Japanese lighting
What is Japanese lighting?
The traditional Japanese lamp filters light through a light material, most often rice paper stretched over a thin frame. The result: a diffuse, glare-free light that softens the whole room. Today's designs keep this spirit with linen, wood, ceramic or stone.
Japandi or wabi-sabi: two close styles
Japandi blends Japanese simplicity with Scandinavian warmth: light wood, simple lines, neutral tones. Wabi-sabi celebrates imperfection and raw materials: textured ceramic, cement, resin, crumpled linen. Both seek the same calm, one softer, the other more mineral.
Where to place a Japanese lamp?
In a bedroom, a rice paper bedside lamp gives a dimmed light for the evening. Above a table or in a living room, a paper or linen pendant lights widely without harshness. A Japanese floor lamp creates a point of ambient light in a corner.
See also our pendant lights and our bamboo lighting.
Useful information
Find answers to frequently asked questions here to help you choose more easily and buy with confidence. We've done everything we can to make your experience simple, clear, and enjoyable.
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