In 1962, Flos was founded by Dino Gavina and Cesare Cassina in Merano Italy. From early on, Flos had a huge success with the Cocoon lamp. In 1959 Arturo Eisenkeil from Merano, an importer of cocoon (a spray-on plastic coating produced in the United States) was tracking down possible applications for this new material. He joined forces with Dino Gavina and Cesare Cassina and set up a company to produce lighting fixtures. This marked the beginning of the long-standing association between Flos and the Castiglioni brothers and Tobia Scarpa. The first cocoon lamps created were the offspring of this collaboration: Viscontea, Taraxacum and Gatto by the Castiglioni brothers and Fantasma by Scarpa. The very same year FLOS was founded, it also produced a number of modern lamps that were to become classics in Italian industrial design. These first lamps were the Arco Floor Lamp, Relemme Pendant Lamp, Toio Floor Lamp and the Taccia Table Lamp. All these icons of modern lighting were designed by Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni. As a tangible proof of their timeless design and technical excellence, these exquisite modern lamps continue to be produced today.
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