1AD Akari Paper Table Lamp

The Akari 1AD Table Lamp is one of the Akari Light Sculptures designed by Isamu Noguchi.

About the Designer

‘Akari' is the Japanese word for brightness, light and lightness. That is why in 1951 the American-Japanese artist and designer Isamu Noguchi gave this name to his light designs made from shoji paper. In total, the artist designed more than 100 Akari Light Sculptures - table lights, standard lamps or ceiling lights. The Akari 1AD Table Lamp is made by hand entirely in Japan, with handmade paper and on the original wooden shapes of Noguchi. Isamu Noguchi about his lamps: "The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji. The harshness of electricity is thus transformed through the magic of paper back to the light of our origin - the sun - so that its warmth may continue to fill our rooms at night." Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) was one of the 20th century most important and critically acclaimed sculptors. Through a lifetime of artistic experimentation, he created sculptures, gardens, furniture and lighting designs, ceramics, architecture and set designs. His work, at once subtle and bold, traditional and modern, set a new standard for the reintegration of the arts.

Designer: Isamu Noguchi /Vitra / Ozeki & Co Ltd. (Japan.)

Period

2010-2019

Place of Origin

Japan

Condition

As New / Re-edited.

Dimensions

26 cm x 26 cm x 43 cm