Akari medium table light

Name: Akari medium table light
Brand: Isamu Noguchi
Price: 177.65 GBP
Availability: InStock

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The Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are a series of luminaires, handcrafted from traditional washi paper by Japanese artisans. These lantern lights are made from washi-paper and have structures made from bamboo and steel wire.

The medium sized lights can be used on the floor or a sideboard or table are available in five different designs.

See the rest of the Akari lighting collection here.

3X/XP1: Dia. 23 H 38 cm
20N: Dia. 42 H 63 cm
UF1-H: Dia. 20 H 51 cm

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In 1951 the Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi began to design the Akari Light Sculptures, a group of works handcrafted out of washi paper that eventually comprised over 100 luminaires – table, floor and ceiling lamps. He chose the name 'akari' for these objects, a word that means 'light' in Japanese, connoting both illumination and physical lightness. 'The harshness of electricity is transformed through the magic of paper back to the light of our origin – the sun – so that its warmth may...

3X/XP1: Dia. 23 H 38 cm
20N: Dia. 42 H 63 cm
UF1-H: Dia. 20 H 51 cm

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