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Bonbori Outdoor Small PC1166
Architonic ID: 20150680
SKU: PC1166
Year of Launch: 2020
Glass: triplex opal, transparent- smoke grey, smoke brown opaline, olive green and only transparent
Body: iron- black matte powder coating, copper metallic or grey mettalic
D: 280
H: 403
Concept
The very first outdoor lighting collection in the Brokis portfolio, Bonbori was created by world-renowned Japanese designer Fumie Shibata, who took inspiration from the traditional paper lamps that line the paths to shrines and temples during the annual paddy harvest festivals in Japan. In Japanese, the word bonbori not only denotes this traditional form of lighting, it also describes the soft light coming from within a snowy cave.
Manufactured in compliance with the IP44 rating for outdoor use, the light makes use of a simple stainless-steel base finished in an environmentally friendly weather-resistant powder coating. The easily removable LED light source, which can withstand below-freezing temperatures, casts a gentle glow through a diffusor and laser-cut openings in the stainless steel. The likeness to the traditional bonbori lamp is achieved with an elegant handblown glass shade, an extraordinary piece crafted from multiple layers of carefully moulded glass.
The light comes with either opal or opaline glass, while the metal base is available in black matte, copper metallic matte, or grey metallic matte. The light is engineered for connection via underground wiring.
Whether in the garden, on the terrace, or in other outdoor settings, the soft, gentle light of Bonbori pays tribute to a Japanese tradition by creating a unique and festive ambience to be enjoyed as thoroughly in solitude as with family and friends.
There is also an interior version.
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Fumie Shibata was born in Yamanashi, Japan. She has worked with many Japanese and international brands, developing extensive experience in various sectors, such as production of furniture, accessories and objects of everyday use and technology applied to the healthcare industry. She is also the Creative Director of some one-of-a-kind capsule hotels. A distinctive feature of her work is a propensity for soft, yet very precise shapes. Her works are designed for ease of use. Several of Shibata’s projects have received international awards, including the EDIDA LIGHTING Category AWARD in 2021. Other honors include the DFA Design for Asia Awards Grand Prize, the iF Design Award Gold Prize and the Red Dot Design Award. Fumie Shibata is also a member of the Japan Design Committee, a professor at Tama Art University, and served as President of the Good Design Awards jury from 2018 to 2019. She is also the author of Forms within Forms.