{"id":669012,"date":"2025-05-14T03:50:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T00:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/this-japanese-sakura-table-casts-petal-shaped-shadows-when-lit\/"},"modified":"2025-05-14T03:50:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T00:50:23","slug":"this-japanese-sakura-table-casts-petal-shaped-shadows-when-lit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-japanese-sakura-table-casts-petal-shaped-shadows-when-lit\/","title":{"rendered":"This Japanese Sakura Table Casts Petal-Shaped Shadows When Lit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25a0f9e9f50\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25a0f9e9f50\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-japanese-sakura-table-casts-petal-shaped-shadows-when-lit\/#SHARE\" >SHARE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n                        <input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-551952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/sakura_cyclone_table_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/13\/this-japanese-sakura-table-casts-petal-shaped-shadows-when-lit\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Japanese Sakura Table Casts Petal-Shaped Shadows When Lit\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/sakura_cyclone_table_1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Somewhere between architectural origami and a cherry blossom tornado, the Sakura Cyclone Table looks like it\u2019s been frozen mid-whirlwind. It\u2019s chaotic at first glance, like a wooden explosion held together by wishful thinking. But then you notice the precision. Each bent s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> of plywood is fixed to a central disc with a single screw, and the whole thing is tensioned into place using thin wire, creating a spiraling frame that\u2019s just\u2026 perfectly on edge.<\/p>\n<p>Designed by Tomoaki Kageyama, who moonlights as an associate professor at Nagoya City University, this table is a nerdy love letter to Japanese aesthetics, filtered through a Western lens. It\u2019s quite tiny (at least the prototype is), with a footprint of 400 by 400 millimeters and a matching height. But it makes its presence known. Underneath the glass top, the lattice of curved plywood feels like it\u2019s moving, even though it\u2019s not. And then, when the lights go down, the magic really h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: Tomoaki Kageyama<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-551952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/sakura_cyclone_table_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/13\/this-japanese-sakura-table-casts-petal-shaped-shadows-when-lit\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Japanese Sakura Table Casts Petal-Shaped Shadows When Lit\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/sakura_cyclone_table_1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"53a1736a25d2c79972b2f82a-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ad-1 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"53a1736a25d2c79972b2f82a-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kageyama was chasing shadows, quite literally. Inspired by Tanizaki\u2019s \u201cIn Praise of Shadows,\u201d he wanted to design a table that wasn\u2019t just about how it looked in daylight, but how it transformed at night. So he built it to cast shadows that resemble cherry blossoms. When a pendant light hits it just right, the legs bloom across the floor in petal-like patterns. It turns a normal room into a little theater. Quiet, reflective, oddly emotional.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-551954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/sakura_cyclone_table_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/13\/this-japanese-sakura-table-casts-petal-shaped-shadows-when-lit\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Japanese Sakura Table Casts Petal-Shaped Shadows When Lit\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/sakura_cyclone_table_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-551954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/sakura_cyclone_table_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/13\/this-japanese-sakura-table-casts-petal-shaped-shadows-when-lit\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Japanese Sakura Table Casts Petal-Shaped Shadows When Lit\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/sakura_cyclone_table_3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-551955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/sakura_cyclone_table_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/13\/this-japanese-sakura-table-casts-petal-shaped-shadows-when-lit\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Japanese Sakura Table Casts Petal-Shaped Shadows When Lit\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/sakura_cyclone_table_4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-551955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/sakura_cyclone_table_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/13\/this-japanese-sakura-table-casts-petal-shaped-shadows-when-lit\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Japanese Sakura Table Casts Petal-Shaped Shadows When Lit\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/sakura_cyclone_table_4.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"53a1736a25d2c79972b2f82a-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ads-2 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"53a1736a25d2c79972b2f82a-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Getting to that point wasn\u2019t simple. The plywood pieces aren\u2019t just randomly curved. Each one follows a radius of 500 millimeters, and they\u2019re all adjusted by wire to hit the right angles for the shadow effect. Kageyama prototyped this in the Hida region, which is kind of like the Kyoto of furniture making. The process was full of trial, error, and shadow testing with different lighting setups until everything aligned like a scene from an old <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anime<\/a> finale. In fact, Kageyama\u2019s table even won a Silver prize at the A\u2019 Design Award and Competition this year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-551956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/sakura_cyclone_table_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/13\/this-japanese-sakura-table-casts-petal-shaped-shadows-when-lit\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Japanese Sakura Table Casts Petal-Shaped Shadows When Lit\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/sakura_cyclone_table_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-551956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/auto-draft\/sakura_cyclone_table_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" 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