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Yoko, table design Anderssen & Voll 2013 The name Yoko reveals the nature of this object: two similar yet different syllables, like the two volumes with soft outlines that intersect and complete each other, producing a light, balanced whole. Yoko revolutionises the archetype of a table lamp, placing the light body at the bottom - rather than at the top - and an iridescent bubble on top of it. The lamp is made of polymethylacrylate with blow moulding technology, which creates an object that is both light and unbreakable, functional and poetic. In choosing colours for Yoko the two Norwegian designers Anderssen&Voll were inspired by Nordic light. The transparent body is tinged with delicate shades that are barely noticeable: three gentle shades that interact with a heart of intense light.

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Materials: Polycarbonate and PMMA Colours: orange, green, violet Brightness diffused 2D/3D drawings photometric info assembly instructions area download Description Table lamp with diffused light. The base, which contains and conceals the light source, consists of two injection-moulded translucent opaline polycarbonate cups. The PMMA “bubble” at the top is achieved using an injection-blowing technique for the manufacturing of hollow items in two stages. The initial injection process produces a semi-machined thermoplastic ovule which during the second stage is blown as air at very high...

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Yoko, table designer Anderssen & Voll Anderssen & Voll is an Oslo based design studio led by Torbjørn Anderssen (1976) and Espen Voll (1965). Torbjørn and Espen were cofounders of Norway Says. Since the start up in 2009, their work has spanned from textile design through tableware and furniture to electronics for some of Europe’s most renowned international design brands. Watch the Yoko video: Go to concept site for Yoko: www.foscarini.com/yoko Foscarini Srl via delle Industrie 27 – 30020 Marcon, Ve / Italy – T +39 041 5953811 F +39 041 5953820 – www.foscarini.com

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