Isamu Noguchi Akari 10A Floor Lamp with Stamped Signature
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Glendale, CA
Highly collectible, Akari light sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are now considered icons of 1950s modern design.
Metal
$4,855Sale Price / item|75% Off
Isamu Noguchi ‘Akari’ Pendant Mod, 45A for Steph Simon, France c1950
By Steph Simon, Isamu Noguchi
Located in London, GB
Akari means ‘light’ in Japanese, suggesting luminous and weightless.
Paper
Pair of Isamu Noguchi ‘Akari’ Pendants Mod, 45A for Steph Simon, France c1950
By Isamu Noguchi, Steph Simon
Located in London, GB
Akari means ‘light’ in Japanese, suggesting luminous and weightless.
Paper
1980s Akari Floor Lamp by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Noguchi conceived the Akari series as “light sculptures,” blending Japanese craft tradition with modernist abstraction.
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Akari 10A Floor Lamp with Stamped Signature- Showroom Display
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Glendale, CA
The shade is made from handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. Highly collectible, Akari light sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are now considered ic...
Metal
Early Akari floor lamp 10a designed by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki Ltd.
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
The shade is marked with a red sun and crescent moon, which clearly identifies this lamp as an early vintage AKARI light. The plug has been modified to Swiss standard.
Steel
Vintage Akari 4N Light Sculpture Lamp by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Vintage Akari 4N light sculpture lamp by Isamu Noguchi. Late 20th century "Gemini" model.
Metal
Isamu Noguchi (1904 - 1988) Occasional Table, Model 87
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Known for his sculpture and public artworks, Noguchi also designed stage sets for various Martha Graham productions, Akari light sculptures, and furniture pieces, many of which are s...
Steel
Isamu Noguchi Akari Table Lamp 22N
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Malmö, SE
Power switch on the cord. Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design.
Steel
Isamu Noguchi Akari Table Lamp 1X
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Malmö, SE
European electrical plug (but we can change it for an American if you'd like). Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design.
Steel
Isamu Noguchi Akari Floor Lamp 23N
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Malmö, SE
Power switch on the cord. Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design.
Steel
Isamu Noguchi Akari Table Lamp 9A
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Malmö, SE
European electrical plug (but we can change it for an American if you'd like). Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design.
Steel
Isamu Noguchi Akari Floor Lamp 10A
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Malmö, SE
European electrical plug (but we can change it for an American if you'd like). Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design.
Steel
Isamu Noguchi Akari Pendant Ceiling Lamp 31N
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Malmö, SE
Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design.
Steel
Isamu Noguchi Akari Floor Lamp ST2-35N
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Malmö, SE
Power switch on the cord. Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design.
Steel
Isamu Noguchi Akari Floor Lamp ST2-31N
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Malmö, SE
Power switch on the cord. Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design.
Steel
Isamu Noguchi Akari Floor Lamp ST2-35N
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Malmö, SE
Power switch on the cord. Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design.
Steel
Isamu Noguchi Akari Table Lamp UF1-XN
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Malmö, SE
European electrical plug (but we can change it for an American if you'd like). Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design.
Steel
Isamu Noguchi Akari Pendant Ceiling Paper Lamp 35N
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Malmö, SE
Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design.
Steel
Isamu Noguchi Akari Pendant Ceiling Paper Lamp 36N
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Malmö, SE
Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design.
Steel
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.
Steel
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.
Bamboo, Paper
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. Bambu structure covered by washi paper. Wired for U.S. standards. New cord and black ena...
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. Bambu structure covered by washi paper. Wired for U.S. standards. Recent version in imma...
Bamboo, Paper
Large Early 31N Akari Pendant by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, 1950s
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Echt, NL
He called these works Akari, a term meaning light as illumination, but also implying the idea of weightlessness.
Metal
Large Early J1 Akari Pendant by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, 1950s
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Echt, NL
He called these works Akari, a term meaning light as illumination, but also implying the idea of weightlessness.
Metal
Early and Rare 40D Akari Pendant by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, 1950s
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Echt, NL
He called these works Akari, a term meaning light as illumination, but also implying the idea of weightlessness.
Metal
Large Early Model K Akari Pendant by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, 1950s
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Echt, NL
He called these works Akari, a term meaning light as illumination, but also implying the idea of weightlessness.
Metal
Early and Rare 30D Akari Pendant by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, 1950s
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Echt, NL
He called these works Akari, a term meaning light as illumination, but also implying the idea of weightlessness.
Metal
Early and Rare 45XL Akari Pendant by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, 1950s
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Echt, NL
He called these works Akari, a term meaning light as illumination, but also implying the IDEA of weightlessness.
Metal
Rare Early 10D Akari Floor Lamp by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, 1950s
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Echt, NL
He called these works Akari, a term meaning light as illumination, but also implying the IDEA of weightlessness.
Metal
Floor Lamp Mod. BBX3-70XN from the Akari Series by Isamu Noguchi
Located in New York, NY
The paper shade is marked with a red sun and crescent moon, along with the facsimile signature of I. Noguchi. The Akari (Japanese for “light”) series has been designed by Isamu Nogu...
Wrought Iron
Bamboo Pendant Light by Shosaku Kondo for Yamagiwa, Japan
By Yamagiwa
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Designed byJapanese craftsman Shosaku Kondo for Yamagiwa, the “Take no Akari” pendant light embodies the fusion of traditional bamboo weaving and modernist design principles.
Bamboo
Unavailable|$923
Akari Light Sculpture 30A Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Venezia, VENETO
Akari light sculptures are considered icons of 1950s modern design.
Metal
Unavailable|$1,800
Akari Isamu Noguchi Light Sculpture
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Nashville, TN
Vintage dead stock Isamu Noguchi light sculpture/ floor lamp. This example is signed and features a beautiful hand painted landscape. Comes with original box and with all original pa...
Iron
Unavailable|$15,979 / set
1950s White Sculptural Matching Pair of Table Lamps 'Azaki' by Isamu Noguchi 'B'
By Isamu Noguchi, Buckminster Fuller, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Sculptural light, Table Lamps, Akari, Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, USA, 1952.
Iron
Noguchi Akari light sculpture/ floor lamp
Located in Highland, IN
For years Noguchi explored a wide variety of shapes and forms with his Akari light sculptures. They combine traditional Japanese materials and craftsmanship with modernist design.
Paper, Bamboo
Sold|$2,800
Rare Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signature stamped Akari light sculpture with box Paper shade; orange, brown and natural Limited (discontinued) series sold only in Japan Model No.
Sold|$4,800
Akari Light Sculpture Lamp by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in San Diego, CA
Akari light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. Iron base.
Paper
Vintage Akari Light Sculpture Model L3 by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Akari Light Sculpture model L3 designed by Isamu Noguchi.
Metal
Isamu Noguchi "Akari Light Sculpture" 1AY Lamp, 1960s
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
"Akari Light Sculpture" model 1AY designed by Isamu Noguchi.
Metal
Sold|$20,000 / item
Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 21N
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
SOLD SEPERATELY. Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture. Model 21N. Noguchi’s Akari series was started in 1951, model 21N was designed in 1968.
Bamboo, Paper
Early Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture, Model K.
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture. Model K. Early model, marked with iconic red sun and moon ideogram.
Bamboo, Paper
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model BB3/95EN
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model BB3/95EN. Original, early BB3 stand with original brass socket and single arm harp.
Metal
Pair of monumental Akari Light Sculpture Model UF4-31N by Isamu Noguchi
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of monumental Akari Light Sculpture Model UF4-31N by Isamu Noguchi.
Metal
Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture Model 2A Ukai Table Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture. Model 2A UKAI. Early model, marked with iconic red sun and moon ideogram.
Iron
Isamu Noguchi Pair Model 14A Akari Light Sculpture in Washi Paper for Ozeki
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi, Vitra
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wonderful Pair Akari light sculptures (Model 14A) by Isamu Noguchi handcrafted from traditional washi paper and bamboo.
Metal
Early Vintage Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture 45D Paper Hanging Pendant Lamp
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Troy, MI
Early and rare unused model 45D Akari light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi Manufactured in Gifu Japan by Ozeki circa 1950s Handmade shade of washi paper over bamboo ribbing with sun an...
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 22N Table 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 55A Ceiling Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Centreville, VA
Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design.
Bamboo, Paper
Sold|$1,500 / item
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 70EN 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 10A Floor Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Centreville, VA
Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design.
Bamboo, Paper
Unique Isamu Noguchi #32N Akari Light Sculpture, ink signed: Noguchi 5/5 '68
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Chicago, IL
A very rare Isamu Noguchi #32N Akari Light Sculpture in it's original box. Very rare as it has been signed, dated '68 and numbered 5/5 by Noguchi in red ink.
Wire
Isamu Noguchi Model 24N Akari Light Sculpture Handcrafted by Ozeki, Japan
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi, Vitra
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iconic Akari light sculpture known as Model 24N designed by Isamu Noguchi and handcrafted from traditional washi paper.
Bamboo, Paper
Isamu Noguchi Model 7A Akari Light Sculpture Handcrafted by Ozeki, Japan
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi, Vitra
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iconic Akari light sculpture known as Model 7A designed by Isamu Noguchi and handcrafted from traditional washi paper and bamboo.
Bamboo, Paper
Isamu Noguchi, Akari Light Sculpture / Floor Lamp, model BB3-55DD
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Isamu Noguchi designed his series of Akari light sculptures in the 1950s. Using mulberry wood paper (mino) produced in Gifu, Japan by the Ozeki company, he created a range of floor ...
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Model 10A Akari Light Sculpture hand crafted by Ozeki, Japan
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iconic Akari light sculpture known as Model 10A designed by Isamu Noguchi and handcrafted from traditional washi paper and bamboo.
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.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
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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.