Saucer Suspension
Designed by Isamu Noguchi read more...
Saucer suspension features a handmade ivory Washi paper shade with bamboo ribbing. White canopy and 4 feet of white cable included. Available in a small, medium and large size option. Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950's modern design. One 60 or 75 watt, 120 volt, A19 medium base incandescent lamp not included. General light distribution. Made in Japan. Small: 20 inch diameter x 10 icnh height. Large: 37 inch diameter x 16 inch height.
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Ivory| Dimensions: 10"H x 20"W |
| Lamp Source: Incandescent |
| Bulb: 1 x A19/Medium/60W/120V Incandescent Bulb not included |
| Dimmer: Incandescent |
About Akari
In 1951 Isamu Noguchi visited the Japanese town of Gifu, know for its manufacture of lanterns and umbrellas from the mulberry bark paper and bamboo. Inspired by the lanterns illuminating night fishing on the Nagara River, Noguchi designed the first of his lamps that would be produced by the traditional Gifu methods of construction. He called these works Akari, a term meaning light as illumination, but also implying the idea of weightlessness. Extending the concept of illuminated sculpture that he developed during the 1940s in New York, Noguchi employed abstract shapes to unite the simplicity of Japanese aesthetics with the principles of contemporary art and design. More that home furnishing, Akari are light sculptures.With the warm glow of light cast through hand-made paper on a bamboo frame, Isamu Noguchi utilized traditional Japanese materials to bring modern design to the home. Like the beauty of falling leaves and the cherry blossom, Noguchi wrote, Akari are "poetic, ephemeral, and tentative." And he was fond of saying, "All that you require to start a home are a room, a tatami, and Akari.
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