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Acclaimed in the design world as a ‘champion of the supernormal,’ Naoto Fukasawa once again proceeds to wow us – this time with his exciting lighting design for Swarovski ^[5], the all too well-known purveyor of crystals. Aptly dubbed Cosmos 1 and 2, Fukasawa’s ^[6] electroluminescent lights generate the impression of illuminated ‘after-images” when one utilizes them to draw circles in the air. The effect was literally blinding when Fukasawa lit up the Swarovski Crystal Palace ^[5] in London ^[7] during Design Week last year by studding the route of the ‘after-images’ with, what else, a line of Swarovski ^[5] crystals. Fukasawa, who was reportedly pleased with the results, said “It is as if the light comes from the stick of wizards.”

Based in Tokyo, Fukasawa is a long-time furniture and interior designer, lecturer in the product design department of Musashino Art University and Tama Art University ^[8], and a member of the Advisory Board for Quality Design and of the Strategic Design Research Society of the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Naoto Fukasawa’s ^[6] portable wall-hung CD player for Muji ^[9] is widely regarded in design circles as a low-tech innovation.