Vitra Akari 3A Table Lamp
Manufacturer: Vitra | Designer: Isamu Noguchi, 1951
The Akari 3A is a table lamp of considered proportion, with a shade that fills a room with warm, diffused light without overwhelming it. Its organic washi paper form has a quiet sculptural quality that makes it as compelling unlit as it is when glowing. Designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1951, it is one of the most versatile pieces in the Akari Light Sculptures series.
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 — Ø28 × H56cm
- Cable — 130cm
- 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 Table Lamps collection.
Manufacturer: Vitra | Designer: Isamu Noguchi, 1951
The Akari 3A is a table lamp of considered proportion, with a shade that fills a room with warm, diffused light without overwhelming it. Its organic washi paper form has a quiet sculptural quality that makes it as compelling unlit as it is when glowing. Designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1951, it is one of the most versatile pieces in the Akari Light Sculptures series.
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 — Ø28 × H56cm
- Cable — 130cm
- 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 Table Lamps collection.
Original: $672.31
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$235.31Description
Manufacturer: Vitra | Designer: Isamu Noguchi, 1951
The Akari 3A is a table lamp of considered proportion, with a shade that fills a room with warm, diffused light without overwhelming it. Its organic washi paper form has a quiet sculptural quality that makes it as compelling unlit as it is when glowing. Designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1951, it is one of the most versatile pieces in the Akari Light Sculptures series.
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 — Ø28 × H56cm
- Cable — 130cm
- 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 Table Lamps collection.
