Large Akari Table Lamp by Isamu Noguchi, early edition 135485

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Even if the name Isamu Noguchi doesn't ring a bell, you're likely very familiar with his most iconic design contribution. The Japanese-American artist and designer brought rice paper lamps, a fundamental part of Japanese culture since the 11th century, to homes in the 1950s through his Akari ("light" in Japanese) collection.

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Isamu Noguchi Floor Lamps Japanese, American, 1904-1988 A sculptor, painter, ceramicist and furniture and lighting designer, Isamu Noguchi was one of the most prolific and protean creative forces of the 20th century and a key figure in the development of organic modernism.

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You know Isamu Noguchi lamps—even if you don't think you do. For design lovers, the late Japanese artist's lamps are just one extension of his many contributions to modernism, which include.

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Title: Table Lamp Designer: Isamu Noguchi (American, Los Angeles, California 1904-1988 New York) Date: ca. 1952 Medium: Paper, bamboo, steel, metal Dimensions: 25 1.

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The Japanese-American artist and designer's paper lights showed how sculpture could be integrated into daily life. Although most often described as a sculptor, Isamu Noguchi's output wasn't confined to the realms of decorative art. He made stage sets, furniture (his eponymous coffee table is a cult piece) and created interiors as well as.

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In keeping with that philosophy, for the first time, six rare versions of the Akari lamps will be presented in New York at the Noguchi Museum Shop. From May 17th — 28th, in time for NYCxDESIGN.

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The interlocking geometric shapes of this hanging lamp evoke traditional Japanese lanterns. In the early 1950s Noguchi traveled to the Japanese town of Gifu, whose mayor requested the widely respected American sculptor to help revive the dying lamp-making industry for which the town traditionally was known; its craftsmen had been reduced to providing cheap, painted-silk party decorations.

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The Isamu Noguchi Akari lamp reminds the traditional lantern in all the parts and materials used -it's made of paper handmade from the bark of the mulberry tree with a very simple and light wooden structure- except for the traditional hand-painted decoration: the designer preferred a blank surface instead.

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Artist and designer Isamu Noguchi spent his life bending and breaking the definition of sculpture. "Everything is sculpture," he famously declared. He even believed light—immaterial and weightless—had the potential to carry evocative power.

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Isamu Noguchi En route to Hiroshima in the spring of 1951, Noguchi arrived in the town of Gifu to witness a night of cormorant fishing at a festival along the Nagara River, illuminated by paper lanterns and braziers mounted on each boat.

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What is a Noguchi lamp? Their name comes from the famous Japanese-American sculptor, Isamu Noguchi, who in 1951 was traveling through the town of Gifu, Japan. On his journey, he was inspired by.

Large Akari Table Lamp by Isamu Noguchi, early edition 135485

In 1951 Isamu Noguchi visited the town of Gifu, Japan, known for its manufacture of lanterns and umbrellas from mulberry bark paper and bamboo. 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 illuminatio

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Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of modern design. Designed by Noguchi beginning in 1951 and handmade for a half century by the original manufacturer in Gifu, Japan, the paper lanterns are a harmonious blend of Japanese handcraft and modernist form.

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