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- Custom Quote
- Local pickup available
- Members only
- Description
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Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) was an artist, furniture designer, ceramicist, theatre designer and landscape architect. In 1951, he began designing Akari Light Sculptures – 100 of them – to reinvigorate the flailing craft of lantern making in Ozeki. Akari means ‘light’ in Japanese, both luminous and weightless. Noguchi said of the series: “The harshness of electricity is thus transformed through the magic of paper back to the light of our origin – the sun – so that its warmth may continue to fill our rooms at night.” Akari lampshades are still made by highly skilled craftspeople in the traditional way. A coiled wire frame is wrapped with paper made from local mulberry bark, which develops a patina with age. The beauty and softness of the paper transforms the light within, making for a bold yet subtle centrepoint in any room. The piece is in good condition, with some light stains. It has been recently rewired and PAT tested to UK standards.
- Measurements
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120 x 120 x 120 cm
- Condition
- Pre-owned
- Color
- Cream
- Pick up
- Old Selfridges Hotel
- Seller
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Béton Brut
Béton Brut presents rare, design-led furniture from Europe and Japan. The collection, drawn from over a century of design, coheres around functional art & sculptural forms. Béton Brut comes from the concrete finish used in modernist architecture. It is rational yet organic, just like the collection.
- Minimalist
- Japanese
