KIHOU

Product

KIHOU

Bubble Lights

KIHOU is an indirect lighting fixture that utilizes two types of liquid and air bubbles. The ceramic vessel is filled with a highly viscous liquid, on top of which floats a thin layer of black-colored silicone oil. A small pump and LED are installed in the bottom of the vessel, creating a fantastical product with bubbles of light that bubble up and down on the surface of the black liquid. The rhythm of the bubbles, the unexpected fluctuations they add, the viscosity of the liquid and the lightness of the oil, and the mystery of the light leaking out of the jet blackness. These elements breathed life into this small cube and sublimated it into a product that resonates with some sense of attachment.

泡の灯り

KIHOUは、二種類の液体と空気の泡を利用した、間接照明器具。陶器の器の中には粘度の高い液体が充填されていて、その上には黒く着色されたシリコンオイルの薄い層が浮かべられている。また、器の底には小さなポンプとLEDが仕込まれており、黒い液体の水面に、ポコポコと光の泡が湧いてくる幻想的なプロダクト。気泡が生まれ弾けるリズム、それに加わる予期し得ないゆらぎ、液体の粘りとオイルの軽やかさ、漆黒から漏れ出す光の神秘。それらがこの小さなキューブに命を吹き込み、どこか愛着を感じ、共鳴できるプロダクトに昇華させた。

Team
Design : Yoshinaka Ono
Engineer : Hideki Yoshimoto