Last week we featured Finn Juhl. In a couple of weeks, art and design enthusiasts around the world will commemorate the passing of Achille Castiglioni, one of the foremost Italian designers of the mid-century modernist period, and co-creator of the inimitable, unparalleled Arco lamp. Born in Milan in 1918, Achille showed an early passion for …
The Arco floor lamp is another staple from the mid-century array of timeless, beautiful objects that come prepackaged with history and style. It is one of those objects that become so famous that they ultimately transform into manufacturing clichés, with only a handful of them retaining their original value. The Arco lamp is indeed a …
The Arco lamp from Achille Castiglioni and Co. is definitely at the top of the list when it comes to MCM icons that are from Europe, but not from Scandinavia. First manufactured by Flos in 1963, it was the first floor lamp with an arch for a neck, and probably the first with a rectangular block of pure marble as its base.
