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Attention to product quality control is one of
Foscarini’s guiding principles. Laboratory tests
are designed to make production more effi cient
in compliance with industry regulations.
About shedding light
of technology. This was the result of intensive work on lighting performance in qua-
litative terms, in awareness of the fact that LED lamps had to provide light emission
comparable to that of models with conventional bulbs. Especially at the outset, the
LED models were less appealing from the standpoint of the quality and character of
the light itself, and the company was forced to conduct extensive research to achieve
an effect of soft, carefully shaped and attractive light, with the LED source concealed
as fully as possible to prevent glare, allowing the lamp to stand out as an object. This
orientation stems from the awareness that lamps are off most of the time, which
means that they have to be beautiful presences; when they are turned on, they have
to provide enveloping brightness, to convey an impression of enticing welcome, an
atmosphere that pervades the home. Inside contract projects, this particular atten-
tion to the quality of light is confi rmed by the fact that Foscarini lights are typically
utilized in areas with a strong focus on hospitality.
Towards a new identity
In the meantime, the company’s growth in terms of size and sales dictated
organizational choices moving towards a new managerial approach, a process already
in progress in 2014 when Alessandro Vecchiato decided to leave the company,
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The fi nished product inspection is
carried out by an in-house work group, in
charge of ensuring the standards defi ned
during the design of the model are
maintained at all times.
