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Isamu Noguchi AKARI

AKARI is the series of paper light sculptures Isamu Noguchi began in 1951, after visiting Gifu, a Japanese town known for its paper lanterns. Every shade is washi paper stretched over bamboo ribbing, and each one is still made by hand by Ozeki & Co. in Gifu. Every listing here carries an honest condition grade and real measurements, and before you buy we'll confirm which cord set and fitting are included and whether they suit Hong Kong's 220V supply. Everything here right now is brand new: unused and never installed.

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AKARI · Isamu Noguchi

AKARI 55D Pendant

HK$2,080

Isamu Noguchi AKARI 45D pendant lamp: round natural white washi paper shade on bamboo ribbing, 45 cm across

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AKARI · Isamu Noguchi

AKARI 45D Pendant

HK$1,780

Isamu Noguchi AKARI 33A pendant lamp, lit: round natural white washi paper shade on bamboo ribbing, 33 cm across

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AKARI · Isamu Noguchi

AKARI 33A Pendant

HK$1,680

The story

Isamu Noguchi & AKARI

Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988) was a Japanese-American sculptor who treated light as another material to shape. In 1951 he visited Gifu, a town known for its paper lanterns, and began the AKARI series: washi paper over bamboo ribbing, named with the Japanese word for light, brightness and lightness. More than seventy years on, each shade is still made by hand by Ozeki & Co. in Gifu, stretched over wooden forms Noguchi designed.

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