Tartan

Overview

Tartan Suspension is a pendant lamp by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba for Foscarini, dated 2015. It gives diffused light through the glass and direct light downwards; the diffuser is open at the bottom.

Construction

The diffuser is blown acid-etched glass with reliefs, hand-blown in a mould with incisions of vertical and horizontal lines. A matt transparent injection-moulded polycarbonate ring nut is incorporated into the glass, and the lamp holder support is matt transparent injection-moulded polycarbonate. The suspension cable is stainless steel with a transparent electrical cable. The ceiling canopy combines a galvanised metal bracket with a glossy white batch-dyed ABS cover.

Specifications

• Size: 40 x 40 x 35 cm (W x D x H, shade); suspension cable 340 cm
• Colour: one
• Light source: LED, 2700 K, 2581 lm, dimmable
• Ratings: CE marking, electrical class I, protection rating IP20

Glass that recreates a Scottish fabric

Tartan is blown glass packed with character, made with a special hand-blowing technique that recreates the effect of the famous Scottish fabric. The suspension lamp is distinguished by lines and folds across its surface, which generate a graphic game of lights and shadows.

Direct and diffused light

The high-relief glass is produced inside a mould with special incisions of vertical and horizontal lines. Because the diffuser is open downwards, the lamp casts direct light onto the surface underneath, which adds to the suffused light that passes through the matt glass.