Faro Barcelona Highlights Eight Decades of Design, Innovation and Human-Centered Solutions

From its origins as a small workshop to a leading European brand, the company focuses on purposeful design, advanced technology and environmentally conscious practices.

A Global Brand with a Strategic International Presence
 

After building strong roots across the European market and expanding throughout Latin America, Faro Barcelona has continued to broaden its international presence, including its recent establishment in the United States and Canada. This trajectory reflects a clear vision: developing products capable of integrating naturally across diverse contexts and meeting the needs of professionals and users worldwide.

A Philosophy Grounded in Creativity, Technology and Wellbeing

Faro Barcelona's mission prioritizes people, sustainability and quality. The brand combines the potential of design with relevant technological advancements, working on initiatives that include circular economy frameworks, artificial intelligence applied to design and data analysis, additive manufacturing and systems that reduce the impact of its activities. These efforts are supported by a company wide commitment that encompasses both social and environmental responsibility.

This forward thinking approach has positioned the brand among the most dynamic European companies in lighting and ventilation. Its catalogue of fans, recognized for efficiency, performance and design, places the company at the forefront of the European decorative ventilation market.

Responsible Design as a Foundation for Wellbeing

Faro Barcelona's human centered approach naturally extends to sustainability, treating environmental responsibility as an essential part of designing for people. The brand applies eco design principles that prioritize durability, reparability and thoughtful material selection. Products are conceived to be dismantlable, repairable and long lasting, reducing waste while ensuring consistency in performance over time.

The company incorporates Life Cycle Assessment as a strategic tool to understand and minimize environmental impact from origin to end of life. This work is reinforced by its ISO 14064 Carbon Footprint certification and initiatives such as Faro Preloved, which supports the reparability and second life of luminaires and fans. Together, these efforts underscore the belief that design centered on people must also be design that respects the world they inhabit.

Design in Practice

Faro Barcelona's lighting and ventilation solutions support comfort and wellbeing in a wide range of international projects, including: 

• Palau Moxó in Barcelona, where lighting complements the restoration of a heritage listed building
• High level hospitality projects throughout Latin America and Europe
• Residential and contract spaces such as the project by Volves Interiors, where architectural lighting aligns with a timeless interior approach
• Schools and educational environments equipped with ceiling fans to improve comfort, efficiency and interior environmental quality

Across these applications, Faro Barcelona collaborates with architects, interior designers and specifiers to shape more human, healthy and wellbeing oriented spaces.

About Faro Barcelona

Founded in 1945 as a lighting design brand, Faro Barcelona expanded into ventilation in 1982 with the launch of its first ceiling fan. Today, the company is present in over 140 countries and recognized for its commitment to sustainability, earning distinctions such as the EcoVadis medal.

In addition to its ongoing sustainability initiatives, the company applies Life Cycle Assessment methodology to evaluate environmental impact and holds ISO 14064 Carbon Footprint certification. Faro Barcelona has also received international recognition from the Red Dot Award, iF Design Award, German Design Award and Green Product Award.

All of Faro Barcelona's wooden ceiling fans are FSC certified, a distinction that underscores the brand's dedication to responsible material sourcing and sets it apart in the global market.

With decades of expertise across both lighting and ventilation, Faro Barcelona continues to set new benchmarks in comfort, energy efficiency and Mediterranean inspired design, offering thoughtful, sustainable solutions for homes and hospitality spaces worldwide.

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