Akari Model 1A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Glendale, CA
Akari model 1A light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. This table lamp has a shade made from
Metal
$4,500
H 16.5 in Dm 10 in
Vintage Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture 1A Table Lamp in Yellow and White
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Gemini G.E.L.
Located in Troy, MI
Vintage model 1A light sculpture designed by Isamu Noguchi Manufactured by Ozeki and Co Designed in
Metal
Akari Model 1N Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Glendale, CA
Akari model 1A light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. The shade is made from handmade washi paper and
Metal
Akari Model 1A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original first production Akari model 1A light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. Designed and
Metal
Pair of Akari Model 1A Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Akari model 1A light sculptures by Isamu Noguchi. The shades are made from handmade washi
Metal
Akari 1A Lamp by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Akari 1A light sculpture table lamp by Isamu Noguchi. This light sculpture is made of shoji paper
Paper
Isamu Noguchi Mid Century Modern Akari 1A table Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Akari 1A lamp, designed by Isamu Noguchi. In good condition. Edition signed with stamped
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Mid Century Modern Akari 1A table Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Acari 1A lamp, designed by Isamu Noguchi. In good condition. Edition signed with stamped
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Mid-Century Modern Akari 1A Table Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Acari 1A lamp, designed by Isamu Noguchi. In good condition. Edition signed with stamped
Metal
Akari Model 1A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original first production Akari model 1A light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. Designed and
Metal
Akari Model 1A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Akari lamp designed by Isamu Noguchi. The timeless Akari light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
Paper
Pair of Akari Model 1A Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Akari model 1A light sculptures by Isamu Noguchi. The shades are made from handmade washi
Metal
Pair of Akari Model 1A Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Akari model 1A light sculptures by Isamu Noguchi. The shades are made from handmade washi
Metal
Akari Model 1A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
Akari model 1A light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. The shade is made from handmade washi paper and
Metal
Rare Early 1A Akari Table Lamp by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, 1952
Located in Echt, NL
Early 1A Akari table lamp in excellent condition. Designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1951 Produced by
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Akari 1A, Ozeki, 1951
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Akari model “1A” by Isamu Noguchi Original shade in washi & bamboo rims Structure in black
Metal
Early Akari 1A Table Lamp by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Early Akari model 1A sculptural table lamp designed by sculptor and designer Isamu Noguchi (1904
Vintage Table Lamp Akari 1A by Isamu Noguchi, Edition Ozeki & Co - Gifu
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Grenoble, FR
preferred a blank surface instead. The name chose for the lamp was “Akari”: That means variously as
$795
H 16.15 in W 14.57 in D 17.72 in
Brass Table Lamp, Desk Lamp, Egon Hillebrand-Model 7613, Germany, 1960s
By Egon Hillebrand
Located in Schwerin, MV
Wonderful Bauhaus-style lamp from the 1960s: Large brass table lamp by the company Egon Hillebrand from West Germany, model 7613. The very solid lamp impresses with its large domed s...
Metal, Brass
$16,872Sale Price|50% Off
H 25.99 in W 20.48 in D 29.93 in
1950s Pierre Jeanneret 'Kangourou' Chandigarh Lounge Chair PJ-SI-59-A
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in London, GB
1950s Pierre Jeanneret 'Kangourou' 'Kangaroo' Chandigarh Lounge Low Chair model PJ-SI-59-A. This chair is made of Indian rosewood which was used in the earliest productions of Pierr...
Hardwood
$2,730 / item
H 12.63 in W 7 in D 5.5 in
Series03 Wall Sconce, "Smoke" Patinated Sculpted Brass, Goatskin Parchment Shade
By Adam Otlewski
Located in Ozone Park, NY
Sculpted solid brass in a "smoke" acid patinated finish, machined and mechanically fastened. Goatskin parchment shade with accordion-folded face and hand stitched edges. Hand-dyed br...
Brass
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 26A Ceiling Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Centreville, VA
Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi beginning in 1951 and handmade for a half century by the original manufacture...
Bamboo, Paper
LU Swing Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful brass LU swing sconce made by Lumfardo Luminaires in patinated brass. Wired with an E26 medium based socket. Light bulb provided as well as all mounting hardware. Priced in...
Brass
Pink Marble Pedestal Cone Side Table
By Kiwano Concept
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introduce monumental elegance and a grounded detail to your interior with the stunning pink marble CONE side table. The sculptural geometric shape of this contemporary design piece ...
Marble
$5,017 / item
H 56.11 in W 25.6 in D 19.1 in
Arcate sideboard, in Canaletto walnut by Accardibuccheri Medulum for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Il settimanale Arcate fa parte di una collezione esclusiva che include comodini e comò, ideata dal rinomato studio milanese Accardi Buccheri per il brand MEDULUM. La scocca, realizza...
Walnut
Akari Model 7AD Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Glendale, CA
Akari model 7AD light sculpture by Isamu Noguchii. The shade is made from handmade washi paper, wood and bamboo ribs with authentic Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. Akari light sc...
Metal
Belgian Multi Lobbed Stone Table, Belgium 1960's
By Pia Manu
Located in New York, NY
Large coffee table with a steel top and embedded flagstones, base is carved oak and wrought Iron.
Steel, Wrought Iron
Isamu Noguchi, 'Akari' Hanging Light Sculpture
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Isamu Noguchi 'Akari' hanging light sculpture, model no. 33N by Ozeki and Co. Ltd.
Bamboo, Paper
$37,200 / set
H 23.63 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Sofa for B&B Italia, Green Velvet, 1970, Set of 6
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" modular sofa for B&B Italia, green velvet, Italy, 1970, set of six. "Camaleonda" is an icon, rediscovered. Our atelier carefully restored this vintage...
Plastic, Velvet
Fumed Oak Round Top Foundation Side Table / Stool
Located in Portland, OR
Solid wood stool / side table in fumed white oak with round top. The fuming process reacts with the tannins in the wood and results in a color through, rich amber tone. With a clean ...
Oak
$6,131
H 28.35 in W 70.08 in D 38.59 in
Le Bambole sofa in velvet By Mario Bellini For B&B Italia, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Beautiful Le Bambole sofa in coral/pink coloured velvet designed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia in the 1970s. This beautiful edition is reupholstered in a high quality cotton velve...
Velvet
20th Century Art Nouveau Majolica Vase by Gerbing & Stephan, AT ca. 1910
By Gerbing & Stephan
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable, rare Art Nouveau majolica vase by the world famous manufactory of Gerbing & Stephan from the early period in Austria around 1910. The beautiful shaped grey blue color...
Ceramic, Majolica
Sculptural Scandinavian Modern Chair in Wood Denmark - 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Sculptural Scandinavian Modern Chair in Wood, Denmark - 1960s.
Wood
Early Marco Zanuso Lady Chair, Italy, 1960s, New Pure Mohair
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
An early, authentic Marco Zanuso lady chair, Arflex, Italy, 1960s. Newly reupholstered in a luxurious, premium, burnt orange / rust coloured 100% mohair fabric. Brass feet with nat...
Brass
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. Noguchi’s sculptures and designs — his chairs and tables as well as his timeless Akari lamp and other lighting fixtures — share a common spirit: one of lyrical abstraction, tempo and flow and harmonious balance.
Noguchi was born in Los Angeles to an American mother and Japanese father, and spent most of his childhood in Japan. He returned to the United States at age 13, went to high school in Indiana and enrolled at Columbia University to study medicine. At the same time, he took night courses in sculpture.
Within three months, Noguchi left college to pursue art full time. Noguchi was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1927 and traveled to Paris to work under Constantin Brancusi. It marked a turning point. Inspired by Brancusi, Noguchi embraced abstraction and began to sculpt in the expressive, rhythmic style that would be the hallmark of his work.
Once back in New York, Noguchi was introduced to design by what would become a lifelong collaboration creating sets for choreographer Martha Graham. His first industrial designs were in Bakelite: the sleek Measured Time kitchen timer created circa 1932, and his famed Zenith Radio Nurse intercom, from 1937.
Ten years later, Herman Miller introduced Noguchi’s now-iconic glass-topped coffee table with an articulated wooden base. His washi paper and bamboo Akari light sculptures, handmade in Japan, debuted in 1951. In the late 1950s, Noguchi designed for Knoll, creating such pieces as his dynamic Cyclone table and rocking stool.
For collectors, Noguchi’s furniture and lighting designs remain his most accessible work — they have the same power and presence that Noguchi brought to his art.
Find vintage Isamu Noguchi floor lamps, table lamps, coffee tables and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.