Foscarini

Foscarini is an Italian company specializing in the design and manufacture of lighting fixtures. Its history is associated with Murano, Venice, and with the island’s glassmaking tradition: the company initially worked on commissions in that context. Sources describe its beginnings in 1981, while also identifying 1983 as the year of a significant public step—the presentation of its first catalogue of designed lamps. Another source describes the company as having been created in 1983, so the available accounts distinguish between its early establishment and the later catalogue milestone rather than settling on a single founding date. The brand’s offering centers on decorative and design-led lamps. Its portfolio includes pendant and floor lamps, among other lighting forms, and its designs have explored materials beyond Murano glass. Examples in the available account include Orbital, described as Foscarini’s first lamp to use industrial glass rather than blown Murano glass, and Havana, which introduced polyethylene in a Foscarini lamp. The current website presents collections and products, including Gregg and Eolie, and describes a design approach intended to transform spaces through light. Foscarini has worked with designers including Rodolfo Dordoni, Patricia Urquiola, Luca Nichetto, Marc Sadler, Ionna Vautrin and Tom Dixon. The Tite and Mite lamps designed by Marc Sadler received the Compasso d’Oro in 2001. The available source also says that some Foscarini lamps are held in major museum collections, including MoMA and the Centre Pompidou. The company remains active: its official website features its collections, product stories, projects and communications. A featured project describes Gregg lighting selected for the Obama Presidential Center library in Chicago. The supplied evidence does not identify a current headquarters, parent company, or the geographic scope of its operating markets.

Foscarini is an Italian lighting company whose early history is linked to Murano, Venice, and the island’s glassmaking tradition. The available sources give two dates associated with its beginnings: one account says it was founded in 1981 in Murano and initially worked on commissions in keeping with local tradition; another says it was created in 1983. The latter date also has a distinct milestone in the company’s development: in 1983, Foscarini presented its first catalogue of designed lamps. In 1982, the first lamps attributed to designers Carlo Urbinati and Alessandro Vecchiato were Graphos and Clessidra. In 1988, Urbinati and Vecchiato, who had previously worked as designers, bought the company. The source identifies them as the purchasers, but does not supply details about later ownership or corporate structure. Their acquisition preceded a portfolio that broadened its material and design vocabulary beyond the company’s early connection to Murano glass. Several designs mark this development. Rodolfo Dordoni designed Lumière 05 in 1990. Orbital, designed by Ferruccio Laviani, was Foscarini’s first lamp to use industrial glass instead of blown Murano glass. In 1993, Jozeph Forakis’s Havana introduced polyethylene in a Foscarini lamp. These examples illustrate the company’s exploration of different materials and production approaches; the available sources do not provide a complete chronology of its collections. Foscarini has collaborated with designers including Rodolfo Dordoni, Patricia Urquiola, Luca Nichetto, Marc Sadler, Ionna Vautrin and Tom Dixon. A notable recognition came in 2001, when Marc Sadler’s Tite and Mite lamps, published by Foscarini, received the Compasso d’Oro. The source also reports that some Foscarini lamps are part of the collections of major museums, naming MoMA and the Centre Pompidou. The company continues to present lighting collections and related projects through its official website. Current site examples include Eolie, described as small pendant lamps made from recycled lava, and Gregg, whose compositions are featured in a project for the Obama Presidential Center library in Chicago. The site also publishes brand communications around creative projects, including “What’s in a Lamp?” The supplied material does not establish a current headquarters, parent company, or detailed market footprint.

• 2001

  Tite and Mite receive the Compasso d'Oro

  [2]Foscarini (entreprise)fr.wikipedia.org
• 1993

  Havana introduces polyethylene

  [2]Foscarini (entreprise)fr.wikipedia.org
• 1990

  Lumière 05 designed

  [2]Foscarini (entreprise)fr.wikipedia.org
• 1988

  Urbinati and Vecchiato acquire the company

  [2]Foscarini (entreprise)fr.wikipedia.org
• 1983

  First catalogue of designed lamps

  [2]Foscarini (entreprise)fr.wikipedia.org
• 1982

  Graphos and Clessidra

  [2]Foscarini (entreprise)fr.wikipedia.org
• 1981

  Founded in Murano

  [2]Foscarini (entreprise)fr.wikipedia.org

Design-led Italian lighting that uses form, materials and light to shape interior spaces, with a history connected to Murano glassmaking and collaborations with established designers.

• Gregg

  A Foscarini lighting collection featured in a project for the Obama Presidential Center library in Chicago.

• Eolie

  Small pendant lamps made with recycled lava, presented by the official website as part of the brand's collection.

• Lumière 05

  A lamp designed by Rodolfo Dordoni in 1990.

• Orbital

  A lamp by Ferruccio Laviani, identified as Foscarini's first to use industrial glass rather than blown Murano glass.

• Havana

  A lamp by Jozeph Forakis that introduced polyethylene to Foscarini's lamp designs in 1993.

• Tite and Mite

  Lamps designed by Marc Sadler and published by Foscarini; they received the Compasso d'Oro in 2001.

1. 1Homepage - Foscarinifoscarini.com
2. 2Foscarini (entreprise)fr.wikipedia.org
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