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For fifty years, Flos has been creating objects of light and igniting generations of dreams. Founded in Merano in 1962 by Dino Gavina and Cesare Cassina, it had a period of strong growth starting in the 1970s: it acquired Arteluce, a historic Italian lighting company, inheriting the designs of Gino Sarfatti, still produced today. In the following decades it absorbed other companies and increasingly expanded the already very rich portfolio of designer lamps. The principles of Flos have always been to identify with the masters of design, to discover new talents, to have technical and technological authority and to integrate into mass culture. Flos has always been a cutting-edge company: experimentation has made it possible to adopt revolutionary materials, such as the cocoon in the past, and more advanced technological solutions, represented today by OLED and sustainable materials.

Paolo Rizzatto is an Italian architect and designer, born in Milan in 1941. He graduated from the Politecnico di Milano in 1966 and co-founded the Luceplan company with Riccardo Sarfatti in 1978. From his studio on Via Savona in Milan, he works in architecture, design, and lighting, and holds courses and conferences at numerous universities, including the Politecnico di Milano, Columbia University in New York, and the Cranbrook Center in Detroit. Throughout his career, he has received numerous awards, including five Compasso d'Oro Awards, and has designed for brands such as Artemide, Cassina, Flos, and Poltrone Frau.