'Finding Balance' (Japanese inspired version)

Circles are deeply meaningful to me… from their beauty in nature, to the deep symbolic representations of unity, balance and harmony, to the human experience and connection to one another, belonging, to how our brain perceives them and their inherent calming nature… to mention but a few.

Further, for me, circles also have such a graceful way of framing a scene, drawing your attention, like you are looking into another dimension, they become portals into the known and unknown. Circles are soulful.

This lamp is very much inspired by Japanese elegance and simplicity. I wanted a lamp that incorporated a large circle and elegant joinery, appearing simple and clean, hiding the complexity behind making it. The base shape is inspired by a body of water, like a lake. The structure rising up from this a delicate tree, a main trunk with a branch, a full moon nestled in the v-shape where the trunk and branch meet. It may surprise you but the structure balances perfectly as you see it, a coincidence that still surprises me to this day… so fitting for the name.

Speaking of the names, ‘Finding Balance' is inspired by the Daoist ‘middle way’, a path to living in peace and harmony, oneness. A balance of energies, yin-yang, being content.