Image source: Foscarini — Folio Ceiling
© Foscarini and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Folio Ceiling
Urbinati and Vecchiato ceiling lamp restyling blown glass as a light sheet with two folded corners
485 × 100 × 375 mm
1990
Official product information
INTEBEE AI PUBLIC LIBRARY is an independent furniture design research and discovery platform. Product specifications, finishes, availability and other details may change. For current and definitive information, please refer to the manufacturer's official website.
Go to the official product pageSpecifying Folio Ceiling for your design project?
INTEBEE is the FF&E specification platform for interior designers: spec sheets, finishes, floor plans and client-ready PDFs in one place.
Description
Overview
Folio Ceiling, by Carlo Urbinati and Alessandro Vecchiato, restyles the thousand-year tradition of blown glass in view of contemporary design culture. Visibly light and delicate, the body is like a simple sheet of paper with two only slightly folded corners.
Construction
Its hand-blown cased glass diffuser undergoes hot bending, followed by an external acid immersion. The ceiling mounting plate and mount are metal, and they contain the lighting technology part. The lamp gives reflected and diffused light.
Specifications
- Overall size (W x D x H): 48.5 x 37.5 x 10 cm, Folio Grande Ceiling
- Materials: acid-etched blown glass, metal
- Light source: dimmable R7S bulb of 150 W maximum (not included)
- Net weight: 2.17 kg
Story
Blown glass restyled
In Folio Ceiling the age-old tradition of blown glass is restyled for contemporary design culture. The result is a delicate body with two corners slightly folded, in the manner of a single sheet of paper.
A warm glow from the ceiling
The frosted glass lamp emits a warm, intense glow, and it gives both reflected and diffused light. The glass is bent while hot and etched in acid.
