Foton

Description

The Foton embodies the mid-century fascination with space travel and the optimism of the post-war years. Both retro and contemporary, its double-bowl construction lifts up any design scheme.

This family of fixtures is based on a series of originals made between 1953 and the early '60s. To reproduce the design, our glass-making partners create the outer dome by screen-printing a "spirograph" pattern onto a flat piece of glass and then "slumping" it into a rounded form. The inner bowl determines the kind of light cast: etched glass (on the Gamma and Luna) creates a soft, diffused glow, while metal (on the Meteor and Foton) reflects the light upward, washing the ceiling.

Product Specifications

Notes

• Inner bowl in metal with pinholes
• Available in Polished Chrome and Lacquered Brass finishes

Tips:

For a similar semi-flush fixture with an etched glass inner bowl, see the Luna.

Also in this family of fixtures, the Meteor and Gamma pendants feature radiating brass rods tipped with crystal spheres.