Akari Design Kobo (Design Workshop of Lighting), Kyoto

To the deep and profound world that lighting draws.
“Akari Design Kobo” (Design Workshop of Lighting) was born in 2000, and was created by the independence of Mr. Tabata who worked in other textile industry. The building used is a 90-year-old building with a small number of people who can experience it. The interior has hardly changed, and the condition is maintained. Among them, he has been producing products using washi paper, and has attracted attention from the high degree of completion. These technologies were refined before the birth of Akari Design Kobo, and bloomed after independence.
The attractiveness of Akari Design Kobo’s Japanese paper lighting is its design. When it comes to Japanese paper lighting, you may feel that it is only the image of Japanese sum, but as you can see from the design, it looks good in any space. And in any space, warm light comes on in the Japanese paper. In addition to permanent exhibitions, there are also semi-orders that can respond to requests such as made-to-order and changes in this design only, so it is flexible. It is a good product not only for your own use and souvenirs, but also for gifts.
Permanent display and sale of Japanese paper lighting fixtures are conducted. Even though Japanese paper lighting fixtures are used, there are rectangular, cylindrical, and hemispherical ones. And even if light, there are things that come out dimly, glare, and things that warm and ooze out. There is a wide variety of washi paper covering the light, such as fine-grained ones, boldly coarsely-grounded ones, and ones that are ground with maple, to suit the living space and lifestyle. The view of the art gallery where such lighting fixtures are lined up is narrowly spectacular. Please stop by.
Akari Design Kobo is holding the “Japanese Paper Lighting Handmade Experience”. If you make a reservation with 2 to 8 people, you can make a handmade experience. The course has a 2 hour light course and a 3 hour standard course. It is possible to bring back the completed work that has been hand-made experience, or send it by using a courier service.　There are some handmade experiences that start at 10 o’clock and ones that start at 14 o’clock. It would be nice to have some kind of light that is unique to your own house and to spend some mild time.

The lights of Japanese paper full of the unique sense of Kyoto

“Akari Design Kobo” (Akari Design Workshop) holds handmade experiences of Washi (Japanese paper) lighting in Kyoto. It is Kyoto’s elegant Japanese paper lighting factory. Akari Design Kobo uses workshop’s own handmade Japanese paper to produce original design Japanese paper lighting. You can also make handmade experiences with workshop. The light of Japanese paper making use of the unique sense of Kyoto is a lovely design that is relieved.
The workshop is a nearest station from Enramachi-eki Station near JR Kyoto Station, so it is a good point that you can easily stop by to travel. Please visit Akari Design Kobo where the gentle light that wraps people’s heart is overflowing. Lighting of Japanese paper cuddling up to life. Akari Design Kobo regards Japanese paper lighting as a tool to direct space rather than just lighting fixtures. Being surrounded by warm rich Japanese paper, and spend everyday with a calm feeling. From such thought, Akari Design Kobo is creating a light that fit gently to modern times without being caught by Japanese or foreign. Why don’t you visit the lights of Japanese paper full of the unique sense of Kyoto.

The Washi (the Japanese traditional paper) is used for not only paper to write on, but also daily necessities. A lot of modern goods using Washi appear these days, above all, “the illumination” attracts attention in particular.

All of them are masterpieces which you want to use in every scene everyday

The light to see through Japanese paper is a soft thing with the warmth. You will probably be healed just to see. The Japanese paper illumination of “Akari Design Kobo” is not only beautiful and gentle light, but the thing of the wonderful design. All of them are masterpieces which you want to use in every scene everyday.

The light of the Japanese paper which used a sense only in Kyoto is a wonderful design to be relieved.

You can make the only light in the world in the class of “the Japanese paper illumination handmade experience”.

The best for a present to precious to you

Although it is “light” indispensable to our life, light with the warmth of the lighting using Japanese paper wrap the heart which got tired and heal. Since it supports custom-made one in “Akari Design Kobo”, so it is most suitable for a person who wants the lighting of suit to one’s taste, and also it is the best for a present to precious to you.

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