Vitra Akari YA2 Table Lamp
Manufacturer: Vitra | Designer: Isamu Noguchi, 1951
The Akari YA2 is a table lamp with a warm, diffused quality of light and the quiet sculptural presence characteristic of the Akari series. Considered in proportion and effortless in effect — a piece that brings a gentle glow to a bedside table, desk, or console. Designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1951.
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 — W36 × D36 × H51cm
- Cable — 130cm
- Shade — Handcrafted washi paper over bamboo ribbing
- Structure — Bamboo and steel wire; legs in 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 YA2 is a table lamp with a warm, diffused quality of light and the quiet sculptural presence characteristic of the Akari series. Considered in proportion and effortless in effect — a piece that brings a gentle glow to a bedside table, desk, or console. Designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1951.
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 — W36 × D36 × H51cm
- Cable — 130cm
- Shade — Handcrafted washi paper over bamboo ribbing
- Structure — Bamboo and steel wire; legs in 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: $450.10
-65%$450.10
$157.53Description
Manufacturer: Vitra | Designer: Isamu Noguchi, 1951
The Akari YA2 is a table lamp with a warm, diffused quality of light and the quiet sculptural presence characteristic of the Akari series. Considered in proportion and effortless in effect — a piece that brings a gentle glow to a bedside table, desk, or console. Designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1951.
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 — W36 × D36 × H51cm
- Cable — 130cm
- Shade — Handcrafted washi paper over bamboo ribbing
- Structure — Bamboo and steel wire; legs in 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.
