Traditional Japanese beauty expressed in adorable forms Shigeru Uchida Washi Lighting Paper Moon PM05 He is active in a wide range of fields both domestically and internationally, including commercial and residential spaces, furniture, industrial design, and regional development.
Shigeru Uchida introduced traditional Japanese beauty to the world through a traveling exhibition of his folding teahouses, "Juan, Soan, Gyoan," which he unveiled in the 1990s, at art museums in Europe.Uchida's product designs, created from the perspective of an interior designer, are always based on traditional Japanese beauty, pursuing its essence while keeping an eye on the trends of the times.
One such product is the Paper Moon lighting series, which utilizes the techniques used to make Gifu lanterns, a specialty of Gifu that has been around since the Edo period and was designated a national "traditional craft" in 1995. Gifulanterns are handcrafted by skilled artisans using thin, high-quality Mino washi paper from the Mino region of Gifu Prefecture and bamboo grown in Gifu's rich natural environment. Craftedusing this same technique, Paper Moon is a table lamp/floor lamp with an appealing, soft form.
Anyone can relate to the simple, natural form and gentle light shining through the washi paper.The humorous form, reminiscent of mochi (rice cakes), bamboo shoots, and gourds, and the texture of the washi paper are very "Japanese," yet they also blend seamlessly into any space, whether Japanese or Western.
