Shan by Pepe Llaudet: Three Parchment Shades, One Soft Glow

The single ceiling fixture, better known as the “big light,” is losing its place as the default way to light a home, and Shan is Faro Barcelona’s answer to what comes next. Designed by Pepe Llaudet, the large-format table lamp filters its light through three parchment shades handmade by local artisans. The goal isn’t brightness. It’s a warm, diffused glow that changes how a room feels after dark.

Three Parchment Shades, Chosen for the Light They Make

Shan takes its name from the Japanese word for “three,” and the number is the whole composition: three beige parchment lampshades and a white steel body. Llaudet drew on a longstanding fascination with Japanese culture and his travels throughout Japan, translating the simplicity, proportion, and restraint of Zen architecture into a form that reads as sculptural yet visually light.

Parchment was picked for what it does to light. It filters the source into a soft, enveloping glow without glare, and at night the effect turns almost cloud-like. Getting there took real development work, from refining the proportions and stability of a large-format lamp to adapting handcrafted parchment to that scale.

Llaudet sums up the aim plainly: Shan is “about creating an atmosphere that feels natural, warm and quietly inviting.”

Design Detail: The bulb stays out of sight. The design team worked to conceal the light source while keeping the glow even across the parchment, so the shades read as lit material rather than a lamp with a hot spot.

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Photo: Faro Barcelona

Why Shan Works Against the Big Light

Shan’s brief isn’t how much light it throws but how little glare it gives off. Instead of flooding a room with uniform brightness, it adds depth and a calmer visual rhythm, the layered, ambient approach Faro Barcelona sees replacing the overhead fixture.

The making matters too. Each shade is handcrafted by local artisans, and the lamp can be disassembled so its components can be separated and sorted for recycling. That’s a quieter kind of longevity: clean, timeless lines meant to outlast trends, and a build that comes apart properly when its working life ends.

Who Shan Is For

• Anyone who hasn’t switched on the big light in months
  Shan is built for evenings, giving the warm, glare-free glow an overhead fixture can’t.
• Designers layering a living room or bedroom
  As a large-format piece, it holds its own as a sculptural object, not just a light source on a side table.
• Specifiers working on US projects
  It runs on 120V/60Hz, carries ETLus certification, and takes a standard E26 LED Type A bulb, though it’s rated for dry locations only.
• Buyers who think about a lamp’s whole life
  Artisan-made shades and a body that disassembles for component recycling suit a lower-impact home.

Shan won’t help you find a missing phone charger, and it isn’t meant to. It’s the lamp you switch on once the big light goes off.

Shan Specifications

FAQs

Who designed the Shan table lamp?

Shan was designed by Pepe Llaudet for Faro Barcelona, the lighting brand founded in Barcelona in 1945. The design draws on Llaudet’s longstanding fascination with Japanese culture and his travels throughout Japan.

What is the Shan lamp made of?

Shan pairs a white steel body with three beige parchment lampshades handcrafted by local artisans. The lamp can be disassembled so each component can be separated and sorted for recycling.

What bulb does the Shan lamp use?

The US version (Ref: 20069-US) takes an E26 LED Type A bulb, which is not included, with a maximum power of 15W. It runs on 120V/60Hz and is for dry locations only.

Source: v2com