Kartell Planet Floor Lamp: Tokujin Yoshioka’s faceted diffuser, brought to the floor
A globe that reads as texture, not ornament
Planet is Kartell at its most material-led: a simple floor silhouette built to showcase what happens when light hits a highly worked surface. Designed by Tokujin Yoshioka, the lamp centers on an elliptical diffuser that turns illumination into a field of small reflections. The result feels graphic from across a room and quietly intricate up close. Product page
Kartell’s lighting language in one object
Kartell has long used industrial polymers not as a hidden construction choice, but as a visible design idea—especially in lighting, where transparency and surface finish do much of the work. Planet belongs to that lineage, pairing a straightforward metal support with a diffuser that behaves like a lens. Kartell’s own Salone del Mobile notes the floor version joins a broader “family” of Planet lamps. Salone 2017 presentation
Background and intent
On the Salone del Mobile platform, Planet is credited to Yoshioka and dated to 2016, with the signature described as a slightly ovoid, faceted diffuser that’s textured inside and out. Salone product entry In earlier coverage around its first launch, the design was presented as Yoshioka’s first lighting project for Kartell, debuting at Salone del Mobile 2015. Launch coverage
What you notice in daily use
The experience is driven by the diffuser’s multi-faceted geometry: it breaks the light into many small highlights rather than a single uniform glow, which makes Planet read almost like a textured object even when turned off. Kartell emphasizes that same faceting as the defining trait across the series, and that the floor version comes in two heights. Kartell product note The Red Dot jury also frames the series around that oval, slightly faceted technopolymer diffusor. Red Dot project page
An installation story
A customer report notes delivery on December 30, 2025, selecting the taller floor version in a clear “crystal” finish. The photos show the lamp reading as a compact, jewel-like volume at the top, with the reflections doing most of the visual movement once it’s switched on.
Where it fits
Planet works best when it can throw texture onto nearby walls—next to a lounge chair, at the edge of a sofa grouping, or in a bedroom corner where you want light without a hard beam. It also suits spaces that already have simple furniture lines, because the diffuser supplies the detail. If your room leans heavily patterned, Planet still works—just treat it as a single “highlight” rather than repeating it.
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