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212 CULTURED CULTURED X JOHNSTON We tapped designer Doug Johnston for our latest Cultured Commission. The New York-based designer turned to his preferred media, rope, for Ukai, an exclusive lamp you're bound to love. PHOTO BY MICHAEL POPP "I've always been interested in rope. The potential of it. I guess it represents an adventure for me. I used to go into hardware stores and head straight for the hanks of rope. I guess I thought—or maybe hoped—that I would get into some sort of danger and need it." —Doug Johnston Ukai is available exclusively on artsy.net/culturedmagazine as an edition of six; $500.