 apanese-inspired lights slightly illuminate any emotional alleys unique to Kyoto and Machiya. They don? t simply light up the surroundings. These towns are full of tenderness. You may feel the warm brightness in your heart and mind.
Junichiro Tanizaki, the first Japanese writer who was selected as an honorary member of the US Art School and US Literature & Art Academy, conveyed the following views about Japanese aesthetics in his essay Ineiraisan. He said that Japanese people traditionally made up their own sense of beauty and interpretation of the world by exercising the slightly-dark parts of their imagination in addition to what is visible.
Wadau has manufactured and sold Japanese lamps based on a Japanese sense of beauty. The company was established about 140 years ago. Currently, the business establishment is run by the 8th owner. The company originally had manufactured paper lamps used in the Festival of Dolls, containers made of paulownia for kimonos, Oriental lamps, and so on. Then, the store changed into a specialty shop for lamps.
Lamps sold in Wadau are made of trees and Japanese paper, pursuant to the traditional technique called ?Kyo-Sashimono?. Sashimono is a craft adjusted between plates, between a plate and a stick and between sticks. The process provides household furniture and furnishing goods which are made only with suitable wooden framework. Kyo-Shashimono is furnishing made of domestic timber and made in Kyoto. The craftwork unique to Kyoto is characterized by a fine, thin and elegant taste, and cultivated by the Kyoto climate.
As the leader of Kyo-Sashimono, Wadau is accredited by the nation. The traditional craft objects use only highly-selected Japanese Red Cedars, grown in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Akita has a cold climate and tree growth is slow in this place. Most trees have fine and stiff veins and beautiful straight grains. The elegance of Japanese Red Cedars is best for a subtle nuance unique to Kyo-Sashimono. It?s also an essential condition for pyretic lighting apparatuses, because it has robustness despite many years of use.
Wadau has manufactured artistic illumination lamps making the most of the characteristics of Japanese Red Cedars, selected by craftsmen. They have an economical form which leads to the psychology of zen. Wadau?s lamps don?t simply illuminate the surroundings, but also aim at fascinating works as objects.
In addition, you? ll be amazed by the finishing subtlety and attention. The electric cord pertains to an illumination lamp. We aren? t lazy with every detail by running electric cords through a hollowed pole and putting together jointed areas of framed trees. The owner of the company says that a kind of power that sticks with people resides in cordial crafts and works lined with technical brilliance. You will be impressed by the refreshing and sophisticated space. |
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| Japanese Red Cedar Calabash-type pendant 67,200 yen |
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Japanese Red Cedar Hexagonal Stand 37,800 yen |
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Meticulous design (above)
Frame trees which are combined elaborately without nails or adhesive materials |
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TEL: +81-(0)75-351-2291 FAX: +81-(0)75-351-3740
Address: 159, Tominokoji Nishiiru, Takatsuji-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto
Available languages: English, Japanese
Website: http://www.shinise.ne.jp/wadau
Credit cards: VISA, MASTER, Diners Club, American Express, DC, etc. |
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