Soft Light: Vintage Style Lighting from Flame of Japan
For tranquility at home, Kenichi Kandatsu recommends allowing some darkness to descend. Photography courtesy of Flame. And though the Flame collection is currently only available in Japan head s up the company is currently looking... ...for overseas partners we often turn to its creations and the settings they re presented in for jolts of inspiration The Knopf clip-on light is made of aluminum that “gains favor as you use it.” Flame’s lights are made for use with traditional incandescent bulbs but are LED compatible. A Baba Glass pendant in hand-blown milk glass with brass fittings and a twisted cloth cord. Flame’s Basque pendants come in black or white with twisted cloth cord (and cost approximately $220). “We paid special attention to the thickness of the threads, weaving method, and color, considering the transparency of light,” writes Flame of the “nostalgic” linen Amande pendant. It was a trip to Scandinavia that set Kandatsu on his path I saw an unforgettable sight through a window a very low pendant light hung at eye level in a family dining... ...room The light dimly illuminated the table in the dimly lit room And the family looked very happy as they prepared dinner It was the first time I realized the wonders of light The Flower pendant, like the Amande shade above, is made of linen; it has a light-modulating bottom cover and is open on top to brighten the ceiling. The Tone table lamp is part of Flame’s ongoing collaboration with Tokyo fashion line Minä Perhonen. The collection “emphasizes the warmth created by handicraft.” A brass Hanger Mini light with a movable arm and Baba Enamel shade. A Hanger Mini paired with an Amande shade. The Crank Mini light with Flame’s new Madeleine S shade of pleated cotton.