"Flute Magnum" Glass And Aluminum Floor Lamp By Franco Raggi For Fontanaarte

"Flute Magnum" is a floor lamp, designed by Franco Raggi and manufactured by Fontana Arte, featuring a transparent borosilicate glass stem, a reflector in polished chromed aluminum, a base and a reflector's support in chromed metal, a transparent power cable and a dimmer. The light reflects around the cone thus giving constant downward emission. Its lighting source is one x 400W (HA) Eco Saver R7s/115.DIMENSIONS:Ø 16.6", H. 82.7"A glass cone holds the chromed aluminum reflector, supported by three slender metal rods. Equilibrium and lightness for this collection of lamps, available in floor and wall versions, for indirect light emission, and in a suspended version, for direct focused light.FRANCO RAGGI graduated in Architecture from Milan Polytechnic in 1969 and in the same year he started to work for Nizzoli Associati. From 1971 to 1975 he was editor of Casabella magazine and from 1977 to 1980 editor in chief of Modo design magazine, which he headed until 1983. In 1973, he orchestrated the first critical exhibition of Italian Radical Design on behalf of the IDZ, Internationales Design Zentrum, in Berlin. Between 1975 and 1977, he was coordinating secretary for the Visual-Architecture Arts Section at the Biennale in Venice. He was manager of the "Raccolta del Design" (Design Collection) section at the Triennale in Milan between 1979 and 1980, organizing various exhibitions in the early 80s.He has designed architectures, layouts, exhibitions, books, scenery, rooms and items for famous international design companies. He has a longstanding partnership with FontanaArte. In the early 80s, under the artistic direction of Gae Aulenti, with Daniela Puppa he designed the layouts for events starring the company. Since the late 80s he has created many successful projects for FontanaArte: the collections Velo (1988-1989), Flute (1999) and Drum (2005). As an architect he has planned retail areas and showrooms (including FontanaArte), corporate headquarters (including the new Milan offices of Gianfranco Ferré), plus clinics and research centre.He has taught at the Faculties of Architecture at Pescara University and at the ISIA in Florence. Since 1995 he has coordinated the Department of Architecture at the IED in Milan. In his role as author he has taken part in a large number of exhibitions and held conferences and seminars all over the world.