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It has been nearly thirty years since Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby started their collaboration. Looking back, it was a serendipitous experience that kicked off with a friendship at the Royal College of Art in 1992, and shortly after turned into a studio from the flat they shared in Notting Hill. After graduating from the architecture masters’ degree, their time was spent on built projects, but they both had a passion for a smaller scale, so eventually gravitated towards furniture design and have been creating for design titans ever since

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The Japanese word Nendo translates to clay, in English. And it’s a fitting moniker for the shapeshifting firm
—founded by industrial designer Oki Sato and based between Tokyo and Milan—which endlessly reinvents everyday objects. A bird house. A tissue box. A fishing boat. A pen. And, of course, a handful of lights for Flos. We asked the prolific designer and consummate collaborator to fill out this short questionnaire. Much like his designs, his answers are simple, funny, and, we imagine, fueled by lots of coffee

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The Italian designer duo Formafantasma, with the Supporting Partnership of Flos, have inaugurated their exhibition «Cambio» at the Serpentine Galleries, which opened on March 4th 2020. Their research is an urge to explore new paths of sustainable design

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Vincent Van Duysen is a Belgian architect and designer based in Antwerp. His work, known for its pared down simplicity, ranges from residential interiors and hospitality projects to furniture and lighting designs. Van Duysen snapped the photos this spring, while quarantined at home with his three dogs, Gaston, Pablo, and Loulou

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For more than two months, industrial designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby haven’t been in the same room. Still, from their respective London homes, they have batted around ideas on everything from bathroom design to lighting. We asked the duo to fill out a short questionnaire during their time apart. Turns out they’re still pretty much on the same page

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Patricia Urquiola remembers and pays homage to Achille Castiglioni, a master and a friend. Come discover the playful installation of Parentesi, made to mirror the joyful soul of its very own designer and inventor

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Flos and Michael Anastassiades are thrilled to introduce the new collection of modular chandeliers Arrangements to the Asian and Australian markets. Starting mid October, the tour will cover five towns, featuring site-specific lighting installations and inspiring design conversations with Michael in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Sydney and Tokyo

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Flos pays tribute to the great Master Achille Castiglioni on his 100th birth anniversary, with a dedicated exhibition and the launch of two special re-editions at the brand’s historical store in Corso Monforte 9, Milan

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You need to set up your filters in the right way. You almost need to protect yourself from the noise. Remove the excess information. Remove everything and just live with the bare minimum

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An original film on Achille Castiglioni’s lecture at the 39th International Design Conference in Aspen, 1989. As an amateur rather than an official document, the film conveys in an extraordinarily authentic way all the admiration, curiosity and genuine enjoyment that the great Master of design and a fundamental figure in the history of FLOS was able to arouse in the public through his genius, his vitality and his rare powers of communication.

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Flos recounts the story of Andrea and Simone, from their passion for design in their daily lives in Amsterdam, discovering what revolves around the Formafantasma reality

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«Landlord is the lord of the earth and the lord of light… and if you are a flower or a tree or a simple two or four-legged animal, you have to ask Landlord for permission if you want to pass unharmed through the night.»

Studio Visit with Barber and Osgerby

Questionnaire. Nendo

Formafantasma «aboutCAMBIO»

Vincent Van Duysen. Alone With Ourselves

Questionnaire. Barber and Osgerby

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On the road with Flos: through the eyes of Michael Anastassiades

If you are not curious forget it

The bare minimum

The best design lecture ever

Our tool for designing

Landlord by Piero Lissoni