Arco Floor Lamp

Arco by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, in a clean studio shot: the stainless steel arc rises from the white marble block at left and sweeps out to the polished shade at right. Flos has made it since 1962, and it solves a real problem: light over a dining table without a ceiling fixture. The base is a block of white marble of about 65 kg, with a hole so two people can lift it on a pole. The marble block is as much a part of the silhouette as the long arc.