MOKUREN
by Naoto Fukasawa
Mokuren is the result of the first collaboration between Lladró and Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa, who is known for combining craftsmanship and design.
For this work, Fukasawa has been inspired by the white magnolia tree, which symbolizes eternal bonds, and the striking beauty of its flowers. As the author himself says, “when I saw the flower and thought of white porcelain, its texture and qualities, I automatically composed the idea in my head.” Thus, Mokuren was born, a chandelier that combines the essential ingredients of the work of the Japanese artist and Lladró: nature, craftsmanship and design.
NAOTO FUKASAWA
Naoto Fukasawa was born in the prefecture of Yamanashi in Japan. After graduating from Tama Art University, one of Japan’s most prestigious art schools, he developed his professional career as a product designer for major American, European and Japanese companies.
His style is characterized by a combination of functionality and minimalism, industrial production and kogei (crafts). For Fukasawa designing means observing objectively, analysing the relationship between the object and its surroundings (tatazumai), its use and the space it occupies.
Passionate about kogei, Fukasawa believes that the value of a handmade object is increased when it is approached through the lens of design. And so, he loves to explore the boundary where craft and design overlap and indeed he claims that the line between them must often be completely erased in order to create the best objects possible.
HANDCRAFTED PROCESS
All the flowers that compose Mokuren are handmade. The warm light that filters through the translucent porcelain of its petals generates an enveloping illumination. Its structure, as complex as it is poetic, represents the branches of the magnolia tree and is made of black lacquered aluminum. Its LED lighting can be regulated in intensity.
Mokuren is light itself and illuminates, it is Kogei (craftsmanship) and design.