MAYUHANA® Ma Black Sphere Floor

Description

The spun thread design is reminiscent of a cocoon and gives off a soft light that is enhanced by the double and triple shelters of this delicate, fiberglass creation. This is designed by world-renowned Japanese architect, Toyo Ito.

MAYUHANA is made by reeling string around a mold. Each one is handmade by Japanese craftsmanship and skill, and none of their shades are the exact same.

Details

Material Description:

• Colour: Black

• Light source: E27 LED Bulb 8Wx1

• Voltage: 220-240V

• Wattage: 8W

• Category: Floor

• Lamp quantity: 1

• Weight, Mass: 0.8kg

Dimension:

φ430 x H434 mm

Designer

Toyo Ito

Toyo, Ito, the Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect. Graduated from the University of Tokyo’s architecture department in 1965. In 1972, founded his own office, Urban Robot (URBOT) which was renamed Toyo Ito & Associates Architects in 1979.

His works are the embodiment of his flexible and novel idea that has been garnering attention from in and out of Japan. His most remarkable contributions are an exploration of a new type of museum “Sendai Mediatheque (2001)”, one of the masterpieces of Pritzker Prize-winning architecture “White U (1976)” and “Silver Hut (1984)” that is a highly acclaimed house which marks the culmination of his work in the ’80s. Since 2000, he has globally handled public buildings, and he was awarded UIA Gold Medal in 2017.