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Akari Light Sculptures at the beautiful lobby of SHIKI Niseko Serviced Residences

One of the most important artists of the twentieth century, Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi beginning in 1951 and handmade for a half century by the original manufacturer in Gifu, Japan, the paper lanterns are a harmonious blend of Japanese handcraft and modernist form. The ceiling shades are made of handmade washi paper and bamboo ribbing. With the warm glow of light cast through hand-made paper on a bamboo frame, Isamu Noguchi utilized traditional Japanese materials to bring modern design to the home.

Available at Sanctuary Niseko
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Happy Weekend!

Our gallery and office will be closed this weekend (6 & 7 August), as we'll be joining the festivities of the 54th Kutchan Jaga Matsuri.

There will be loads of activities from Taiko Drumming, Yosakoi dance performances, amazing street food stalls, fireworks and much more. See you out there!

FLOS CHASEN PENDANT

Chasen is an ingenious suspension light designed by Patricia Urquiolar forFLOS. A highly original design,"Chasen takes its inspiration from an ancient oriental instrument, the traditional bamboo whip used during the tea ceremony, whose delicate filaments continue to change shape.” Patricia Urquiola

Chasen can be adjusted to both alter the shape and the level of light emitted by way of a mechanical movement which opens the louvres.
Made from a chemically treated photo-etched stainless steel body and an internal borosilicate diffuser it comes with a 370cm steel cable support and 18cm diameter ceiling rose and comes in black or white.

Online catalogue: flos.com/consumer/en/products/pendant/Chasen

Available at Sanctuary Niseko
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Foscarini Big Bang Suspension Light

The apparently casual pattern with which the composition of irregular planes creates a volume around the light source, determines the dynamic character of Foscarini Big Bang's exuberant personality. A powerfully structural luminous body, characterised by a play of shadow and light, with great visual impact yet airy in appearance, it is ideal for personalising rooms in any style, even when used alone. It provides an intense, vivid and direct light. The panels that compose the lamp and function as translucent diffusers are made out of methacrylate. Designed by Enrico Franzolini and Vicente Garcia Jimenez.

Online Catalogue: foscarini.com/en/lamps/suspension/big-bang.html

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Tom Dixon's Beat Pendant Lights

Inspired by the sculptural simplicity of brass cooking pots and traditional water vessels on the subcontinent. The Beat pendant lights are spun and hand-beaten by renowned skilled craftsmen of Moradabad in Northern India. Made from brass with a black patinated exterior.

The Beat collection by Tom Dixon also includes Tall, Wide and Stout models and comes in white, grey and brushed brass. Creates a dramatic statement if hung in multiples with different shapes and sizes.

Online Catalogue: tomdixon.net/row/lighting.html…

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Sanctuary Niseko is proud to be the retailer of design furniture by Gervasoni 1882 in Hokkaido, Japan.

Visit our gallery to discover GERVASONI's selection of sofas, tables, beds, chairs, cupboards and consoles made to the highest quality standards for both residential and contract markets.

Gallery Hours: http://www.sanctuaryniseko.com/calendar/

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See you soon!
Gervasoni Japan Omobito ELLE DECOR JAPAN

GERVASONI 1882

Flos OK Lamp

The OK Lamp is the design vision of Konstantin Grcic for FLOS. An updated version of Castiglioni's iconic Parentesi lamp, it tells a story of design evolution.

OK pays homage to an icon of Italian industrial design. It redesigns the original light bulb as an ultra-flat LED light source with edge-lighting technology, directable over 360 degrees. "A light-emitting disk. A sun hanging from a wire." Both describe the OK, a multi functional lamp comprising a flat LED disc that moves vertically, sliding up and down on a ceiling to floor tensioned steel cable (up to 4 metres long). The flat disk rotates 360 degrees allowing the light to be fixed at whatever height is required and directed at whatever you want to illuminate, ideal for task lighting. The formerly cylindrical weight has been substituted by an easier-to-install cone shape. Only the small ceiling rose, designed by Achille Castiglioni, has remained identical: a beautifully shaped piece of spun metal that houses the electronic components and a soft-touch switch.

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flos.com/consumer/en/products/pendant/ok
Yamagiwa

Baxter 2016 Outdoor Collection

During the 2016 Salone del Mobile.Milano, Baxter presented the new outdoor collection at the garden of the Sheraton Diana Majestic in Milan. This magic place becomes a kind of winter garden where copper and the warm-brown selection of Baxter’s saddle leathers become the main characters. Comfortable seats made with stiff saddle leathers are highlighted and enhanced using materials like concrete. In the new outdoor collection there are also products in stylised shapes made with iron and matched with soft natural-shade leathers.

High quality making and materials, thought and produced to last over time, against wear and atmospheric agents, preserving their unique features. The main idea is to recreate an area where there is an exchange between indoor and outdoor, creating a sense of continuity and coherence in the surroundings. The final result is a place where each element is in harmony with another.

Feature Collections:
www.baxter.it/en/product/rimini-2
www.baxter.it/en/product/pedro-2
www.baxter.it/en/product/gibellina-4
www.baxter.it/en/product/graz-baby-stone
www.baxter.it/en/product/sellerina-aluminium
www.baxter.it/en/product/panama-en

Baxter Japan Omobito

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SPOKES

Spokes is a series of pendant lights designed by Garcia Cumini forFoscarini. With LED lighting technology the designs casts beautiful spoke-like shadows on surrounding walls and ceilings to stunning effect. Made from varnished steel and aluminium it comes in either a white or gold finish, as well as a dimmable option to vary light intensity. A white ceiling rose and steel support wires complete the look whilst a longer cable length is available for taller rooms.

online catalogue:foscarini.com/it/lampade/sospensione/spokes.html#prettyPhoto
Yamagiwa

product presentation: youtube.com/watch?v=sZECgiYU29U

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A Rustic Charm

Paola Navone's design combines elegance, charm and comfort by defining a style that was to become the distinguishing mark of Gervasoni 1882.

feature collections:
Croco - gervasoni1882.it/en/collections/croco.html
InOut - gervasoni1882.it/en/collections/inout.html

fabric options:
gervasoni1882.it/en/page/threads-and-fabrics.html

Furniture available at Sanctuary Niseko
Fabric samples on display at our gallery

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Gervasoni Japan Omobito

LAMPE DE MARSEILLE

A design classic created by master architect Le Corbusier for the Unité d'habitation of Marseille, a built residence between 1945 and 1952 . With this experimental building, Le Corbusier tries to achieve a new form of urban design: a "vertical village" called "residential units". He created the "Lampe de Marseille" to be installed in the residential units to optimise lighting. Reproduced by Nemo Lighting since 2010, the lamp is a symbol of modernism of the 1950s. The lampshade is made of two asymmetrical cones including two light sources for illumination both direct and indirect with adjustable arms.

Pragmatic and sober, the lamp shade features a diameter of 50cm and the body as well as the arm are made of lacquered metal. Available with matt grey or whitewash body and double switch on the cable for a functional and adjustable lighting source.

online catalogue: nemolighting.com/products/show/lampe-de-marseille/
Yamagiwa

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