Koi Fish Lamps
Koi folded by hand from tear-resistant paper, each one caught mid turn. Hang one where you want the evening to slow down. Every koi here was drawn by hand before it was ever folded, and one of those first studies is February in Before the Fold, which sits among the 2027 wall calendars.
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A koi that finally holds still.
A koi fish lamp is a strange, lovely thing: a fish famous for never stopping, asked to hang quietly over your table. They settle wherever you want one calm object instead of ten loud ones: a hallway, a reading corner, the end of a long kitchen, or a quiet corner above a crib. The paper keeps the soft imperfection of something made by hand, and that is the point.
Paper built to last, not to look delicate.
Each lamp is washable, tear resistant paper, closer to fabric than to the paper you are picturing. It is vegan and holds its shape for years. There is no glue anywhere in it: the form is held by interlocking tabs, because glue in a paper lamp dries out and cracks with the seasons, and tabs do not. Wipe it clean when it needs it and carry on.
Light that stays on the fish.
Fit a warm LED and the glow settles into the paper itself, so the koi reads as a soft lit body in the room. This is an accent light and a mood, not a lamp that throws patterns across your ceiling. What you see in the photos is what sits over your table.
A koi for every mood, all made by hand.
Moonlight is pure white with fine gold piercings, the quietest of the group. Rising Sun carries a single red mark on the head, painted by hand. Ember runs warm amber with a small red heart. Crimson is the graphic one, bold white and red. None of them are AI generated or mass printed: they are cut, folded and, where there is colour, painted by hand in Europe.
How to Arrange and Hang Koi Lamps
What changes when two Koi lamps hang together?
One Koi is a complete suspended object. Two change the space between them.
For a mirrored pair, one fish turns left and the other right. The lamps are not two identical objects placed side by side: their opposing curves appear to answer each other. Hang them at different heights and each outline remains clear, while the empty space between them becomes part of the composition.
The result can suggest two fish circling, passing or moving around an invisible centre. The impression changes as you walk through the room because the folded bodies, fins and tails are seen from a new angle.
How should a mirrored pair be arranged?
There is no fixed spacing that suits every room. Begin with the view from which the lamps will be seen most often, then adjust their height and distance until both silhouettes remain readable.
A small difference in height gives the pair a calm, balanced rhythm. A larger difference makes the arrangement more vertical and dramatic. Avoid placing one Koi directly behind the other from the main viewpoint: the composition works best when the two bodies overlap only slightly, or not at all.
One Koi works well where the shape needs to stand alone. A mirrored pair suits a space that can hold both the lamps and the distance between them.
How do you hang one Koi lamp or a pair?
For one lamp, the simplest option is our optional cord set. The cord is 3.5 metres long, giving you room to choose the position and hanging height that suit the space. It has an E27 (E26) bulb socket, an inline switch and an EU plug. It is suitable for LED bulbs only; the bulb is not included.
For two lamps, use one cord set for each Koi. Each cord hangs from its own ceiling hook, so the position and height of the two fish can be adjusted independently.
One cord set powers one lamp. If you are ordering two Koi lamps, add two cord sets.
If both lamps need to connect at one ceiling point, another option is a compatible two-light ceiling rose or canopy with separate pendant cords. The cords can then be redirected to small ceiling hooks above the chosen positions. A fixed ceiling connection should be installed according to local electrical requirements.
The same principle applies to larger groups: each Koi needs its own bulb socket and cord unless the installation uses a compatible multi-light ceiling fitting.
How does a Koi lamp attach to the bulb socket?
The shade attaches around the bulb socket with two interlocking tabs. Push each tab through its matching slot with your fingers, and the lamp is held in place.
There are no screws, no glue and no tools. Two tabs, and the Koi is ready to hang.
How these lamps are lit
With the light off, each Koi reads as a white folded sculpture. Switch it on and warm light passes through the paper fabric, while the perforations appear as small points of light.
A 2700K warm-white LED bulb keeps the paper close to its natural colour. For a deeper amber glow at night, use an extra-warm bulb between 1800K and 2200K. Colour-changing LED bulbs also work well: the paper diffuses the colour across the whole fish, and a pair can create several different atmospheres.
Koi lamps give a soft, atmospheric glow rather than focused task lighting. For more about bulb choice and colour temperature, read our guide to paper lamps and how they are lit.