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Mendori Table Lamp from the IN-EI collection

A work made of recycled fibers made from pet bottles and led.

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  • A work made of recycled fibers made from pet bottles and led.

Date:

2012

Artist:

Issey Miyake
Japanese, 1938-2022

About this artwork

It is impossible to tell that the Mendori Lamp is made from recycled plastic bottles. Part of the collection IN-EI, named after the Japanese word for “shade,” the lamp is engineered from flexible fabric, allowing it to unfold from flat, two-dimensional shapes into three-dimensional shades. The fabric has a structural integrity due to the fibers in the material that is self-supporting, obviating the need for a separate frame inside the lamp. With the use of innovative materials and process, this green design reduces both energy consumption and CO2 emissions up to 80% when compared with the production of new materials.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Architecture and Design

Artist

Issey Miyake (Designer)

Title

Mendori Table Lamp from the IN-EI collection

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Designed 2012

Medium

Recycled fibers made from PET bottles and LED

Dimensions

44 × 50 × 48 cm (17 × 20 × 19 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Artemide

Reference Number

2013.1082

Extended information about this artwork

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