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Taraxacum Pendant Light
Designer:
Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Manufacturer:
Flos
Designer:
Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
The Teraxacum Pendant Light is a mid century Italian design classic devised by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos. It uses the 'cocoon' technique first developed by the US Military during WWII to create the famous spun resin shape.
Taraxacum Pendant Light
The Teraxacum Pendant Light is a mid century Italian design classic devised by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos. It uses the 'cocoon' technique first developed by the US Military during WWII to create the famous spun resin shape.
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In the early 1960's the Castiglioni brothers became fascinated with a US Military packaging technique invented during the Second World War. This 'Cocoon' method involved spraying a metal frame with resin to create a lightweight freeform shape.
The duo became determined to make use of this technology in the context of lighting and the Flos Taraxacum pendants were born. A white powder coated internal steel structure is sprayed with a unique cocoon resin to create the diffuser. This is then protected by a transparent sprayed on finish. The results were incredibly futuristic for their time and put the Castiglioni brothers and Flos at the forefront of the Italian explosion of design creativity in the post-war years.
The Taraxacum Pendant is available in two versions. Taraxacum 1 is the smaller pendant, measuring 68cm diameter at its widest point. The larger Taraxacum 2 measures 87 cm in diameter.
- Taraxacum 1 Dimensions: Dia.68 x H.50 cm.
- Taraxacum 2 Dimensions: Dia.87 x H.64 cm.
- Recommended light sources: 1 x LED bulb 15W, E27 fitting.
- Cord length is 400cm.
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