Sieni (Mushroom) Table Light │ 2022
Best Table Light of the Year 2023
Category:Lighting - Table Lighting UnitsLocation:Helsinki, FinlandDesigner:Esa Vesmanen/ Pure Design, Akira Minagawa (JP)/ minä perhonen, Kirkkonummi, FinlandManufacturer:FINOM lights/ Innoite Ltd. Helsinki, Finland
The Sieni (mushroom) Table Lights are the result of creative conversations between Finnish designer Esa Vesmanen of Pure Design and Japanese textile and clothing designer Akira Minagawa of mina perhonen company.
Although Vesmanen is a purist and Minagawa is a romantic, the two share a deep reverence for nature and a desire to create enduring and emotive everyday objects.
FINOM x minä perhonen is a new, collaborative series of lights designed as sources for both light and dream. The Sieni (mushroom) shapes were drawn by Minagawa based on Vesmanen’s original FINOM light designs.
The lights are produced from flexible and durable aircraft plywood veneer. The material is just 0,4 mm thick which is why it’s semitransparent and uses just a minimum amount of prestigious natural birch wood. No toxic glues or varnish are used. The carbon footprint of logistics is minimal as well as the light can be folded into a thin package that is light to carry.
Sieni celebrates the super thin birch veneer, playful mushroom form, and natural stone, casting an elegant and warm light around the table and into the hearts and minds of those who encounter them.