Lokki (seagull, in finish) pendant light – known as Skyflyer by nick name – is a genuine Finish classic and one of the best-known products by Yki Nummi. Designer Nummi was one of the first ones in Finland to use acrylic as a material for light fixtures in the 1960's. The Lokki pendant sheds a beautiful light. Thanks to the bulb location, there is both direct and indirect light and no direct glare into the eyes.
Yki Nummi (1925-1984) was a major figure in Scandinavian design from the 1950s to the 70's. This talented artist, gifted in many areas, studied physics and mathematics before studying decorative painting at the Institute of Applied Arts in Helsinki. This double degree has made him particularly sensitive to the relationship between matter and light.
His best known creations are the Modern Art table lamp (1955) and the Lokki pendant (1960). Since 1958, the Modern Art table lamp is featured in the permanent collections of the MoMA in New York.
Lokki 500 Ø50 cm – 2,5 kg Lokki 700 Ø70 cm – 3,3 kg
Light source 1 x E27 Materials acrylic
Cord 1,5 m (also available with 3, 4 or 6 metre cord: please ask us)
Lokki 500 - Skyflyer
Lokki 700 - Skyflyer
Yki Nummi
Yki Nummi is considered to be one of the most remarkable Scandinavian designers to have worked between the 1950s and 1970s. He worked as a lighting designer for the Finnish lighting factory Stockmann-Orno from 1950 to 1975 and designed hundreds of luminaires during this period. Nummi's best-known luminaires are the Modern Art table lamp and the Lokki suspension lamp, also known as the "flying saucer". Nummi first studied mathematics and physics at university after the Second World War. He went on to gain a diploma in decorative painting from the Helsinki Institute of Applied Arts in 1950. Thanks to his training, Nummi had a solid theoretical grounding, particularly in the relationship between light and colour.
Nummi was a pioneer in its field, particularly when it came to designing lamps in acrylic. As a new material at the beginning of the 20th century, acrylic brought countless new possibilities to lamp design. In fact, Nummi used plastic without prejudice. According to him, the interesting characteristics of acrylic were its mouldability, its homogeneous nature and its greater resistance to impact than glass. As well as designing lighting, Nummi was an expert in colour matching and design. Between 1958 and 1975, Nummi worked at Schildt & Hallberg's paint factory in Tikkurila as head of the factory's design and planning department and was involved in R&D for the new paint mixing system that produced innovative colour charts. Yki Nummi has taken part in a large number of exhibitions and trade fairs. He received gold medals for his work at the Milan Triennials in 1954 and 1957. He summed up his vision by saying: "People don't buy lamps; they buy light.