nendo moulds bi-color washi lamp using 3D papermaking technique
all photos by akihiro yoshido

 

 

 

 

nendo has designed a follow-up to his ‘semi-wrinkle washi lamp‘ for japanese paper company taniguchi aoya washi, with ‘bi-color washi’. a 3D paper molding technique signature to the tottori prefecture manufacturer’s production (it is the only domestic producer of three-dimensional washi), has been employed by nendo to create the lighting collection. the process follows the same methods used to produce flat sheets and involves passing fine screens through baths of mulberry paper and water to collect the pulp. once drained, the residue is left to dry and then peeled away as a seamless, three-dimensional form — contrary to the belief that one might think that the sheets of washi are actually pasted together to render the shapes.

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detail of the ‘bi-color washi lamp’

 

 

 

for this particular project, nendo also experimented with dyeing the lamps in two steps to create shades whose exterior and inner surfaces are of different tones. the studio used taniguchi aoya washi’s process to render the correct kind of tonal values on both inner and outer surfaces to reflect the necessary colors for light reflection. at the request of the client, the ‘bi-color washi lamp’ has been designed as a stackable unit to keep distribution and storage costs minimal.

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the three color variations available

 

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each from is rendered using a specialized 3D paper moulding technique

 

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the shades have been dyed in a two step process so that the interior and exterior surfaces render different colors

 

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floor standing versions

 

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floor standing versions illuminated

 

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nendo: bi-color washi paper lamp
 
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nendo: bi-color washi paper lamp
 
nendo: bi-color washi paper lamp