The Flos Snoopy table lamp by Achille Castiglioni is one of my favourite pieces of modern design. With a stand of Italian Carrara marble it ticks the luxury checkbox in one swoop and at £649 it is by no means an impulse purchase. You can pick up a Snoopy from Nest.co.uk.
Snoopy was designed in 1967 by Achille e Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, two Italian industrial designer brothers who were inspired by everyday things and made use of ordinary materials. The brothers worked from the viewpoint that design must restructure an object’s function, form and production process, and applied this maxim to every work that they produced. Castiglioni described this process as “Start from scratch. Stick to common sense. Know your goals and means”.
Their Snoopy Lamp of 1967 was indeed inspired by the cartoon character, illustrated by Charles Shultz, with a marble base to stabilize the egg-shaped metal and glass shade.
The green version is a vintage production or limited edition – if anybody knows more about this, I’d love to hear. It recently sold at Vintage Seekers for £2,600.
The Flos Snoopy lamp consists of a cylindrical base in white Carrara marble, angled relative to the slab, which is blocked by the holder, a disc of transparent glass. This glass is very thick and has a hole in the ground to support a lightweight aluminium reflector painted over with three holes for cooling.
Some images courtesy The Street and Babe Shadow
Thanks for sharing Daniel – I love the designs of Achille Castiglioni and the Snoopy lamp is one of my favourites; serious design with a playful title!
Me too. They have had a string of fantastic designs. I love this lamp because of the shape of the shade. One day I shall get one and put of reach of the dog.
I just acquired one of these, and wondered what the numbers on the label mean. It is numbered 367/133. Any ideas?
I wish I knew Daniel, I tried looking it up but couldn’t find anything. Looks like a batch number to me, but those numbers seem high. Perhaps #367 of batch 133?
After a mishap in a recent move, I am now needing a new replacement glass part. Does anyone know where I could find one, Flos have not got back to me….
I would keep speaking to Flos as they are the best people to help with this. They still make the lamp so will be able to help.