Why the Arco lamp by Castiglioni for Flos is a design icon

The most iconic Italian design lamp is the Arco by Castiglioni for Flos. Widely published and copied, what's behind its success s not style by good design.
The Arco floorlamp by Castiglioni for Flos is one of the most iconic, copied and quoted objects of Italian design, and a best seller to date. But the origin of the success of the 1962 designer lamp is not its style but its truly innovative outlook: one  that supported and promoted new lifestyle habits. As true good design should always do.

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