Nichibotsu is the result of a project I completed at the end of my sophomore year of Product Design. The goal of the project was to design a luminaire of our choice with intention and reasoning for its creation. My approach on the product was to target the popular sunset lamps seen all over the internet that I had dissected at the beginning of the semester. 

While the original lamp was functional, it lacked the form and nature of the sun. Nichibotsu is the Japanese translation of the word “sunset” and gets its design from Japanese art. It’s parallel yet angled blockades symbolize the clouds often depicted in these pieces of art. Its orange glow and openings on the side mimic the sun’s light and rays.