Foscarini: Solar lamp

Designed by Jean-Marie Massaud, this new lamp is inspired by the celestial vault.

A bright, warm and intimate centre of attraction, Foscarini's new Solar lamp seeks to be not just a lamp but a new type of object, distinguished by the hemispherical shape inspired by the celestial vault, while the resting surface recalls an eclipse. Designed by Jean-Marie Massaud, Solar's light source is enclosed within a completely translucent hemisphere, the circular cross section of which is upturned and also used as a resting surface. The light appears to be compressed downwards, affording the effect of a diffused luminous glow, that is delicate and never glaring.

The two versions, depending on their intended use - whether indoor or outdoor - differ in some significant details. In the indoor model, the resting surface is slightly concave, with the edges slightly raised, while the outdoor version was designed with a flat surface flush with the edge, to allow the rain to slide off the surface. The surface finishes are also different: glossy white or dark wood for the indoor version, steel for the outdoor version.

Versatile in its intended settings, it is also designed to be tilted in several positions, providing different types of lighting and hence affording different atmospheres, depths and effects. The hemispherical body, made of waterproof and unbreakable polyethylene, remains perfectly stable even when it is tilted by 15°.
Jean-Marie Massaud, <em>Solar Lamp</em>, Foscarini
Jean-Marie Massaud, Solar Lamp, Foscarini
Jean-Marie Massaud, <em>Solar Lamp</em>, Foscarini
Jean-Marie Massaud, Solar Lamp, Foscarini
Jean-Marie Massaud, <em>Solar Lamp</em>, Foscarini
Jean-Marie Massaud, Solar Lamp, Foscarini

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