{"id":19734,"date":"2013-07-18T06:57:56","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T13:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/?p=19734"},"modified":"2013-07-15T10:34:22","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T17:34:22","slug":"noguchi-akari-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/accessories\/noguchi-akari-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Noguchi Akari Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paper lights are everywhere in today’s marketplace (for example, IKEA’s V\u00c3\u201eTE Table lamp<\/a>), yet there’s still something entirely special about the original designs of Isamu Noguchi<\/a>. Icons of mid century design, each Akari lamp is handmade from washi paper and bamboo ribbing by the original manufacturer in Gifu, Japan. In the words of Noguchi, “the harshness of electricity is thus transformed, as if by magic, into the light of our origins – sunlight – so that it’s warmth can carry on filling our rooms after dark.”
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\nAlso, while looking around for images, I ran across this video (below) showing a craftsperson constructing a lamp, which is slightly hypnotic. <\/p>\n