Tuesday, October 21, 2008

origami tesselations



folding paper lamp by Kouichi Okamoto

This beautifully unique lampshade is expertly handcrafted from Denguri paper found locally in the Shikoku region of Japan. The honeycomb paper diffuses the light creating a soft, gentle glow.
It is designed by Kouichi Okamoto, and manufactured by Kyouei Co. Ltd., Japan.

He’s got some rather impressive and unique design concepts- you can see some more information on his designs here.

3 comments:

Natalie said...

That's awesome. My sister and i got a kit to make a pineapple like that once. It was so difficult, but it came our amazingly. thanks for sparing that with us!

Alyssa Venuto said...

Wow that lamp is awesome. The artist has some other neat pieces as well. The lamp reminds me of those things you hang from the ceiling at parties. I wonder what kind of paper it's made out of, durable and nonflammable?

kcantor said...

I want one of these! That is such an impressive piece of art to have. I was in a gallery/store in New Hampshire where I saw lampshades made of photographs. They were beautifully sewn together at the edges but the same questions come up - nonflammable? Thanks for posting!