Nictea nickel-plated brass chandelier by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1960s















Chandelier model Nitcea designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Flos. Particular Space Age style chandelier produced in 1962. Nickel-plated brass structure and diffuser and pressed glass reflector. The holes in the central part and the glass act as diffusers. The chandelier is in excellent condition, is in working order, has no defects and every part is original; it has a slight patina of time that can be removed by polishing. The company mark is present on the bead cap. Tobia Scarpa, son of the great designer Carlo Scarpa, is also a designer who collaborated for almost his entire career with his wife Afra Bianchin; their works are exhibited at Moma and the Louvre. In his career he has received numerous awards including the Compasso d'Oro in 1970 and 2008. Flos, a company founded in Merano in 1962, thanks to its collaboration with great designers (such as Scarpa, Castilgioni, Safratti and countless others) has made the history of Italian lighting, over the years the company has received no fewer than 8 Compasso d'Oro awards.
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