Our Caboche pendant light replica is a 50 cm globe of clear spheres that turns a single light source into hundreds of small, soft highlights. It is inspired by the Caboche pendant that Patricia Urquiola and Eliana Gerotto designed in 2005. We chose it for rooms where one light has two jobs: lighting the space and giving it a centrepiece.
The 50 cm size suits a dining table for four, the middle of a living room or a hotel-style entrance. Below you will find what the shade is made of, how to size it, how to keep the spheres clear, and when another light from our designer lighting replica range is the better choice.
What Makes This Caboche Pendant Lamp Sparkle
- A ring of clear spheres: each sphere catches the light and repeats it, so the whole shade glows instead of one harsh point above the dinner table.
- Light that spreads: light passes between and through the spheres, so the table, the walls and the people around them all pick some up.
- A small chandelier effect: the glitter of a Caboche chandelier without crystal drops or arms. It suits a new flat as well as an older home with cornices.
- 50 cm diameter: large enough to anchor a dining table, compact enough for a standard ceiling.
- No tint: the clear finish takes on the colour of your light source, so you decide how warm the room feels.
- Lighter than glass: acrylic spheres weigh less than glass beads and are less likely to break if one is knocked during cleaning.
Why Choose a Transparent Caboche Pendant at 50 cm?
Clear is the most neutral way to own this design. The shade looks warm under a 2700 K light and crisper under 3000 K, and it sits as easily with oak and white walls as with marble, brass or dark green paint. By day you see a ring of glassy beads with the ceiling showing through. Switched on in the evening, every sphere holds its own point of light.
For most homes, 50 cm is the size we recommend. It can light a dining area on its own, while smaller sizes of this design are better at a bedside or in a row over a counter.
How Our Caboche Suspension Light Is Built
The shade is a ring of clear spheres fixed around a central light source, hung from fine suspension cables. From a few steps away the globe seems to float under the ceiling.
The spheres are acrylic (PMMA), the same type of material used on the 2005 Italian lamp. Acrylic is very clear, light and far less brittle than glass, which matters on a lamp made of this many pieces and hung over a table. Because every sphere meets the light at a slightly different angle, a Caboche suspension lamp seems to sparkle more as you walk past it.
The Caboche Lamp: Patricia Urquiola’s 2005 Design
Patricia Urquiola created the Caboche with Eliana Gerotto in 2005 for an Italian lighting company. The starting point was a pearl bracelet: light, see-through and made of many small parts that work as one. The original is produced by Foscarini; ours is a replica of that design. You can see the design on Patricia Urquiola’s studio website.
Caboche 50 cm Size Guide: Will It Fit Your Room?
Measure the table and the ceiling before you order. A pendant usually looks right at half to two-thirds of the table’s width, which puts a 50 cm shade over tables of about 75 to 100 cm.
| What you measure | Good match | If yours is different |
|---|---|---|
| Rectangular table width | 75–100 cm | Under 70 cm it looks heavy. Over 110 cm wide or 200 cm long, add a second light. |
| Round table diameter | 80–110 cm | Hang it over the centre. |
| Tabletop to bottom of the spheres | 70–80 cm | Sit down and check you can see the person opposite. |
| Ceiling where people walk underneath | 2.5 m or more | Keep at least 2.1 m from floor to the bottom of the spheres. |
| Kitchen island length | Up to about 160 cm | On longer islands, hang two with centres about 80–100 cm apart. |
With a ceiling of around 2.5 m, common in many European flats, keep the cable short in hallways and living rooms. In a double-height entrance or stairwell, let it drop lower so it is seen from the door.
Caboche Pendant Light Replica Specifications
| Product | Caboche Pendant Light Replica, 50 cm, Transparent |
| Design reference | Caboche pendant by Patricia Urquiola and Eliana Gerotto (2005) |
| Type | Ceiling pendant (suspension light) |
| Shade diameter | 50 cm |
| Shade | Ring of clear spheres around a central light source |
| Sphere material | Acrylic (PMMA) |
| Colour | Transparent (clear) |
| Suspension | Fine suspension cables |
| Best for | Dining tables about 75–100 cm wide, living rooms, entrances |
| Status | Replica sold by Sederica |
Who Our Caboche Ceiling Light Suits
A good fit for a dining table for four (for example a round table with white tulip-style chairs), a living room light that looks good switched off as well as on, or a hotel-style welcome in an entrance hall.
Consider another light if:
- you need focused light for reading or cooking. A solid metal shade such as our Beat Wide LED pendant set sends more light down.
- you want fully shaded light with no visible source. Our white Artichoke pendant hides it behind layered leaves.
- your ceiling is under 2.3 m and people walk under the light. A flush ceiling light is easier to live with.
- you dislike dusting. A lit globe of clear spheres shows dust more than a painted shade.
Caboche, Artichoke or Beat? How Our Designer Lights Compare
When choosing between Caboche lights and our other pendants, the main difference is how each shade treats the light.
| Caboche 50 cm, transparent | PH Artichoke 48 cm, white | PH Artichoke 48 cm, silver | Beat Wide LED set | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shade | Clear acrylic spheres | Layered white leaves | Layered metallic leaves | Solid metal |
| Light | Spread out, with sparkle | Soft, fully shaded | Shaded, brighter finish | Mostly downward |
| Looks best in | Dining rooms, living rooms, entrances | Light, calm rooms | Dark or industrial kitchens | Over tables, islands and counters |
Keeping the Spheres Clear: Care Tips
- Switch off and let the lamp cool before you touch the shade.
- Every few weeks, dust with a lambswool duster or clean microfibre cloth, from the top row down.
- Two or three times a year, wipe each sphere with a microfibre cloth, lukewarm water and a drop of washing-up liquid, then dry with a second cloth.
- Over a kitchen island, cooking grease builds up faster, so wipe more often.
- Never use ammonia glass sprays, alcohol wipes, acetone, kitchen paper or scouring sponges.
- Wring the cloth well, keep water away from the fitting, and never pull on the spheres.
Caboche Pendant Questions, Answered
Are the spheres glass or acrylic?
Acrylic (PMMA), the same type of material used on the Italian lamp. It is lighter than glass and less likely to break if knocked, which is useful above a dining table. It scratches more easily than glass, so clean it with soft cloths only.
Is this the Caboche grande?
No. In the Caboche range made in Italy, the 50 cm pendant is the medium size and the grande is 70 cm. Ours is the 50 cm size for tables about 75–100 cm wide. A 70 cm shade needs a wider table and a larger room.
How heavy is it, and can my ceiling hold it?
A ring of spheres weighs more than it looks, so check the weight in the product details before you order. For comparison, the 50 cm Italian lamp weighs about 10 kg. Fix the canopy into a ceiling joist or a fixing rated above the lamp’s weight, never a plasterboard plug alone, and have a qualified electrician install it.
Is it bright enough as the main light, and can I dim it?
For a dining room or small living room, yes. Clear spheres let most of the light through, so you get an even, sparkling light rather than one pool on the table; add a floor or task lamp for reading. Dimming depends on the light source and your dimmer, so check the product details before choosing a switch.
Will the clear spheres go cloudy over time?
Not with normal indoor use and gentle cleaning. Cloudy patches on acrylic usually come from ammonia glass sprays, alcohol wipes or solvents, which leave fine surface cracks, or from dusting with rough cloths, which scratches. Follow the care tips above and the spheres stay clear.
Our Caboche pendant light is a replica sold by Sederica and inspired by the 2005 design. It is not made by, or connected with, Patricia Urquiola or Eliana Gerotto. Read how replicas and reproductions differ.
Sederica sells independent replicas. This lamp is not made by, licensed by or connected to Foscarini. Foscarini and Caboche are used only to describe the design this replica is based on.
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