Akari 1a Washi Paper Table Lamp Kitchen & Dining and the contoured acrylic seat

and the contoured acrylic seat is shaped for genuine sitting (not just brief perching)

splayed for stability and thin enough to keep the tall column visually floating

lubricate caster wheels every few months if they begin to drag

Quantity Set of 2 Overall width 28" / 71 cm Overall depth 30

Hinge: the iconic three-disc pivot that lets the seat

Akari 1a Washi Paper Table Lamp Kitchen & Dining and the contoured acrylic seatDesigned by Isamu Noguchi in 1951, the Akari 1A is where the Akari story begins the first lantern in his celebrated series of light sculptures. A soft, egg shaped washi paper shade rests on a slim black wire tripod, small enough for a nightstand yet sculptural enough to change the mood of a whole room. Our faithful reproduction stays true to the form Noguchi developed with the lantern makers of Gifu, Japan: light made tangible, almost weightless. At a