Enigma pendant lamp, black
Shoichi Uchiyama’s popular Enigma lamp – a bestselling Louis Poulsen design – capitalises on contrasts; its circular, light-filtering tiers cut through darkness when lit, and its simple forms combining joining together to create a sophisticated silhouette.
While nodding to Poul Henningsen’s multi-shade design concept, Uchiyama’s form stands alone with its unique, futuristic – or perhaps galactic–form.
By preparing for the lamp design’s full scale mock-ups with actual light source, Uchiyama examines the intensity and color of light,the shadows casting on the objects, as well as the fixture’s aesthetic appearance.
Such a strict design process leads to the creation of simple and functional form, and it finally gives his products a minimalist beauty of Japanese tradition.
