Flos Hosting Amsterdam
Great success for the third event of Flos Hosting, which took place in the Flos showroom in Amsterdam, coinciding with the official inauguration of the brand’s space, following its recent renovation.
The speakers of the talk, moderated by the French architect and editor based in Rotterdam Paul Cournet, ranged between interesting current topics in the fields of design of buildings, interiors and lighting products, especially related to work environments.
A CONVERSATION WITH
Konstantin Grcic, Sam Chermayeff, Arquitectura-G (Jonathan Arnabat, Jordi Ayala-Bril, Aitor Fuentes, Igor Urdampilleta)
and Paul Cournet (MODERATOR)
PHOTOGRAPHY
Nikola Lamburov
DATE
30th May 2024
The two studios Sam Chermayeff and Arquitectura-G have retraced the stages of the unprecedented collaboration that led to the concept of the exclusive Flos showroom in Amsterdam. Konstantin Grcic talked about the evolution of lighting design, tracing back his long-standing collaboration with Flos.
"While designing this space for Flos we were told to not just show the designs but how the light feels so we had to create different lighting conditions and that’s what we endeavoured to do."
"In the beginning someone gave me the advice to never mix incandescent light with fluorescent light, and today we do exactly the opposite. We understand that the space needs different lighting according to the different tasks that take place in that same space but at different times, and therefore light needs to be so much more that just one offering."
"Being radical means pushing limits where you are not comfortable and try to work there. It means something coming from the roots that debranches from the original meaning of something. This uncomfortable zone is the best place to be in the design world."
