Cocoon, a spray-on synthetic resin fibre developed in the US that creates a cocoon-like wrap, was discovered for use in luminaire manufacture in the sixties by Flos. In 1960, Flos began its successful relationship with legendary designers Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni. The Viscontea was designed within the year; the 'Cocoon' cover is sprayed directly onto the internal powder-coated steel fibre frame of the lampshade, thus creating the structural shape. The final spray-on coating protects the Cocoon and guarantees its stability. From afar, the resulting, exquisitely organic shape looks like a giant seed pod encased within a cocoon. The Viscontea emits a diffused light. The Cocoon collection helped to establish Flos once and for all as a genuine innovator in the field of lighting manufacture.
