The Kiku no Hana floor lamp is designed with a new idea, which was developed in the process of
bonbori-type pendant lighting, Botan no Hana. The bonbori-type shade consists of cedar frames
thinned to its limit and given the shape of slightly lifted shoulders as a shade with a modern
impression. Several patterns and materials were considered to determine the possibility of
transforming the pendant lamp into a floor lamp. Although we considered creating a floor lamp by
installing the shade for a pendant lamp with a stainless base in the beginning, cedar and Japanese
paper from the Mino region did not go well with metals. We then came up with a design that was
unprecedented in previous traditional Japanese lightings. By connecting a bonbori-type shade and
base with a firebox, the cylinder support and cedar material are covered with Mino washi paper.
The light source is installed at the bottom of bonbori so that the shade and stand become one and
release soft light. The floor lamp comes with a dimmer so that the lightbulb creates a burning flame
similar to the flame of a candle or canola oil. This is the outcome of our challenge to realize a new
bonbori reminiscent of a chrysanthemum (kiku no hana in Japanese) illuminated in darkness. The
name, Kiku no Hana, was given to this product to project the image of a Japanese chrysanthemum
created by cedar frames gathering toward the center.