Flos Glo Ball Basic

The acid etched ball light has been a staple of many lighting design companies for many years but the glo ball is simply different. Instead of striving to achieve the perfect sphere the glo ball is hand-blown oblate, in other words slightly flattened at the top and bottom. This gives the light a marvellous lateral sensibility, meaning that even the Basic 2 the larger of the two lamps, never feels top heavy. The ball seems to balance perfectly on whatever surface it is placed upon, never threatening to roll away and its flashed opaline glass diffuses the light beautifully and controllably courtesy of an inline dimmer. Designed by Jasper Morrison in 1998 for Flos the glo ball also comes in a stemmed table version and in ceiling, wall and standing floor versions. This is an old idea reimagined in a new and marvellous way.