yuji okitsu’s mobile lenses sway and rotate to diffuse natural light in the interior

japanese designer yuji okitsu presents ‘focus’ during milan design week at milano salone satellite 2018, a spatial object that interacts with its surroundings to construct an ever-changing perceptual space. the object comprises a number of flat and lightweight lenses hung from the ceiling like mobiles.

the environment is fragmented through the lenses and appears t float in the space
all images by tomoko yamane

yuji okitsu’s ‘focus’ creates a new scenery responding to subtle ambient changes in the space by focusing and recomposing existing elements such as light and air. the various lenses capture collect, and diffuse natural light from windows and ambient light in the interior space in all directions and angles. balancing subtly against the gravity, the spatial object sways and rotates gently in response to the surrounding airflow and transforms into multiple configurations. after dark, or when ambient light is too weak, lighting devices embedded around the edges of the lenses illuminate the framed scenery.

concentrate and diffuse natural light that the various angles lens enters through windows

the lenses reconstruct the environment and transform it into multiple configurations

lenses of various sizes suspended in a mobile form float in space

a new visual effect is produced through the lenses

lighting can be turned on when the ambient light in the room is not enough

human gaze and consciousness are challenged while the light illuminates the landscape 

the spatial object can also be used as lighting

the lenses affect the appearance of the light

the iluminated trimmed landscape floates in a dark room

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edited by: sofia lekka angelopoulou | designboom