Floatation

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Floatation is a meditation on lightness. Ingo Maurer, whose studio spent decades treating light as a poetic medium rather than an engineering problem, brought together Japanese was hi paper and polished metal in a form that seems to defy its own materiality. The paper diffuses light with a warmth that no synthetic shade can replicate, and the polished metal elements provide precise counterpoint to that softness. A red-enameled iron ring anchors the composition visually, introducing a moment of chromatic tension that keeps the piece from feeling purely ethereal. Height adjustability means the lamp can be positioned to suit the specific proportions of a space, whether hung low over a surface or allowed to float freely in a tall volume. Shade constructed from traditional Japanese washi paper Polished metal components Red-enameled iron ring accent Height-adjustable suspension Designed by Ingo Maurer Show more