Vitra Akari 13A Floor Lamp
Manufacturer: Vitra | Designer: Isamu Noguchi, 1951
The Akari 13A is a slender, sculptural floor lamp with a presence that belies its simplicity. Its elongated washi paper shade casts a warm, diffused glow — intimate enough for a reading corner, considered enough for a principal room. Part of Noguchi’s celebrated Akari Light Sculptures series, designed in 1951, it is one of the most refined expressions of the collection.
Each Akari luminaire is meticulously handcrafted at the Ozeki workshop, a traditional family-run company based in Gifu, Japan. Bamboo rods are stretched across Noguchi’s original wooden forms to create the framework, before strips of washi paper — derived from the bark of the mulberry tree — are glued to the bamboo ribbing. Once dry, the wooden form is removed and the shade folded into its final shape. Every piece carries a stylised sun-and-moon logo as a guarantee of authenticity.
Specifications
- Dimensions — W49 × D49 × H136cm
- Cable — 300cm
- Shade — Handcrafted washi paper over bamboo ribbing
- Structure — Bamboo and steel wire
- Legs — Painted steel wire
- Light source — E27, max. 12W (not supplied; 4W LED recommended)
- Collection — Vitra Design Museum Collection
Part of the Vitra Akari collection and the Floor Lamps collection.
Manufacturer: Vitra | Designer: Isamu Noguchi, 1951
The Akari 13A is a slender, sculptural floor lamp with a presence that belies its simplicity. Its elongated washi paper shade casts a warm, diffused glow — intimate enough for a reading corner, considered enough for a principal room. Part of Noguchi’s celebrated Akari Light Sculptures series, designed in 1951, it is one of the most refined expressions of the collection.
Each Akari luminaire is meticulously handcrafted at the Ozeki workshop, a traditional family-run company based in Gifu, Japan. Bamboo rods are stretched across Noguchi’s original wooden forms to create the framework, before strips of washi paper — derived from the bark of the mulberry tree — are glued to the bamboo ribbing. Once dry, the wooden form is removed and the shade folded into its final shape. Every piece carries a stylised sun-and-moon logo as a guarantee of authenticity.
Specifications
- Dimensions — W49 × D49 × H136cm
- Cable — 300cm
- Shade — Handcrafted washi paper over bamboo ribbing
- Structure — Bamboo and steel wire
- Legs — Painted steel wire
- Light source — E27, max. 12W (not supplied; 4W LED recommended)
- Collection — Vitra Design Museum Collection
Part of the Vitra Akari collection and the Floor Lamps collection.
Original: $1,128.11
-65%$1,128.11
$394.84Description
Manufacturer: Vitra | Designer: Isamu Noguchi, 1951
The Akari 13A is a slender, sculptural floor lamp with a presence that belies its simplicity. Its elongated washi paper shade casts a warm, diffused glow — intimate enough for a reading corner, considered enough for a principal room. Part of Noguchi’s celebrated Akari Light Sculptures series, designed in 1951, it is one of the most refined expressions of the collection.
Each Akari luminaire is meticulously handcrafted at the Ozeki workshop, a traditional family-run company based in Gifu, Japan. Bamboo rods are stretched across Noguchi’s original wooden forms to create the framework, before strips of washi paper — derived from the bark of the mulberry tree — are glued to the bamboo ribbing. Once dry, the wooden form is removed and the shade folded into its final shape. Every piece carries a stylised sun-and-moon logo as a guarantee of authenticity.
Specifications
- Dimensions — W49 × D49 × H136cm
- Cable — 300cm
- Shade — Handcrafted washi paper over bamboo ribbing
- Structure — Bamboo and steel wire
- Legs — Painted steel wire
- Light source — E27, max. 12W (not supplied; 4W LED recommended)
- Collection — Vitra Design Museum Collection
Part of the Vitra Akari collection and the Floor Lamps collection.
