Le Soleil
- Made by: Foscarini
- Price: $1,551.00
- More Info: foscarini.com
Introduced in Milan last year but now available for purchase in the US, Vicente Garcia Jimenez's Le Soliel is a pendant that lights below from above and above from below. The polycarbonate tiers shine directly down, but also ambient illumination towards the ceiling.
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Le Soleil Pendant Lamp
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