hanabi

The heat of the bulb makes this shape-memory alloy lamp “bloom” whenever the light is turned on. “hanabi”, the Japanese word for “fireworks”, literally means “flower + fire”. Both flowers and fire fade away so quickly and easily. Like its namesake, this light flickers between beauty and disappearance.

Client:
for Milan Design Week
Photographer:
Masayuki Hayashi
2006.04
image / sketch