Glo Ball Ceiling Lamp

by Jasper Morrison, from flos

glo ball ceiling lamp

Design Jasper Morrison, 1998
Hand blown glass, aluminum
Made in Italy by Flos

The ceiling light from the popular Glo Ball series. The hand blown diffuser from acid-etched flashed opaline glass guarantees perfect light diffusion. Fiberglass reinforced ceiling fitting with aluminum diffuser support. Available in two sizes.

Jasper Morrison's objects provide a quiet contrast to the creative exuberance of the Eighties. The visual restraint, high functionalism and constructive simplicity attract attention to his work.

Further variants from the glo-ball family include pendants and table lamps as well as floor and wall mount. Glo-ball C1 includes a 100w halogen bulb and C2 includes a 150w halogen bulb.

c1 small: 13" dia | 10.6" h | 4.3" dia. mount | 5.5 lbs. | cUL & UL listed
includes 1x100W T-8 medium base frosted bulb

c2 medium: 17.7" dia | 14.2" h | 5.7" dia. mount | 11.25 lbs. | cUL & UL listed
includes 1x150W T-8 medium base frosted bulb

$595.00 + free shipping in the continental U.S.
(usually ships in 7-10 days)

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Jasper Morrison

Jasper Morrison (b. 1959) is an English product and furniture designer from London. He received a Bachelor of Design degree from Kingston Polytechnic Design School in 1982 and a Masters degree in Design from the Royal College of Art, London, in 1985. He also studied at the Berlin University of the Arts, formerly the Hochschule der Künste (HdK). While a student, he gained a keen interest in modernist pioneers, such as Buckminster Fuller, Gerald Summers, Jean Prouvé and Le Corbusier. Morrison's objects provide a quiet contrast to the creative exuberance of the Eighties. The visual restraint, high functionalism and constructive simplicity attract attention to his work.

The furniture manufacturers and entrepreneurs Dino Gavina and Cesare Cassina founded Flos which became one of the leading Italian light manufacturers in the second half of the 20th century. Its origins lay in the energy of Arturo Eisenkeil who, in 1959, was seeking to find applications for a new, plastic-based material that he was importing to Italy from the United States. Called cocoon™, it was a spray-on plastic coating that Gavina and Cassina recognized as having potential for lighting design. From the outset, Flos established its reputation through its innovative lighting designs from Achille Castiglioni. The collaboration with Achille Castiglioni continued through the '90s, and in 1992 he introduced the "family of products" concept to the market with the Brera series. At the same time, Flos continued to scout for emerging talent at an international level. The first Philippe Starck lamp was produced in 1998, followed by the Miss Sissi lamp, Romeo Moon, and Archimoon series.