Foscarini Tartan Pendant

The Foscarini Tartan Pendant is a ceiling pendant designed by Ludovica Serafini and Roberto Palomba for Foscarini. It interprets a Scottish tartan weave in hand-blown glass, creating a decorative pendant intended for interior ambient lighting.

Its form is a large, flattened globe of semi-translucent, slate-grey glass marked by a three-dimensional grid of raised and recessed lines. The textured surface and sculpted folds are a deliberate design cue that gives the lamp a cloth-like visual presence.

The shade is produced using a mouth-blowing technique that sculpts the glass to resemble textile texture. At the base the globe has a circular opening and the pendant is carried from the ceiling by a thin electrical cable paired with a sinuous stainless-steel support wire, which adds a subtle sculptural element to the suspension.

The textured glass diffuses light to create a calm ambient glow while the bottom aperture provides a more directed downlight. This listing includes an E27 LED retrofit lamp (21W, 2700K, 2581 lm, CRI >80) and the lamp is specified as dimmable. The fitting is IP20 and intended for use in dry interior spaces.

Practical notes: the Tartan is a bulb-based pendant rather than an integrated LED module, and no separate driver is required for the supplied retrofit lamp. A one-year manufacturer warranty applies. Installation requires a ceiling suspension point and an appropriately qualified electrician for final wiring.

At Lighting Design Online we position the Tartan pendant as a design-led choice for considered interiors: its textured glass delivers a balanced interplay of ambience and focused light, while our team can advise on scale, placement and dimming compatibility to secure a clear, dependable outcome for your project.