Esper simpleLamping ribbed-glass shade in a clear

ribbed-glass shade in a clear frosted finish

Polished nickel Odds & Ends Rainbow sconce with white glass

drawing on Karl Zahn’s elegant use of geometry and metaphor in design

a reflection of Formafantasma’s studious attention to form and function

Kepler’s laws of planetary motion confirmed that the Earth and other planets move in elliptical orbits

Esper simpleLamping ribbed-glass shade in a clearEsper takes inspiration from chochins, the archetypal lanterns typically found outside sushi restaurants and late night hangs outs in Japan. The three different forms are distortions of the iconic lanterns, with smooth and spartan shapes that look to the future while retaining the humility of centuries past.