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Table Lamps
Yakisugi Table Lamp
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Design
Kengo Kuma
Yakisugi
Renowned Japanese
designer Kengo Kuma
is the author of the
Yakisugi collection.
Yakisugi confronts two
opposing materials – wood
and glass. Molten glass
is poured into a wooden
mould, which catches fire
from the inside, capturing
the wooden texture into
the glass. This technique
is reminiscent of the
traditional Yakisugi
approach, where wood
siding is charred by fire
to preserve it.
Yakisugi offers a floor
lamp and pendants
that can be showcased
in clusters or alone for
a clean, minimalistic
feel. Every spacial design
choice is unique, because
a wooden mould is used
only once for each lighting
object. So, each piece
has a distinct texture.
Yakisugi uplifts any space
into one of tranquillity,
in which nature lives
harmoniously with
modernity.
