Japandi style lamps. How to decorate and light such an interior?

1. Minimalism in Scandinavian-Japanese style

Japandi style interiors embody the Scandinavian love of simplicity and the concept of muji - a Japanese idea that refers to a minimalist way of decorating a home. This minimalism is designed not only to look good, but to make it easier for us to function, calm us down and bring harmony into our lives.

Japandi style loves open spaces, simple lines, natural light and goes along with the idea of "less is more", which applies to both furniture and decoration. When decorating your home, therefore, bet on multifunctional furniture, that allow you to maximize your living space. However, when it comes to decorations, choose those functional, zen style - like a vase, table lamp, mug, tea kettle or textiles made of natural materials. If you want to modernize your interior a bit, introduce some paintings or very carefully selected works of craftsmanship, which naturally relates to the concept of imperfection, so close to the nature of the.

2. Wood and natural materials

The minimalism of the Japandi style does not tolerate unnecessary objects, trinkets and decorations, so it gives a sense of peace, freedom and harmony, a space to celebrate the beauty of everyday life and our connection with nature.

It is a style in which the reigns natural materials such as wood, bamboo, paper, stone, rattan, ceramics, natural fabrics, and organic shapes and textures. The love of nature stems from both the history of Scandinavian design and the Japanese commitment to style wabi-sabi, the essence of Japanese aesthetics and philosophy, a style that emphasizes the beauty of imperfection, simplicity and rawness of natural materials. Wabi-sabi views both design and life as imperfect, ephemeral and incomplete, and natural materials are the best evidence and embodiment of this idea in interiors.

The most important and dominant material of the Japandi style is wood. Natural wood, with visible grain, smooth or brushed, unpainted, from different species of trees, occurring side by side in different shades and colors. In Japandi arrangements, wood is used both on floors and in wall finishes, countertops and light fixtures. Japandi style furniture is wooden furniture in the Scandinavian spirit, with organic forms, giving the impression of being overscaled, often upholstered, bent or woven.

3. Natural color palette

Japandi style is not only a love of nature expressed through natural, raw materials, but also a specific, limited and organic color palette - colors of the earth. The dominant colors are:

• broken shades of white (wall color),
• grays and beiges,
• faded browns,
• olive or faded green,
• clay, stoneware and terracotta colors

These are colors that soothe, calm. It's a color palette that allows details and textures to ring out.

4. Plants and organic forms

Japandi style's love of wood goes hand in hand with a love of plants in interiors. They are an integral part of them and come in the form of potted plants, as well as cut flowers and decorative branches (natural, of course). Plants bring peace and harmony to interiors, are generators of positive energy, remind us of our place in the universe, our connection to the natural world. They relax, affect air quality, and are a beautiful decoration.

Plants are also an excellent example of organic forms, which are one of the pillars of Japandi style. Organic forms are smuggled in under the form of lamps, often resembling shells or exotic flowers, in the form of vases and bowls, as well as with the help of numerous embellishments and textures reminiscent of natural forms found in nature.

5. Hygge-style warmth? Colors, textures and light!

How the Japandi style differs from the Scandi style that is so close to it? One of the key differences (besides the use of natural materials and organic forms) is the use of the aforementioned warmer, dimmed, neutral color palette. While Scandinavian style often features lighter, colder tones, Japandi is dominated by warm earth tones, natural greens, browns, beiges and organic grays.

However, coziness is not only about calming colors, but also about soft textures and natural fabrics, such as linen, canvas or boucle, as well as warm, soft, diffused light.

Japandi style lamps are primarily table lamps that create an atmosphere of coziness and are often used instead of an overhead light, lamps with lampshades made of linen or coarse-weave fabric, pendant lamps with shades made of milky glass or paper - spherical or with organic forms, light fixtures with elements made of wood or ceramics in mineral colors, with elements of black, matte, brushed finish.

Japandi style lamps - inspiration

How to choose lamps for Japandi style interiors? We suggest, hoping that among our suggestions you will find a lamp that will emphasize the style of your interior.

• table lamps that bring natural materials into the interior - table lamps with veneer lampshades from the Sawa Wood collection is a project that very literally brings nature into the interior. The lampshades imitating tree trunks are characterized by a beautiful natural grain and will go perfectly with wooden floors or panels.
• table lamps with lampshades made of linen and coarse-woven fabrics, which will go perfectly with the light shades and materials typical of Japandi-style interiors. Such Japandi lamps you will find in our sawa Natur Collection, which is also characterized by spreading lampshades reminiscent of Vietnamese hats
• minimalist, simple, unobtrusive ceiling spotlights and spots. Luminaires that will fit perfectly into the minimalism of the japanese style will certainly be barlo cylindrical headlights. Choose lamps with a black finish if you want contrast, or white ones that will blend into the background of the white ceiling and walls.
• extremely minimalist, yet functional proposals that fit the japanese style are also puro wall lamps, which not only impress with their lightness and ascetic design, but which above all are extremely practical. Mount the Puro wall lamp near your armchair, desk or couch and enjoy a concentrated stream of light whenever you need it.
• house plants and flowers are one of the few decorations accepted in the ascetic japandi style. To make the interior even more functional, we suggest the following pot lights from the Botanica Wood collection or the larger standing version of the Botanica XL. These lamps, in addition to the integrated pot cover, are characterized by wooden lids and will appeal to all those who want to create at home not only an oasis of peace, but also a natural oasis full of greenery.