Design Holding announced the appointment of Roberta Silva as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Flos.
Piero Gandini leaves Flos after 22 years following "different views" with new owners
Piero Gandini has resigned as CEO of Flos, the Italian lighting brand founded in 1962 by his father, following a clash of views with its new parent company Design Holding.
Design Holding makes Salone del Mobile debut with "probably the biggest" stand ever at the fair
Design Holding, the new furniture and lighting group made up of B&B Italia, Flos and Louis Poulsen, has marked its first show at Salone del Mobile by presenting the biggest stand the Milan fair has seen in decades.
Humanscale’s Nova Task Light Wins iF DESIGN AWARD 2019
The Latest of Seven Humanscale Products to Win the Award, Nova Offers Adaptability and Energy Efficiency in a Sleek, Sculptural Form
SONNEMAN’s Pluck Lamp Selected as Winner in 2019 Red Dot Awards
In keeping with the program’s theme, SONNEMAN’s Pluck collection, featuring both floor and wall lamps, boasts designs that exhibit freedom of movement, a clean aesthetic, and refined, flexible LED lighting to illuminate the surrounding space.
Dyson’s $600 task lamp is the closest you’ll get to natural light indoors
Dyson is releasing a task lamp that aims to bring more natural light into your life by closely mimicking the temperature, intensity, and quality of light that you get from the sun.
Advances In Light Quality Provide Designers With A New Tool For Creating Human-Centric Workspaces
As more modern lighting upgrades in commercial buildings are focused on reducing energy usage, we must also remember that lighting quality is equally important.
Education design: How much daylight is right for today’s tech-enabled schools?
Designer Tom Chung on His Beam Lamp for Muuto
The anodized aluminum desk light—fashioned after an old-style car’s headlight—shines from LEDs at both ends, one side dimming as the other brightens.
This clever lamp uses surgeon’s tech to eliminate annoying shadows
The light uses the same Light Emitting Diodes and lenses set at the same angles as the lamps used in surgical theaters.
Why the right lighting is a must-have for healthy workplaces
Researchers have been refining their knowledge of how light, in all its colorful waves, plays a big role in influencing sleep, digestion and even food cravings.
Podcast: Look Up! FLOS USA CEO on Creating Iconic Designs
Jack Schreur, CEO of FLOS USA, shares the inside stories about how FLOS partners with the world’s best designers to create iconic pieces.
Why It Pays To Have ‘Well-Connected’ Lighting In Your Building
As more companies incorporate wellness techniques into their corporate cultures to attract employees, office spaces must aid in that mission.
Healthy light: How to design tunable or dynamic lighting to benefit patients and staff
In medical facilities, balanced lighting choices can stimulate the circadian system while providing illumination for round-the-clock care.
This is what happens when you let a drunk robot design a lamp
Robots, the designers say, are usually perceived as “flawless workers.” Obviously, robots are neither flawless nor workers–they’re machines that are programmed to carry out tasks.
The Right Environment: Chip Israel’s 3 “Rights” of Good Lighting Design
Study: Blue light from screens can steadily blind us
A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Scientific Reports reports that our blue-tinted screens are even worse for us than we think—they’re steadily making us blind.
Designing in “light” of circadian support: 6 strategies for commercial spaces
Employees spend most of their daylight hours indoors; the right workplace lighting systems can help create a healthier work environment.
THE BIOLOGY BEHIND PRODUCTIVITY: WHY LIGHTING PLAYS A CRITICAL OFFICE ROLE
Renovating or moving your office? Careful consideration of lighting can greatly impact the overall health and happiness of employees.
This New Lighting Fixture Flexes in Any Direction Thanks to 3D Knitted Fabric and Ultra-Thin LEDs
Brooklyn lighting designers Rich Brilliant Willing has teamed up with manufacturer OLEDworks to develop a futuristic, bendable lighting panel.