Re-lighting Gino Sarfatti
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Re-lighting Gino Sarfatti Edition N° 1

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Re-lighting Gino Sarfatti Edition N° 1 “Re-lighting” Gino Sarfatti, or rather bringing his work back to light, appeared to Flos as a fitting and captivating challenge. It is fitting because Sarfatti was probably the greatest Italian lighting designer. Active between 1939 and 1973, Sarfatti renovated and updated traditional typologies and invented new functions for light, designing over 600 lamps and light fittings that were all produced by Arteluce, the company he founded in 1939 and sold to Flos in 1973. This legacy posed a responsibility that could no longer be left on the shelf....

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to bring these objects into the present day, “re-lighting” them by adopting cutting-edge LED technology, which had to be introduced with the utmost sophistication yet without being invasive. Through a long and complex endeavour, today a first set of lamps designed by Gino Sarfatti finally make their return to light up our homes and, in doing so, tell us something about him.

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Re-lighting Gino Sarfatti Edition N° 1

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Gino Sarfatti (1912, 1985) was born in Venice on 16th September 1912. His father Riccardo, or “Dick”, ran a prosperous business network, while his mother Lucia, known as Micaela, belonged to the Zuccoli family from Trieste. Gino and his brother and sister enjoyed a childhood of economic wellbeing, immersed in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the lagoon city. In 1930 he moved to Genoa to enrol in the Faculty of Aeronaval Engineering. Meanwhile, however, the political situation worsened dramatically. In 1935 his father was ruined by the sea embargo resulting from sanctions imposed on Italy...

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Re-lighting Gino Sarfatti Edition N° 1 Model 1063 Gino Sarfatti, 1954 - production: Arteluce H 2150 mm, L 350 mm, D 460 mm Floor lamp emitting direct or reflected light, composed of a thin aluminium tube painted white, black or grey, which houses the light source. The power supply is integrated into the base, an aluminium box with a rounded rectangular section, connected to the tube via steel rods arranged in an unusual off- centre position, which gives the lamp equilibrium. Light source Original: Fluorescent tube F71 - T12 100W Re-edition: N. 72 Led, 2500 lm max, CRI 90, 35W Dimming and...

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Re-lighting Gino Sarfatti Edition N° 1 Model 1095 Gino Sarfatti, 1968 - production: Arteluce H 1700/1850/2000 mm, Base Ø 200 mm Floor lamp emitting indirect light made up of a tubular aluminium stem painted slate grey, and small reflective aluminium cups painted white or grey. Distinctive base cover in aluminium, again painted white or grey. Available in three different heights. Light source Original: Halogen lamp - 12V 55W Re-edition: N. 1 Led, 2700 K , 1850 lm total, CRI 93, 25W Halogen light bulb Water cooling Flos patented system Toroidal transformer Electronic devices

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Re-lighting Gino Sarfatti Edition N° 1 Model 607 Gino Sarfatti, 197 1 - production: Arteluce H 310 mm, L 390 mm, Ø Diff. 250 mm Table lamp emitting direct light, made up of two elements that are mechanically snapped together: a disc-shaped diffuser with a truncated cone section in painted aluminium and craquelé finish, and a slanted parallelepiped base in painted aluminium, which gives the lamp stability. The switch with dimmer is positioned on the front at the foot of the base. Finished in white, caviar grey, mustard, yellow, blue and coral. Light source Original: Halogen lamp - 12V 55W...

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Re-lighting Gino Sarfatti Edition N° 1 Model 548 Gino Sarfatti, 1951 - production: Arteluce H 500 mm, Ø Diff. 500 mm Table lamp emitting reflected and diffused light, with adjustable spotlight in white painted aluminium, mounted on a tubular stem in polished or burnished brass. Cup -shaped diffuser in white, blue or orange methacrylate. The brass bar at the base acts as a counterweight. Light source Original: Incandescent bulb - E27 Opal 100W Re-edition: N. 1 Led, 2700 K , 730 lm total, CRI 90, 15W Push button switch Incadescent light bulb Led multichip Optical dimming sensor switch

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Re-lighting Gino Sarfatti Edition N° 1 Model 2129 Gino Sarfatti, 1969 - production: Arteluce Ø 1450 mm, Ø Diff. 400 mm, H Diff. 170 mm Droplight consisting of a counterweight and an arc in transparent methacrylate that is attache d to the c eiling and also rotate s horizontally through 360°. Cup - shap e d refle ctor made of two lathe d aluminium pie c es painte d white and caviar grey. Dowel for ceiling fitting and counterweight in painted brass. Special packaging. Light source Original: Incandescent bulb - E27 100W Re-edition: N. 1 Led, 2700 K , 1150 lm total, CRI 93, 15W Diffuser...

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