Vitra Akari Hanging Light Sculptures

Vitra Akari Hanging Light Sculptures

In 1951 Isamu Noguchi began to design the Akari Light Sculptures, works characterised by weightless luminosity. He chose the name 'akari' for these objects, a word that means 'light' in Japanese, connoting both illumination and physical lightness. During a journey to Japan, Noguchi paid a visit to Gifu, a town known for its manufacture of paper parasols and lanterns. While there he sketched his first two Akari Light Sculptures, and over the following years he created a total of more than 100 models, consisting of table, floor and ceiling lamps ranging in size from 24 to 290 cm.

Product Information:

• Shoji paper, some partially painted
• Some models with end pieces in wood/bamboo
• Bamboo/Steel wire structure
• Designed by Isamu Noguchi, 1951

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