Foscarini is one of the most renowned designer light manufacturers in Italy. The trademark of these lights is their unique personality which adds a touch of dolce vita, for instance, to your living room. A light by Foscarini is characterised by creative design, the use of high-quality materials and the generation of effective light. For this purpose, Foscarini collaborates with established designers such as Karim Rashid, Rodolfo Dordoni, Vicente Garcia Jimenez, Ionna Vautrin or Ferrucio Laviani as well as with promising young talents. This approach enables the traditional Italian manufacturer

headquartered in Venice to always produce new, unexpected creations for demanding customers with a sense for aesthetic design.

Foscarini has enriched the world of beautiful and highly functional lights with many interesting lighting solutions. The most famous lights include the Foscarini Caboche light family, an elegant as well as extravagant design by the Spanish architect and designer Patricia Urquiola, which reminds us of attractive pearl jewellery rather than of a light source. The pendant light, which is also available as a ceiling light, a floor

lamp, a table lamp or a wall light, embodies an expressive home accessory that stands out due to its fascinating lighting effect. A successful combination of a tasteful appearance and an impressive emission of light is represented by the Foscarini Twiggy floor lamp by star designer Marc Sadler. Taking a look at this streamlined luminaire, you will quickly see that Lesley Lawson who is considered to be one of the world’s first supermodels has served as a model for this elegant luminaire.

Designers

Karim Rashid

Patricia Urquiola
The Spanish designer born in Oviedo in 1960 is considered as one of the best...

Marc Sadler
Marc Sadler is considered a pioneer in many disciplines. Firstly, he designed...

Further highlights from Foscarini’s design studios

The Gregg range is undoubtedly one of the showpieces by Foscarini. This light range distinguishes itself though the beautifully unique diffuser. It is made from hand-blown, satin-finished and purposefully irregularly shaped glass and therefore arouses associations with a large, freshly washed pebble stone. This organic shape makes, for instance, the pendant light version a special eye-catcher in the dining room or the kitchen. Here, the pleasant lighting effect of a Foscarini Gregg also stands out due to the pleasantly glare-free, uniform all-round light that creates a welcoming ambience. The same effect is ensured if you install

it in the hall. As the name already suggests, the lights of the Foscarini Big Bang family represent an explosive mixture of extravagant design and extraordinary lighting effect.

An elegant shade made from artistically processed Murano glass is the distinguishing feature of the Foscarini Lumiere range. Glass fabric combined with high-quality carbon or Kevlar® fibre is the unique feature of each Foscarini Mite which softly illuminates its surroundings in an inimitable way. The Le Soleil pendant light by Vincente Garcia Jiménez designed for Foscarini is reminiscent of the New York

Guggenheim Museum. Here, the asymmetrically layered plastic strips confer a sense of lightness and dynamics to this imposingly looking design object. Due to the dense, opaque material the plastic stripes serve as reflective surfaces on the inside facing upwards and, at the same time, they project the light on the surface located below. A play of light and shadow is created that produces a subdued light which is emphasised through the vigorous colours emitted by this "sun" (English translation of the name).

Design awards

Compasso d'Oro
This Italian prize has been awarded since 1954 and is thus one of the...

Leuchte des Jahres
The Leuchte des Jahres (“Light of the Year”) award has been awarded...

iF Design Award
Since 1953, the German iF Design Award has been awarded to acknowledge...

Foscarini puts great emphasis on development

Foscarini design lights are characterised by innovation – this in ensured by the intensive research conducted in-house. Thus, the Venetians upgrade their products with illuminants of the future, the LED, more and more frequently. The Foscarini Twiggy Terra LED, for instance, requires only 27 watts to achieve 3,000 lumens, which corresponds to the light intensity produced by a conventional 200 W incandescent lamp. This Italian company also stands for carefully checked production processes, excellent service as well as for international presence since Foscarini is represented in 50 countries with more than 2,500 retail outlets. The comprehensive range by Foscarini includes elegant table lamps, pendant lights, ceiling lights and floor lamps as well as decorative and weather-resistant exterior lights. The representative designer lights already received numerous international awards, for instance, the Aplomb Sospensione by Lucidi E. Pevere received the Leuchte des Jahres (Light

of the Year) award in 2010. Some pieces were even exhibited as part of a museum exhibition: the Foscarini Havana designed by Jozeph Forakis in 1993, for instance, was selected by the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) to be a part of the permanent design exhibition. Since 2007 the company also places emphasis on the promotion of young talent: up-and-coming industrial designers have been able to realise their designs in the "Foscarini Lab" and thus enriched the Foscarini range with new creations.

The Italian company also struck out in new directions when it cooperated with the lifestyle brand Diesel. Here, a well-known fashion label meets an unconventional light manufacturer. As a result, the Successful Living collection by Diesel with Foscarini is characterised by designer lights with individual lampshades exuding a particular coolness. For instance, the Fork Terra provided with a shade made from canvas fabric, including seams,

eyelets and overlapping fabric panels develops the casual presence characteristic for the world-famous jeans brand. The cooperation between Foscarini and Diesel aimed at developing new target groups and to fill them with enthusiasm for the topic of light. Here, it is considered as the company’s duty to put emphasis on the importance of light, on the diversity offered by the phenomenon of light, on the atmosphere that can be created and on the fact how high-quality and timeless design can go hand in hand while you are designing a room. This is connected with the corporate philosophy according to which a luminaire should always be a charming eye-catcher within the room. With his aim in mind, Foscarini is able to continually produce extraordinary and unique creations which upgrade every room and give it a special character.