Isamu Noguchi Akari 10A Floor Lamp with Stamped Signature- Showroom Display
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Isamu Noguchi Akari 10A Floor Lamp with Stamped Signature- Showroom Display.
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Isamu Noguchi Akari Floor Lamp, Model BB3-33S, Ozeki & Co., Signed
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Dronten, NL
Conceived in 1951 at the genesis of his celebrated Akari series, this floor lamp unites three elemental materials with effortless grace.
Iron
$11,996Sale Price / set|20% Off
A pair of 1951 Isamu Noguchi Akari Table Lamps BB1-30XN
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Seattle, WA
A New Old Stock pair of Isamu Noguchi's Light sculpture Table Lamps BB1-30XN. Original boxes for the 30XN shade with 30XN stamp on the end of each box, with newer bases (2010s).
Steel
Early Akari floor lamp 10a designed by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki Ltd.
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
Remarkable early AKARI 10a floor lamp with Washi Paper lampshade designed by Isamu Noguchi, manufactured by Ozeki, Japan in the 1960ies.
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Floor Lamp Mod. BBX3-70XN from the Akari Series by Isamu Noguchi
Located in New York, NY
Floor Lamp with White Washi Paper Lampshade, Designed by Isamu Noguchi.
Wrought Iron
Isamu Noguchi 22N Akari Light Sculpture
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Highland, IN
Noguchi designed a series of lamps starting in the 1950s, this 22N Akari designed in 1968 is a beautiful example of his "light sculptures".
Bamboo, Paper
Akari Floor Lamp BB3-55DD by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki & Co, Japan, 1950s
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Antwerp, BE
This exceptionally rare Akari floor lamp by Isamu Noguchi features a graceful globe-shaped shade crafted from handmade washi paper, sourced from Gifu, Japan, renowned for its fine pa...
Cast Stone
Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture, model 32N
Located in New York, NY
Stamped ‘Sun and Moon’. The Akari Light Sculpture, Model 32N by Isamu Noguchi is part of the renowned Akari series, a collection of luminous objects that blend traditional craftsmans...
Bamboo
Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture, model 4N
Located in New York, NY
The Akari Light Sculpture, Model 4N by Isamu Noguchi is a celebrated example of the artist’s exploration of light, form, and traditional craftsmanship. Noguchi began designing the Ak...
Steel
$1,800 / item
Akari Model 1N Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Akari model 1A light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi.
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture Model 1P
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture. Model 1P. Early model, marked with iconic red sun and moon ideogram. Hand-made form by Ozeki Company, Gifu, Japan. Series started in 195...
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Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model No. 21N
Located in New York, NY
Isamu Noguchi’s Akari Light Sculpture, Model No. 21N is a remarkable fusion of art, design, and Japanese craftsmanship.
Steel
$1,800 / item
Akari Model 1A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This table lamp has a shade made from handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with the original Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp.
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Akari Model 7A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Akari model 7A light sculpture by Isamu Noguchii.
Metal
$2,500 / item
Akari Model 22N Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two lamps available. Akari light sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design.
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Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model UF2-31N
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture. Model UF2-31N. Hand-made form by Ozeki & Co. Ltd., Gifu, Japan. Noguchi’s Akari series started in 1951, model UF2-31N started in 1985. I Noguc...
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Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 23N
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture. Model 23N. Noguchi’s Akari series started in 1951, model 23N was designed in 1968. This is an early model, marked with iconic red sun and moon i...
Bamboo, Paper
Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture Model W2-20N
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture, model W2-20N. Hand-made form by Ozeki & Co. Ltd., Gifu, Japan. Early model with iconic red sun and moon ideogram. Noguchi’s Akari series was s...
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Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture model BB1-30D
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Portland, OR
The BB1-30D is truly a beautiful lamp for all kinds of environments. Japan. Designed by Isamu Noguchi.
Steel, Iron
Monumental Akari Light Sculpture Model UF4-31N by Isamu Noguchi
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Akari Light Sculpture Model UF4-31N by Isamu Noguchi.
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"AKARI" Light Sculpture Model 3X (Dead stock) by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
The light sculptures named "AKARI" were created in 1952 by Isamu Noguchi, inspired by Japan's traditional Gifu lantern craft.
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Early and Rare 30D Akari Pendant by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, 1950s
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Echt, NL
Early 30D Akari lamp in excellent condition. Designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1951 Produced by Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
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Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 3X with Original Packaging
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Dallas, TX
This vintage Akari Light Sculpture designed by Isamu Noguchi is an icon of 1950s modern design: a harmonious blend of Japanese handcraft and modernist form. Stamped ‘Sun and Moon’ ...
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Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculptures Model T1-V2 c. 1977
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture. Model T1-V2. Noguchi’s Akari series started in 1951, model T1-V2 was designed in 1977. These are early examples, marked with iconic red sun and ...
Bamboo, Paper
Unique Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture S2 With Pietra Serena Base
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture, model S2 with sculpted Pietra Serena base. Japan & Italy c. 1977. Hand-made washi paper shade by Ozeki & Co. Ltd., Gifu, Japan. Sculpte...
Limestone
Large Early J1 Akari Pendant by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, 1950s
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Echt, NL
Early Large J! Akari lamp in excellent condition. Designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1951 Produced by Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
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Early and Rare 40D Akari Pendant by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, 1950s
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Echt, NL
Early 40D Akari lamp in excellent condition. Designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1951 Produced by Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
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Early and Rare 45XL Akari Pendant by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, 1950s
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Echt, NL
Early 45XL Akari lamp in excellent condition. Designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1951 Produced by Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
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Large Early 31N Akari Pendant by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, 1950s
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Echt, NL
Early Large 31N Akari lamp in excellent condition. Designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1951 Produced by Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
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Large Early Model K Akari Pendant by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, 1950s
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Echt, NL
Early Large Model K Akari lamp in excellent condition. Designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1951 Produced by Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
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'Tekio Circular P8' Pendant Lamp in Japanese Washi Paper for Santa & Cole
By Santa & Cole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 'Tekio Circular' series is a highly technical pendant lamp carefully wrapped in handmade Japanese Washi paper, made famous from Noguchi's Akari lamps.
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'Tekio Oval P12' Pendant Lamp in Japanese Washi Paper for Santa & Cole
By Santa & Cole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 'Tekio Circular' series is a highly technical pendant lamp carefully wrapped in handmade Japanese Washi paper, made famous from Noguchi's Akari lamps.
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'Tekio Vertical P4' Pendant Lamp in Japanese Washi Paper for Santa & Cole
By Santa & Cole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 'Tekio Vertical' is a highly technical pendant lamp carefully wrapped in handmade Japanese Washi paper, made famous from Noguchi's Akari lamps.
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'Tekio Vertical P2' Pendant Lamp in Japanese Washi Paper for Santa & Cole
By Santa & Cole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 'Tekio Vertical' is a highly technical pendant lamp carefully wrapped in handmade Japanese Washi paper, made famous from Noguchi's Akari lamps.
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'Tekio Vertical P1' Pendant Lamp in Japanese Washi Paper for Santa & Cole
By Santa & Cole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 'Tekio Vertical' is a highly technical pendant lamp carefully wrapped in handmade Japanese Washi paper, made famous from Noguchi's Akari lamps.
Metal
'Tekio Vertical P3' Pendant Lamp in Japanese Washi Paper for Santa & Cole
By Santa & Cole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 'Tekio Vertical' is a highly technical pendant lamp carefully wrapped in handmade Japanese Washi paper, made famous from Noguchi's Akari lamps.
Metal
'Tekio Horizontal P4' Pendant Lamp in Japanese Washi Paper for Santa & Cole
By Santa & Cole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 'Tekio Horizontal' is a highly technical pendant lamp carefully wrapped in handmade Japanese Washi paper, made famous from Noguchi's Akari lamps.
Metal
'Tekio Horizontal P3' Pendant Lamp in Japanese Washi Paper for Santa & Cole
By Santa & Cole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 'Tekio Horizontal' is a highly technical pendant lamp carefully wrapped in handmade Japanese Washi paper, made famous from Noguchi's Akari lamps.
Metal
'Tekio Horizontal P1' Pendant Lamp in Japanese Washi Paper for Santa & Cole
By Santa & Cole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 'Tekio Horizontal P1' is a highly technical pendant lamp carefully wrapped in handmade Japanese Washi paper, made famous from Noguchi's Akari lamps.
Metal
'Tekio Horizontal P2' Pendant Lamp in Japanese Washi Paper for Santa & Cole
By Santa & Cole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 'Tekio Horizontal' is a highly technical pendant lamp carefully wrapped in handmade Japanese Washi paper, made famous from Noguchi's Akari lamps.
Metal
'Tekio Circular P4' Pendant Lamp in Japanese Washi Paper for Santa & Cole
By Santa & Cole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 'Tekio Circular P4' is a highly technical pendant lamp carefully wrapped in handmade Japanese Washi paper, made famous from Noguchi's Akari lamps.
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Akari Pendant Ceiling Paper Lamp 45X
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Malmö, SE
You a can use a standard lamp cord & fitting for this shade. Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design.
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Isamu Noguchi Akari Pendant Ceiling Paper Lamp 35N
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Malmö, SE
This is an exceptional lamp. Designed by Isamu Noguchi and made by Ozeki & Co in Gifu, Japan.
Steel
$608Sale Price / item|20% Off
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 45X Ceiling Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Centreville, VA
Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design.
Bamboo, Paper
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.
Bamboo, Paper
$536Sale Price / item|20% Off
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 50EN Ceiling Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Centreville, VA
Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design.
Bamboo, Paper
Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 45D Ceiling lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Centreville, VA
Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design.
Bamboo, Paper
Isamu Noguchi 31N Paper Akari Pendant Lamp, Bamboo & Washi, 1990
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pendant lamp model 31N designed by Isamu Noguchi. Manufactured by Ozeki & Company Ltd. (Japan.) Bamboo ribbing structure covered by washi paper manufactured according to the tr...
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Isamu Noguchi Akari Ceiling Lamp 50EN, Bamboo & Paper, Mid-Century
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pendant lamp model 50EN designed by Isamu Noguchi. Manufactured by Ozeki & Company Ltd. (Japan.) Bamboo ribbing structure covered by washi paper manufactured according to the tra...
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Isamu Noguchi Akari Ceiling Lamp Model 30A, Bamboo & Paper, Japan
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pendant lamp model 30A designed by Isamu Noguchi. Manufactured by Ozeki & Company Ltd. (Japan.) Bamboo ribbing structure covered by washi paper manufactured according to the tr...
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Akari 70N Light Sculpture, Ozeki & Co., Japan
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Dronten, NL
Akari 70N lamp designed by Isamu Noguchi, 1951. Manufactured by Ozeki & Co. in Japan.
Bamboo, Paper
Isamu Noguchi Akari 33N Light Sculpture, Ozeki & Co., Japan
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Dronten, NL
Akari 33N lamp designed by Isamu Noguchi, 1951. Manufactured by Ozeki & Co. in Japan.
Bamboo, Paper
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.
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
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The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.