Flos 265 Chromatica Wall Lamp

Flos 265 Chromatica design by Paolo Rizzatto. Direct light wall lamp. Reflector and adjustable arm in painted steel. Reflector support in chromed brass. Conical counterweight in cast iron. Wall attachment in painted steel. A 1973 drawing by Paolo Rizzatto, showing the original colors used by the architect to identify each element of the 265. The same primary shades of yellow, red and blue inspired Flos in the creation of the new version of the lamp.

The design of the 265 by Rizzatto is as simple and intuitive as it is technical and precise: a suspension wall lamp, consisting of a hat and a weight, each balanced at the ends of an adjustable arm and fixed to the wall in an asymmetrical position. In Rizzatto's project, each part was characterized by a primary color chosen in a specific way: the hat, the most important element, was drawn in red, the weight was yellow and the connecting arm blue. The lamp was then produced in more muted shades and although it is normally available in black and white, Rizzatto's original color proposal is now making its return to the Flos catalog to celebrate the architect's original idea.