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Issue 64 - The 'Future' Issue

Issue 64

The 'Future' Issue

Habitus #64 Welcome to the HABITUS ‘Future’ and ‘Habitus House of the Year’ Issue. We are thrilled to have interior designer of excellence, Brahman Perera, as Guest Editor and to celebrate his Sri Lankan heritage through an interview with Palinda Kannangara and his extraordinary Ek Onkar project – divine! Thinking about the future, we look at the technology shaping our approach to sustainability and the ways traditional materials are enjoying a new-found place in the spotlight. Profiles on Yvonne Todd, Amy Lawrance, and Kallie Blauhorn are rounded out with projects from Studio ZAWA, SJB, Spirit Level, STUDIOLIVE, Park + Associates and a Lake House made in just 40 days by the wonderful Wutopia Lab, plus the short list for the Habitus House of the Year!

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Journey To The Moon In The Comfort Of Your Backyard
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Journey To The Moon In The Comfort Of Your Backyard

The Half Dome Lamp, designed by Naoto Fukasawa for Kettal and released last year, finds its inspiration from the shape of the moon.


Turns out, there is no waiting list to explore outer space, or more specifically, the moon. And no $250,000 ticket to board Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic. Instead, you must bring your imagination. Released in 2019 and designed by Japanese product designer Naoto Fukasawa for Kettal, the Half Dome Lamp found its inspiration in the shape and diameter of the moon. Furthermore, it was designed to simulate the brightness, feel and atmosphere of natural moonlight.

The outdoor lamp comes in two structural variations – the Floor Lamp or the Overhang Floor Lamp ­­– and 34 aluminium colour options.

Through collaboration with Naoto Fukasawa on the Half Dome Lamp, the Barcelona-based outdoor furniture company merges a Japanese aesthetic and approach to design to that of traditional Europe.

Naoto Fukasawa graduated product design at the Tama Art University in Tokyo, Japan, in 1980 before moving to San Francisco to work with Ideo for eight years. On his return to Japan in 1996 he became director of Ideo Japan. In 2003 Naoto Fukasawa established the Naoto Fukasawa Design Studio in Tokyo. Here, he works across product, architecture and interior architecture for global clients, such as Kettal.

Kettal
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Naoto Fukasawa Design Studio
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About the Author

Holly Cunneen

Holly Cunneen was the editor of Habitus and has spent her time in the media writing about architecture, design and our local industry. With a firm view that “design has a shared responsibility to the individual as much as it does the wider community,” her personal and professional trajectory sees her chart the interests, accomplishments, and emerging patterns of behaviour within the architecture and design community.

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Issue 64 - The 'Future' Issue

Issue 64

The 'Future' Issue

Habitus #64 Welcome to the HABITUS ‘Future’ and ‘Habitus House of the Year’ Issue. We are thrilled to have interior designer of excellence, Brahman Perera, as Guest Editor and to celebrate his Sri Lankan heritage through an interview with Palinda Kannangara and his extraordinary Ek Onkar project – divine! Thinking about the future, we look at the technology shaping our approach to sustainability and the ways traditional materials are enjoying a new-found place in the spotlight. Profiles on Yvonne Todd, Amy Lawrance, and Kallie Blauhorn are rounded out with projects from Studio ZAWA, SJB, Spirit Level, STUDIOLIVE, Park + Associates and a Lake House made in just 40 days by the wonderful Wutopia Lab, plus the short list for the Habitus House of the Year!

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