot of space to unfold its full potential. Thanks to a hole in the solid marble base which can be used for fixing a supporting means transporting the lamp is facile.