'Yakisugi' table lamp, US plug

Designed by renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma for Lasvit, the 'Yakisugi' table lamp takes inspiration — and its name — from a Japanese technique for preserving construction timber by charring its surface. The revival of this process in environmentally-conscious architectural projects brings new awareness to this ancient method, which is successfully translated here into an equally aged glass craft technique for a contemporary design that bears unique markers in each and every version made.