Yonoh

Yonoh is a multidisciplinary creative studio founded in Valencia, Spain, in 2006 by designers Clara del Portillo and Alex Selma. Both trained as industrial designers and built separate careers before meeting at an exhibition for young designers in 2004. Del Portillo spent several years working in manufacturing before the pair began collaborating on projects and soon set up their own studio. Since 2014 they have also taught as associate professors at Cardenal Herrera University in Valencia.

The studio’s work is defined by essential forms that are highly functional. Simplicity, innovation and originality are at the core of its philosophy, and every detail is studied with care. Lighting is a particular focus, guided by the belief that light creates atmosphere and that a lamp should be just as appealing switched off as it is when lit. Yonoh designs furniture, lighting and products for leading manufacturers across Europe, and its work has received some of the most respected international design awards, including Red Dot, iF, Good Design and Wallpaper* Design Awards.

Jewel, Yonoh’s first collaboration with Axolight, grew out of the designers’ belief in a close kinship between jewellery and decorative lighting. A double crossed arch made from recycled plastic supports an aluminium cone with an LED source, creating a small pendant that combines precise function with a precious, ornamental quality. Fittingly, Axolight produced its first prototype on World Environment Day, which that year was dedicated to plastic waste. Jewel is available as a single pendant for focused light or in multi-light compositions for larger spaces.

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