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Seki-Han Suspension
Tobia Scarpa suspension lamp of two horizontal ash wood blades around a tubular LED source.
1690 mm
Approx. $2,600 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
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Description
Overview
Seki-Han Suspension is a pendant lamp by Tobia Scarpa for direct and indirect light. Two horizontal ash wood blades surround the tubular light source at its centre.
Construction
- Blades: two horizontal ash wood blades joined by chromed metal fittings
- Blade rotation: pivot about the tubular source, varying the emission
- Light source: linear LED, dimmable, developed for the lamp; accepts standard T8 LED tubes
- Suspension: canopy 132 mm in diameter and 31 mm high, cord length 3000 mm
Specifications
- Overall length: 1690 mm
- US version: 120 V, IP 20, remote dimming (dimmer not included); T8 tube included, 2700 K, G13 holder
Story
A light, linear suspension
Tobia Scarpa first designed Seki-Han in 1963. The 2025 edition, reimagined by Flos with him, adds a light, linear suspension version that stays true to the spirit of the original.
A sliver of light
The pendant keeps the construction of two wooden blades that draws on naval techniques. The blades now pivot about the light source, and a slender sliver of light remains visible at all times, a highly poetic effect in which the immateriality of light meets the tactility of wood.
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