Flos Expands Bespoke Operations in North America
Through its expertise and dedication to innovation, Flos offers a bespoke lighting service worldwide, allowing clients to work directly with their local artisans and suppliers to conceive tailor-made designs. For clients based in the United States and Canada, the center of Flos Bespoke's operations is its state-of-the-art facility located in New York City.
The heart of Flos Bespoke's operations for US and Canada-based projects is its cutting-edge Meserole facility in New York City. Spanning over 44,000 square feet dedicated to lighting design and production, this new vast space is conveniently situated just six miles from Manhattan. Clients are welcome to collaborate with and in-house lighting designers and engineers, metal fabricators and painters, and local material sourcing, to bring their design concepts to life and to see the evolution into tangible, customized lighting solutions.
What Flos offers is not just a catalog of products, but rather a portfolio of mastered capabilities perfected over decades. At Flos Bespoke, the goal is to ensure a vision is realized.
1 - Design Conceptualization
Starting from the initial inquiry where the client gets in touch with their request, to the final installation, every step of the process is collaborative. The conversation begins from a design concept which then evolves into a rendering after a series of meetings with our team of experts (i.e. our in-house lighting designers, engineers and sourcing experts).
2 - Lighting Design
Flos works with designers and architects from the early stages, creating designs, drawings, and visualizations to illustrate the vision. We evaluate materials and samples, textures, colors, and finishes to bring a new custom lighting vision to life.
3 - Engineering Prototyping
The prototype and all fabrication are completed within the Meserole facility in collaboration with in-house metalworkers and suppliers. Flos manufactures custom shipping crates to ensure safe delivery. Local talent and materials sourcing ensure a quick turnaround and reduces the carbon footprint.
Precise cutting, bending, and welding techniques are employed to create the metal components in the fabrication shop. The metalwork is then prepared for painting, primed, and suspended for drying.
4 - Local Assembly & Production
After client's approval, full-scale production begins. The team carefully inspects and tests the finished pieces at the New York facility.
5 - Installation
The final phase involves transporting it to the installation location within the United States or Canada. Flos provides complete installation services, with a team of installers who are familiar with the project from the start.
Flos continues to push the boundaries of lighting design, creating pieces that are not only functional but also poetic expressions of beauty and craftsmanship. Whether for a luxury residence, hospitality setting, or commercial space, Flos Bespoke can bring lighting visions to life.
