Isamu Noguchi | Akari 120A

Akari 120A is a pendant lamp by Vitra designed by artist and designer Isamu Noguchi in 1951. The lamp is suspended with a structure of steel and is handmade from shoji paper, paper made from the bark of the mulberry tree.Akari 120A is part of the Akari lamp range, a range of lamps designed by Noguchi and handmade by Japanese craftsmen. Noguchi's work is artistically linked to abstract expressionism and his design style came to have a great influence on 1950s design.All lamps in the Akari range are handmade by Japanese craftsmen and marked with a logo representing the sun and moon, reinforcing the authenticity of each product.

Brand: Vitra

Designer: Isamu Noguchi

Diameter: 120 cm

Accessories: Cord 220 cm

Dimmable: No

Effect (W): 4

Light socket: socket_e27

Light source included: Yes

Material: Shoji paper, Steel wire

Article number: 10695926

More about the designer:

In 1951 the Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi began to design the Akari Light Sculptures, a group of works handcrafted out of shoji 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 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.‘