Akari 3A
The Akari 3A lamp, with its white washi paper shade, was one of the creations of the first year of collaboration between the Ozeki studio and Isamu Noguchi in 1952, as were its screen-printed versions, including Akari 3AD.
Isamu Noguchi's Akari light sculptures are considered icons of 20th century modern design. Designed by Noguchi from 1952 and handmade for half a century by the original manufacturer in Gifu, Japan, these paper lanterns are the perfect combination of Japanese craftsmanship and modernist forms.
The lamps are made from washi paper glued to a bamboo wire ribbing, supported by a thin metal frame.
Details & size
- Size: L 25 x H 43 cm
- Material: Washi paper, bamboo ribbing and structure, metal frame.
- Designed in: 1952
- Further information: AKARI 3A is sold with an electrical wire kit and Type C EU plug (French standard) - E 27 socket.
AKARI, which means light in Japanese, diffuses a soft and solar light.
Isamu Noguchi liked to say that "to create a home, all you need is a room, a tatami mat and an AKARI".
Akari is a Japanese term meaning clarity and light as well as suggesting the notion of lightness.
Each Akari is handcrafted, beginning with the making of washi paper from the inner bark of the mulberry tree. The paper is then glued and shaped on a supple frame of Higo bamboo ribbing, creating a delicate but powerful lighting sculpture.
The soft and warm glow of light casting through the paper transforms “the harshness of electricity back to the light of our origins – the sun – so that its warmth may continue to fill our rooms at night” as explained by Noguchi himself.
480,00€
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