1980s Kanebo Mushroom Lamp, Japanese Postmodern Frosted Glass

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Forget the straight lines and strict modernism of the decades before—this lamp is Postmodern Japan at its most imaginative. Designed … Read more Forget the straight lines and strict modernism of the decades before—this lamp is Postmodern Japan at its most imaginative. Designed in the 1980s by Kanebo, a cosmetics company with a surprising foray into design objects, the piece takes the humble table lamp and gives it biomorphic charisma.—diffusing light into a soft halo.
This is functional sculpture—the kind of object that defined the exuberant 1980s. It’s playful but elegant, futuristic yet organic. Kanebo’s Mushroom lamp embodies the decade’s design mood: rejecting austerity in favor of shape, texture, and surprise.

DIMENSIONS: L 11.75 x H 10.25 x D 4.5
STYLE:: Postmodern, Japanese, 1980s

Ideal for bedside, display cabinet, or side table—equal parts functional lighting and collectible design object. See less