Story of One for the Edge
One for the Edge
SHINTARO KONO, 2025
July 16, 1955
Found an old wheel part today.
Must be one of those big ones from the belt shaft.
Joey said he don’t like the dark edges in his room.
Thought maybe I can make him a light or something.
Yet the town's lit up all night now.
Folks just want shiny, new, fancy things everywhere.
Darkness...
feels like folks forgot what it used to be.
About the Work
"One for the Edge" is the third lighting work by Shintaro Kono.
It’s framed as a product which quietly released in 1955 by a fictional American company called EMATON ELECTRONICS.
The piece starts with a fictional rediscovered note; believed to be an engineer’s development memo.
Its signature circular part is imagined to come from an old factory machine—once used to make parts for wartime weapons. Now, it’s turned into a gentle, peaceful light.
This lamp is meant to illuminate the overlooked corners—those places that are on the edge.
Lighting up a corner—to be on the edge—symbolizes a embrace of everything that feels fragile or left behind. The words “One” and “Edge” in the title reflect both the shape of the object and the meaning behind it.
Size: H15 × W22 × D5 cm (H5.9" × W8.7" × D2.0")
Materials: Sheet metal, plastic, electronic components
This work is currently available for purchase only at the exhibition gallery.
For more details, feel free to contact us anytime via email (info@shintarokono.co) or Instagram DM (@shintaro.kono.works).
- Approximately one month from order to delivery
- Includes USB power cable (USB adapter not included)
- Tilting the body forward and backward allows you to turn the light on, dim it, and turn it off
- Tilting the body left and right lets you hear the sounds of the open sea