The shape of the lampshade owes its presence to Japanese lacquer bowls. I started this project by designing the small size, as my first image was of a lacquer bowl hanging upside down from the ceiling. The project grew as we further developed, and we decided to add a few bigger siblings. It is hard to see from the photos, but we found great detail in the light diffuser shape during its development; we added a concave to the diffuser surface so it is hidden inside the lampshade when seeing It at a certain height, and it magically happened to spread the light to almost 180 degrees wide!
Lacquer family, NINE, 2023
The shape of the lampshade owes its presence to Japanese lacquer bowls. I started this project by designing the small size, as my first image was of a lacquer bowl hanging upside down from the ceiling. The project grew as we further developed, and we decided to add a few bigger siblings. It is hard to see from the photos, but we found great detail in the light diffuser shape during its development; we added a concave to the diffuser surface so it is hidden inside the lampshade when seeing It at a certain height, and it magically happened to spread the light to almost 180 degrees wide!
