Noce
Achille Castiglioni
Flos, Italy 1972

Floor, table or wall lamp providing direct and diffused light. Clear pressed glass diffuser. Swiveling light sources inside diffuser. Enameled die-cast aluminum body. Signed with impressed marks.

height: 18.5 cm

"Natural light comes from the sky. Since electric light is artificial, it should come from the floor." Castiglioni therefore designed a luminous stone, a lamp that can be kicked around and even kept outdoors. Noce, meaning 'walnut', is made of a two-part shell, in cast metal and safety glass, which contains two swiveling bulbs. Castiglioni’s floor light can also be used as a table and wall light or even outdoor due to its very robust and watertight shell and sturdy pressed-glass diffuser. The internal mounting plate can be adjusted manually to cast light in different directions.
Segnalazione Compasso d’Oro 1979.


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