Versatile: FL/Y designer hanging light with LED – designed by Ferruccio Laviani

The FL/Y hanging light from Kartell is a typical all-rounder: whether in the kitchen, dining room or living room – a light with the design and functionality of FL/Y can be used anywhere. The lampshade is neither spherical nor hemispherical; the cut is made slightly below the centre. This means that the light is collected even better and the area below is illuminated more precisely. The many versions of FL/Y are colourful and versatile, with lampshades made of plastic – a matter of course for a Kartell product.

Plastic is the material that defines Kartell's designer pieces and thus the company itself. Since its foundation in 1949, the designers working for Kartell have been concerned with the question of how to make use of plastic and how best to design and process it so that functionality and aesthetics harmonise perfectly. Among the Milan-based company's best-known designer pieces are the K 1340 children's chair and the KS 1481 lemon squeezer. In the field of lighting, the 4006 model by Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni from 1959 and the Tic Tac series serve as flagship products and have a high recognition value.