See How Flos’s Clever New Collection Came to Life With Designer Guglielmo Poletti
The To-Tie lamp by Flos is constructed using only tension—no screws, glue, or welding—to create a beautiful object with a clarity of expression.
The To-Tie lamp by Flos is constructed using only tension—no screws, glue, or welding—to create a beautiful object with a clarity of expression.
When Milanese designer Guglielmo Poletti was approached in April 2020 by iconic Italian lighting brand Flos to discuss the possibility of a collaboration, there were no preconceived ideas about what this synergy could produce. "There was no brief and I started working very freely," recalls Poletti. "I like to work like this to explore the potential of a project." He came up with a number of proposals in continuity with his previous research from his time at the Design Academy Eindhoven, that eventually shaped the direction of the To-Tie collection.
Milan-based Italian designer Guglielmo Poletti founded his studio in 2016 after graduating from the renowned Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands. His work covers everything from spatial interventions to furniture design, and the To-Tie collection is his first industrial lighting design.
Photo by Bea De Giacomo
The new collection of three table lamps draws its inspiration from Poletti’s innate interest in the use of tension in relation to architectural constructions and his research on furniture that utilizes a cable as its main structural role—most significantly a prototype for a tensioned table joint. This idea naturally evolved and shaped the direction of the lighting.
A 1:10 scale model of the To-Tie lamp alongside earlier models of Poletti’s research into using tension constructions in furniture that were developed during his time at the Design Academy Eindhoven. Although completely different in function, the two projects explore similar methods of construction.
Photo by Bea De Giacomo
There are three lamps in the To-Tie collection—T1, T2, and T3. Each lamp has different proportions and they can be grouped together or arranged individually to create different lighting landscapes within the interior. The aluminum bars are available in either anodized natural or anodized black.
Photo by Bea De Giacomo
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