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Scandinavian design, Japanese inspiration, textiles and a familiar harmony meet in the beautiful Hashira collection by Norm Architects. The lighting designs make you dream in warm and soft spaces.
Since the birth of the studio in 2008, the team of architects and designers has worked its way up to a well-established name in the international interior design and architecture world. Not only are they making a name for themselves with their unique and soothing interior designs, but also their furniture and design objects are putting Norm Architects on the map. The recent Hashira collection will undoubtedly contribute greatly to this. 
The Japanese-inspired light collection came out last year and was met with great applause. ‘This is our modern, Scandinavian take on the traditional Japanese rice paper lantern,’ we hear from the studio. The range is therefore named after the Japanese word Hashira meaning 'column' or 'pillar'. The series was created for a Sticks 'N' Sushi restaurant in London. ‘This is a richly textured space where a Scandinavian and Japanese aesthetic meets through an emphasis on natural materials and an overall atmosphere of contemporary luxury,’ we hear. That luxury is nicely balanced by the Japanese influences and refined and artisanal details. In the restaurant you literally take a journey into the light and that was exactly what Norm Architects wanted to achieve. Textiles probably play the most important role in this interior and are also reflected in the Hashira lamps that were created for it. ‘The textiles throughout the restaurant were carefully selected for the different settings: heavy where necessary to create a warm and private seating area and light where installed as subtle, elegant room dividers that play with the light,’ we hear.
A modern, Scandinavian take on the traditional Japanese rice paper lantern
The collection consists of floor, table, hanging and cluster lamps. It is an elegant and contemporary series in which we immediately recognise the typical balance of Norm Architects. The lamps are made with textile which fills the space with a cosy and atmospheric light. The linen is both rough and gossamer and projects the light in different directions. The fabric simultaneously provides a certain tangibility and softens the interior. The lamps have a slim and minimalistic design that is based on a simple geometric basic form in architecture: the pillar. ‘The Hashira collection diffuses atmospheric light into a space and provides purposeful illumination above a dining table, in a reception area or on a table in a hotel room, bringing a sense of understated luxury and purpose to interior spaces,’ Norm Architects says. 
With this collection, Norm Architects was able to prove once again that they are masters at bringing together their own Danish heritage and aesthetic with other cultural influences. This time the Scandinavian minimalism combined with the Japanese textile tradition made for a beautiful match.
Do you want to know more about Norm Architects? Read the full article in Imagicasa Summer 2022.
Design by Norm Architects
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Photography by Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen