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Luft Tanaka Studio

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Brooklyn, NY
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About Luft Tanaka Studio

Luft Tanaka is a Japanese artist and designer based in New York City. Utilizing his intuitive understanding of materials and processes, Luft creates distinct and covetable art objects, furniture and lighting. His most expansive body of work, the Kawa Series, is the product of a method unique to his practice: the casting of porcelain into leather molds, perfected over years of experimentation and refinement. Originally from Kasugai, Japan, Luft moved to New York City in 2008 and earned a degree in Product Design from Parsons School of Design. Since then, his work has bee...Read More

Luft Tanaka Studio

Established in 20181stDibs seller since 2021

Featured Pieces

Customizable, Set of 4 Bushed Bronze Tenfold Wall Sconce, brutalist light
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Tenfold 3T Wall Sconce in Anodized Bronze by Luft Tanaka Studio Brutalism meets glam. Wall light inspired by brutalist design and Op Art composed of interlocking metal panel...
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2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum

Set of 4, Tenfold Wall Sconce in Satin Brass, perforated metal, brutalist design
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Tenfold 3T Wall Sconce in Satin Brass by Luft Tanaka Studio Brutalism meets glam. Wall light inspired by brutalist design and Op Art composed of interlocking metal panels. ...
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2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Customizable, Pair of Tenfold Wall Sconce in Satin Brass, architectural light
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Tenfold 3T Wall Sconce in Satin Brass by Luft Tanaka Studio Brutalism meets glam. Wall light inspired by brutalist design and Op Art composed of interlocking metal panels. ...
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2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Tenfold Wall Sconce in Brass by Luft Tanaka, Brutalist light, perforated metal
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tenfold 3T Wall Sconce in Satin Brass by Luft Tanaka Studio Brutalism meets glam. Wall light inspired by brutalist design and Op Art composed of interlocking metal panels. Made to...
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2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair of Tenfold Wall Sconce in Brushed Bronze, Brutalist style, perforated metal
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Tenfold 3T Wall Sconce in Anodized Bronze by Luft Tanaka Studio Brutalism meets glam. Wall light inspired by brutalist design and Op Art composed of interlocking metal panel...
Category

2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum

Tenfold Wall Sconce, Anodized Bronze, Aluminum Brutalist Wall Light, Perforated
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tenfold 3T Wall Sconce in Anodized Bronze by Luft Tanaka Studio Brutalism meets glam. Wall light inspired by brutalist design and Op Art composed of interlocking metal panels. Mad...
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2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum

Kawa Vases, Set of 4 B, White Sculptural Ceramic Vase, porcelain, organic
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A grouping of one-of-a-kind Kawa Series vases that are handcrafted by Luft Tanaka Studio by casting porcelain into sewn leather molds. Sold as a set of 4 items. As a result of the...
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2010s American Modern Vases

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Ceramic, Porcelain, Clay

Kawa Large Porcelain Vessel 1.2, White organic ceramic, 13" diameter, sculpture
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A large porcelain vessel with leather textured exterior surface and clear glazed interior. As a result of the production process each item is one-of-a-kind. A multitude of small le...
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2010s American Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Kawa Table Lamp 05, Organic Porcelain diffuser with ceramic base, bronze
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kawa table lamp 04 by Luft Tanaka A plug-in portable table lamp with a leather-cast porcelain diffuser and a glazed ceramic base with oil-rubbed bronze finish hardware. Dimensions :...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Pipe Dream Table Lamp, Multicolor sculptural postmodern functional art, light
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rough and tumble yet inherently sculptural, the Pipe Dream Series reveals the raw beauty of industrial materials. Composed of aluminum pipes and fittings, each piece exposes its stru...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

White Ceramic Kawa Vase Set/3 D, organic sculptural porcelain flower vessels
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A cluster of 3 unique tactile and organic porcelain vases with leather textured exterior surface and clear glazed interior. As a result of the production process each item is one-of-...
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2010s American Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

In-Stock, Sculptural Porcelain Kawa Vessel 06, White, 15" Tall, Organic, Tactile
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kawa Vessel 6 Sculptural porcelain vessel made by casting into a sewn leather mold. This piece explores a more organic, asymmetrical approach to pattern-making, allowing the seams t...
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2010s American Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain

More About Luft Tanaka Studio

Tenfold 5T Chandelier in Bronze

Kawa Large Vessel 5.1

Kawa Series, leather cast porcelain objects.

Tenfold 3TA Pendant in satin aluminum.

Tenfold 3T Wall Sconce in satin aluminum.

Tenfold 3TB Pendant Light in mirror polished finish.

Bluff Side Chairs in white oak.

Kawa Series Pendant Light

Ding Dong Table Lamp in matte dark green.