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Flos
Founded in 1962 in Brescia, Italy, Flos built its reputation on work with Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni and Afra and Tobia Scarpa. It now spans decorative and architectural lighting.
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Flos at a glance
Founded in 1962 in Brescia, Italy, Flos built its reputation on work with Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni and Afra and Tobia Scarpa. It now spans decorative and architectural lighting. Also listed as Flos USA.
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At a glance
| Catalog | Current catalog → |
|---|---|
| Status | Acquired — A brand of the Flos B&B Italia Group. |
| Parent company | Flos B&B Italia Group |
| Headquarters | Brescia, Italy |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Price tier | Luxury |
| Website | flos.com |
| Availability | On the SESCO Ft. Lauderdale card |
About Flos
Flos is an Italian lighting manufacturer founded in Brescia in 1962, built on work with Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni and Afra and Tobia Scarpa, and now part of the Flos B&B Italia Group. The catalog runs from design-icon decorative lamps to a full architectural program of recessed, track and linear product. It is bought by architects, designers and homeowners who want a named design piece, and specified on high-end commercial and hospitality work.
Collections
| IC Lights | Michael Anastassiades family of balanced-sphere table, floor, wall and suspension lamps - one of the brand's most-specified current families. |
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| Glo-Ball | Jasper Morrison family of opal glass table, floor, wall and ceiling lamps. |
| Bellhop | Barber Osgerby portable rechargeable lamp family, now including a cordless Bellhop Unplugged. |
| 2097 | Gino Sarfatti chandelier family, reissued and now offered in multiple arm counts. |
| Skynest | Marcel Wanders woven suspension family. |
| Arrangements | Michael Anastassiades modular chandelier system of stackable geometric elements. |
| In Vitro | Philippe Starck family, including outdoor-rated pieces. |
| Noctambule | Konstantin Grcic blown-glass modular suspension and floor family. |
What you get for the money
Flos is luxury tier. The money buys authored design with a documented designer and provenance, Italian manufacture, and long product life in the catalog so that a fixture specified today is still supportable years later. Flos states a one-year warranty on standard products and two years on LED products from date of delivery, applying to the original purchaser.
Where it gets used
High-end residential interiors, hotel and restaurant projects, flagship retail, corporate reception and boardroom spaces, and museum and gallery work. The architectural side - recessed, track, linear and outdoor - shows up on projects where a designer wants the decorative and the architectural lighting to come from a single manufacturer. Portable rechargeable pieces like Bellhop have become a standard restaurant table specification.
Specifying notes
Flos runs separate decorative and architectural channels; the professional site carries the architectural catalogues and photometrics, which is where recessed, track and linear specification data lives. Confirm US voltage, listing and dimming protocol on the specific catalog number - Flos publishes multiple driver and control options and the correct one is project-dependent. Outdoor pieces exist within families such as In Vitro, but check the individual IP rating rather than assuming a family is exterior-rated throughout.
How it compares
| Artemide | Italian peer with a comparable design-icon catalog and a deeper architectural and outdoor range. |
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| Louis Poulsen | Danish, similar luxury tier, stronger in glare-controlled classic forms; smaller architectural program. |
| Vibia | Spanish, slightly lower price with stronger modular and configurable systems. |
| Lodes | Italian, one tier down in price with contemporary decorative and blown-glass families. |
Common questions about Flos
Is Flos good quality?
Yes. Flos is a luxury Italian manufacturer with a sixty-plus-year design record and a catalog that keeps pieces in production for decades, which matters for replacement parts and matching later phases of a project.
Who represents Flos in South Florida?
I do not represent this line, so it sits in this index for reference. The manufacturer will point you to the agency that covers Florida. If you are working on a job here and want a comparable fixture from a line I represent, send me the type and I will put an alternative in front of you.
Does Flos have a warranty?
Yes. Flos states a one-year warranty on standard products and a two-year warranty on LED products, running from date of delivery and applying to the original purchaser.
Is Flos made in Italy?
Flos was founded in Brescia, Italy in 1962 and is an Italian manufacturer within the Flos B&B Italia Group. Confirm country of origin per item if it matters to your specification, as production is not represented as uniform across the whole catalog.
Flos vs Artemide - how do they compare?
Both are Italian design houses at the luxury tier with strong archives. Artemide has the broader architectural and outdoor program; Flos has the stronger decorative icon catalog and the Castiglioni and Sarfatti reissues.
How long is the lead time on Flos?
It depends on whether the item ships from US stock or from Italy. I confirm the current lead time with Flos at quotation rather than quoting a standing figure.
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Quoting Flos?
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Who handles this line here
Use the rep directory to find who handles this line in your territory. If you want a second opinion on whether it is the right fixture for the job, that is what this site is for.
Why ask me about it
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