Tonda

Overview

Tonda is a pendant lamp for diffused lighting by Ferruccio Laviani for Foscarini, designed in 2022. The hand-blown glass sphere is shaded from white at the top to transparent below, and it is held by a metal support that embraces it without closing around it.

Construction

The diffuser is opaline blown glass crafted by hand. The glass rests freely on a support made from a steel rod, brushed and polished by hand before a powder-coated finish. The steel ceiling cable is attached to the end of the support rod. The cap is white ABS, with a metal ceiling plate and a transparent power cable.

Specifications

• Size: 32 x 39 x 59 cm (W x D x H, Tonda Suspension)
• Colours: three
• Light source: E27 LED retrofit bulb (included), 20 W, 2700 K, 2452 lm, CRI above 80, dimmable
• Certification: CE, Class I, IP20
• Weight: 4.8 kg

A balance of glass and metal

Ferruccio Laviani designed Tonda in 2022 as a suspension lamp built on balance. The blown and shaded glass sphere and the metal support work together: the support surrounds the sphere without closing it, and the glass rests on it but is not attached.

A lamp that is never the same twice

The master glass-blower controls how white and transparent glass fuse to make the shading. The shade between the two colours therefore varies slightly from one lamp to another, and each lamp is unique.