Michael Anastassiades' Copycat lamp for Flos comprises a pair of balanced spheres
London designer Michael Anastassiades has continued his use of circular shapes and balanced elements in lighting designs to create a new lamp for Italian brand Flos.
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Copycat consists of a large and a small sphere, which together create a stable position for a table lamp. "Two spheres just touch each other," Anastassiades said. "One small, in a precious material, placed under the 'shadow' of the large one, in illuminated glass."
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The handblown glass globe holds a LED light source with a dimmer attached to the power cord. The smaller sphere is available plated in 24-carat gold, polished aluminium, copper or a black powder coating.
Pairing basic shapes such as spheres, cones and cylinders with slim bases or armatures, Anastassiades has been able to create a wide variety of fixtures.
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"The idea is almost like an exercise in some sort of mathematical sequence, exploring how you position these things together," he said of the collection. "It's quite a playful way to address light."
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Copycat was released during Milan design week in 2015, along with the Rest and Somewhere in the Middle lamps that also use glass globe forms set on small bars.
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Anastassiades has collaborated with Flos on several different lines. He created the IC Lights family, which feature round globes attached to thin metal armatures, for the company in 2014.
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His String Lights from 2013 use ultra-thin wires pulled taught against walls and ceilings to suspend spherical or conical lamps, while his Tip of the Tongue lamp used a round light element resting on the edge of a cylindrical brass base.