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Product catalog summary

Introduction to Foscarini Lighting Design Philosophy

Foscarini emphasizes lighting as both an artistic and functional element in architecture and interiors. Their lamps help designers translate lighting concepts into spatial experiences, focusing on light’s role in shaping atmosphere and narrative.

Product and Project Index

The document categorizes Foscarini lighting projects by environment types such as hotels, bars, retail, museums, offices, private homes, and installations worldwide, illustrating the global reach and versatility of their solutions.

Key Lighting Collections and Case Studies

Allegro and Allegretto Suspension Lamps: Inspired by music and dance, these lamps create dynamic light lines using metal rods. The Taizu Restaurant in Tel Aviv exemplifies their use, enhancing thematic décor with rhythmic lighting.
Le Soleil Suspension Lamp: Designed as a luminous star with orbit-like bands, it directs light downward and softly reflects it, available in multiple colors to create ethereal atmospheres in retail and dining spaces.
Twiggy Lamps: Elegant, slender, and flexible, Twiggy provides direct, focused light and stylistic subtlety, suitable for large spaces and combinable in various colors.
Caboche Lamps: Featuring transparent or golden spheres that produce kaleidoscopic light effects, combining classic grandeur with modern form, suitable for diverse settings.

Design and Lighting Integration

Lighting is integrated with architectural and interior themes to enhance spatial narratives, as seen in projects like Taizu Restaurant where lighting complements graphic motifs and spatial divisions.

Visual and Spatial Impact

Foscarini lamps transform spaces through choreographed light, color interplay, and sculptural forms, creating moods from playful to refined, supporting both functional and artistic lighting needs.

Overview of Selected Lamps and Designers

Big Bang Suspension (Franzolini & Jimenez, 2005): A geometric, large-scale lamp forming abstract clouds with downward light, used globally in offices, hotels, and retail.
Tress Suspension (Marc Sadler, 2008): Made from woven lacquered fiberglass mesh, producing textured light and shadows, versatile for various spaces.
Aplomb Suspension (Lucidi e Pevere, 2010): Minimalist design with cable and weight system, featuring polished cement elements, adding architectural rhythm.
Gregg Lamps (Ludovica & Roberto Palomba, 2007): Asymmetrical with elegant joints, combining natural geometry and blown glass, adaptable indoors and outdoors; used notably in Milan’s Poldi Pezzoli Museum.
Plass Suspension (Luca Nichetto, 2011): Large polycarbonate spheroid inspired by Murano glass pearls, emitting a vibrant, lagoon-like glow, used in restaurants and hotels.
Uto Suspension (Lagranja Design, 2005): Flexible silicone rubber lamp with dynamic spatial forms, suitable for playful and measured design contexts.
Havana Lamps (Jozeph Forakis, 1993/2005): Tapered body with warm diffuse light, defining space contours; part of MoMA’s permanent collection.
Spokes Suspension: Inspired by bicycle wheels, uses curved rods and dual LEDs to create functional and decorative lighting with moving shadows.

Critical Insights and Best Practices

Material Innovation: Use of composites, fiberglass, polycarbonate, silicone, and blown glass for unique textures and light diffusion.
Spatial Interaction: Lamps serve as sculptural elements that define and animate spaces beyond mere illumination.
Light Quality: Focus on glare avoidance, warm diffuse light, and combining direct and ambient sources for versatile atmospheres.
Flexibility: Designs adapt to various environments and configurations, enhancing user interaction.
Cultural References: Integration of traditional crafts and cultural symbolism enriches design narratives.

Technical Specifications and Product Details

The document provides detailed technical data including dimensions, materials, light sources, power ratings, color temperatures, luminous flux, energy classes, and dimming capabilities for multiple models.

Materials include varnished aluminium, chromed metal, blown glass, PMMA, polycarbonate, fiberglass composites, thermoplastic elastomers, methacrylate, and rotationally moulded polyethylene.
Light sources cover LED (mostly 3000°K), halogen, fluorescent, and retrofit options.
Energy efficiency classes range from A+ to C, with many dimmable models.
Some products are suitable for wet locations and include features like touch dimmers and inclinable mechanisms.

Installation and Application Examples

Foscarini lighting is installed worldwide in diverse environments such as retail stores, hotels, restaurants, offices, museums, bars, and private homes across cities including Milan, London, New York, Seoul, Venice, and more.

Product Categories and Examples

Spokes: Creates dynamic ambient effects with decorative shadow play.
Rituals: Inspired by oriental lanterns, promoting calm, intimate atmospheres.
Miscellaneous Series: Includes O-Space, Solar outdoor, Supernova, Tite, Behive, Tropico, Chouchin, Birdie, Fields, Lumiere, and Tuareg, each with specific design and application contexts.

Certifications and Standards

Quality and Environmental: CSQ - IQNET (ISO 9001:2008), CSQ ECO (ISO 14001:2004).
Electrical Safety: ENEC 15 (European), cULus (North American), CCC (China).
Electrical Classes: Class I (earth connection required), Class II (double insulation).
Ingress Protection: IP20 (solid object protection), IP44 (water splashes), IP65 (dust-tight and water jets).
Energy Efficiency: EU classes from A++ to E per Regulation 874/2012.
Accessibility: Compliance with ADA standards for public and commercial buildings.

Company Information and Credits

Foscarini SpA contact details and international offices are provided. The document credits design, art direction, photography, and text authorship, emphasizing Italian origin and printing.

Summary

This comprehensive document presents Foscarini’s lighting products as a fusion of artistic expression, cultural inspiration, technical innovation, and functional versatility. It offers designers and architects detailed specifications, cultural context, and application examples to create evocative, adaptable illuminated environments worldwide.

Catalog excerpts

Ambienti — Roma, Helsinki, Parigi, Singapore, Dubai, New York, Shanghai, Barcellona, Oslo, Seoul, Amsterdam, Toronto, San Paolo, San Francisco.

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Ambienti Progettare significa Designing means scegliere, e scegliere choosing, and una lampada significa choosing a lamp mettere in scena means staging la giusta luce. the right light. Le lampade Foscarini Foscarini lamps sono al serv^o are ready to help di chi progetta, designers translate per aiutarlo a ideas of light into tradurre idee di luce “enlightened” spaces in spazi “illuminati”.

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Indice dei luoghi — Places index Indice dei prodotti — Product index Hotels — Hotels Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel, Vancouver, Canada - 027 Hotel Intercontinental Davos, Davos Dorf, Switzerland Hotel Hilton South Wharf, Melbourne, Australia W Retreat & Spa, Vieques Island, USA - 041 Hotel Holiday Inn Paris Gare de l’Est, Paris, France Hotel Adagio, Moscow, Russia 067 Hotel Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona, Spain - 055 Al Khan Resort, Sharjah, UAE Gran Hotel Havana, Barcelona, Spain Hotel La Monnaie Art & Spa, La Rochelle, France Motel One, Lounge area, Dresden, Germany The Park Hotel, Bangalore, India Hipotels...

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Lampada a sospensione — Suspension lamp Allegro + Allegretto Atelier Oi, 2007 La luce e danza e musica con Allegro e Allegretto, lampade nate dalla magia del suono che diffondono lieve dalle loro aste metalliche se sfiorate. Possono esibirsi in un assolo, e ognuna sostenere la scena, o moltiplicarsi in serie, ed e un’orchestra di linee leggere, o comporsi liberamente nel loro repertorio di forme, colori e dimensioni. Comunque sia, animano l’ambiente di luce scintillante, proiezioni filiformi, vere e proprie coreografie nello spazio. Light becomes dance and music with Allegro and Allegretto, lamps generated...

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Restaurant, Tel Aviv, Israel

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Restaurant Tel Aviv, Israel

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Studio analitico — Case study Taizu Restaurant Tel Aviv → Israel Design: Pitsou Kedem & Baranowitz – Amit Design Studio Design team architects: Pitsou Kedem, Hila Sela, Irene Goldberg, Sigal Baranowitz, Gali Amit Lighting design: Orly Avron Alkabes Photography: Amit Geron Banana leaf texture Banana leaf inspiration Un magistrale accostamento quello immaginato per il concept restaurant Taizu, a Tel Aviv, firmato dall’architetto Pitsou Kedem e condotto dallo chef Yuval Ben Neria in una personale e raffinata interpretazione dello street food del Sudest asiatico. Qui Allegro accorda i suoi registri...

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015 Taizu Restaurant Studio analitico — Case study Tel Aviv ^ Israel Ambienti Plan 01 — Entrance 04 — Dining hall 02 — Outdoor seating area 05 — Bar 03 — Lounge 06 — Chef room 07 — Open kitchen 08 — Restrooms 09 — Kitchen Taizu si compone di diversi ambienti e tutti parlano di Asia: dalla lounge area ispirata alla convivialita istantanea del cibo di strada, alla chef room dalle pareti in blocchi di bamboo, alla sala principale, baricentro piu formale ma bilanciato dalla presenza dinamica del bar e dell’open kitchen che vi si affaccia, delimitata da alti pannelli pivotanti attraverso...

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Studio analitico — Case study Taizu Restaurant Banana pattern wood pivots Banana pattern wood pivots Allegro e capace d’inusitati accoppiamenti - resi ancor piu versatili dalla collezione “in scala minore” Allegretto - e pud librarsi sullo sfondo neutro di un ambiente minimale, in un contrappunto “assai ritmico e vivace”, o entrare in risonanza (non c’e parola piu opportuna) con spazi, come questi, piu inclini alle finezze della decorazione: comunque arricchendoli di una “musicalita” che renderebbe un po’ magico qualsiasi ambiente contract e non solo. Allegro is ready for unusual combinations...

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← Restaurant Melbourne, Australia Retail Shanghai, China

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Office Amsterdam, The Netherlands Hotel → Vancouver, Canada

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E ST RE S-P DE TOUT CE NSAELE ; NTTOUS Museum Geneve, Switzerland

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← Restaurant Venice, Italy Retail São Paulo, Brazil

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Restaurant * Davos, Switze,

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Private house Izmir, Turkey Hotel → Melbourne, Australia

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← Hotel Vieques Island, USA Restaurant Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Lampada a sospensione — Suspension lamp Vicente Garcia Jimenez, 2009 Un astro luminoso avvolto da bande schermanti che tracciano orbite irregolarmente sovrapposte e dosano la luce: diretta verso il basso a illuminare decisa le superfici, riflessa lungo i bordi a diffondersi morbida nell’ambiente. E un corpo celeste -o meglio bianco, rosso e acquamarina - che solitario attrae come l’epicentro di un sistema solare, e moltiplicato in costellazioni o in ordinati allineamenti crea secondo il colore spazi eterei e raffinati, intensi, giocosi, comunque sorprendenti. A luminous star wrapped by sheltering...

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Retail Ischenberg, Germany Restaurant → Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Installation Milan, Italy

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Rovigo, Italy Bologna, Italy

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Hotel Paris, France

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Installation Florence, Italy

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Lampada da terra, sospensione e soffitto — Floor, suspension and ceiling lamp Una compagnia garbata e colta, intrisa di sapere e di ricerca che con naturalezza non ostenta, diretta e puntuale come la luce che emana mentre curiosamente ci osserva, elegantemente ricurva, da dietro le spalle. Anche da sola, Twiggy pud risolvere uno spazio, che vuole generoso, regalando humour e animandolo con la sua presenza esile e flessibile, ma importante, di un’elegante sottigliezza di stile. Insieme ad altre pud essere una festa, anche di colori. A tactful, erudite companion, versed in knowledge and research...

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Private house São Paulo, Brazil

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Venice, Italy Moscow, Russia

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Office São Paulo, Brazil

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Hotel Barcelona, Spain

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← Hotel Barcelona, Spain Office Guatemala

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Office s’Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

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Lampada da sospensione, parete e soffitto — Suspension, wall and ceiling lamp Caboche Patricia Urquiola con Eliana Gerotto, 2005 Caboche infonde una sofisticata ed elegante effervescenza allo spazio, moltiplicandolo in un caleidoscopio di luci e immagini riflesse nelle sue sfere trasparenti o giallo oro. Sotto la luce diffusa da uno schermo di vetro soffiato satinato bianco, queste ne fanno un oggetto prezioso che rimanda a fasti classici, ma attualizzato nella forma e nelle proporzioni da renderlo estremamente versatile, un accessorio d’epoca fuori scala, un “gioiello” utilizzabile anche con...

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