To-Tie (from English to tie, to fasten) is a new table lamp made up of a series of elements reduced to the bare minimum and held together by mechanical tension alone, without the need for screws, glues or welds. 

In its spirit, the intuitions of the Castiglioni brothers and their ingenious ready-mades revive, making To-Tie a perfect fit with the Flos’ philosophy. ‘My objects’ explains Poletti, ‘originate from the art of making. I always start from physical studies, using materials to trigger intuition, rather than filtering ideas through a rationally driven design process. This translates into a constant search for single constructive gestures, around which the work develops. To-Tie is no exception, as it stems from a long-lasting personal research on the theme of structural tension, which, thanks to the inspiring collaboration with Flos and to the company's unique know-how, has been successfully translated for the first time into an industrial lighting.’ 

A light creation that enhances design transparency, To-Tie shows itself for what it is, in its apparently simple design. Direct and understandable, it does not need interpretations: its aesthetics derive from a clear constructive logic that leaves little room for arbitrary choices. 

The clever structure of To-Tie allows its components to perform multiple functions. The light source is integrated in an anodised aluminum bar that not only emits light, but also acts as a handle to lift the lamp. Likewise, the fabric electrical cable, besides supplying power to the bar, allows to fix the latter to the borosilicate glass cylinder, whose extreme clarity highlights the geometric composition of the joint.