Pao

Design by Naoto Fukasawa

The Pao collection of lamps is an exciting collaboration

with established Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa. The

Pao lamps draw on Fukasawa’s “super normal” aesthetic of

beautiful simplicity, everyday objects that draw on design

values existing in the natural world. The inspiration for the

form of these lamps came from a trip to Mongolia, where

traditional nomadic tents, referred to locally as a ‘Yurt’ or in

Japanese ‘Pao’, illuminated the landscape at night. Fukasawa

was drawn to the glowing shape, which suggested comfort

and warmth and the safety of “home,” and represented a

universal symbol he felt every person would find familiar in an

intuitive way.

Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa

established NAOTO FUKASAWA DESIGN

in 2003. His designs are known for their

ability to access and communicate the

true essence of an object.