Isamu Noguchi air of Akari Pendant Light sculptures model V2
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Chicago, IL
Isamu Noguchi air of Akari Pendant Light sculptures model V2 Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
Metal
$1,200 / item
Akari Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern Italian pendant with a smoky ribbed glass shade casting subtle tones of radiant flashes of light, suspended from clear cable and chrome hardware / Made in Italy by Fabio Ltd D...
Metal
$1,200 / item
Akari Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern Italian pendant with an amber ribbed glass shade casting subtle tones of radiant flashes of light, suspended from clear cable and chrome hardware / Made in Italy by Fabio Ltd ...
Metal
$1,200 / item
Akari Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern Italian pendant with a clear ribbed glass shade casting subtle tones of radiant flashes of light, suspended from clear cable and chrome hardware / Made in Italy by Fabio Ltd D...
Metal
$1,200 / item
Akari Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern Italian pendant with a clear ribbed glass shade casting subtle tones of radiant flashes of light, suspended from clear cable and chrome hardware / Made in Italy by Fabio Ltd D...
Metal
$1,200 / item
Akari Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern Italian pendant with a smoky ribbed glass shade casting subtle tones of radiant flashes of light, suspended from clear cable and chrome hardware / Made in Italy by Fabio Ltd D...
Metal
$1,200 / item
Akari Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern Italian pendant with an amber ribbed glass shade casting subtle tones of radiant flashes of light, suspended from clear cable and chrome hardware / Made in Italy by Fabio Ltd ...
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Akari Pendant Ceiling Lamp 31N
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. Model 31N. The lampshade is created from handmade washi paper and bamboo ribbing, s...
Steel
Isamu Noguchi Akari Pendant Ceiling Paper Lamp 45X
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Malmö, SE
This is an exceptional lamp. Designed by Isamu Noguchi and made by Ozeki & Co in Gifu, Japan. Model 45X. The lampshade is created from handmade washi paper and bamboo ribbing. ...
Steel
Isamu Noguchi Akari Pendant Ceiling Paper Lamp 35N
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Malmö, SE
This is an exceptional lamp. Designed by Isamu Noguchi and made by Ozeki & Co in Gifu, Japan. Model 35N. The lampshade is created from handmade washi paper and bamboo ribbing, s...
Steel
Isamu Noguchi Akari Pendant, Ozeki & Co Ltd, Japan 1980s
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in London, GB
Isamu Noguchi (1904 – 1988) was an artist, furniture designer, ceramicist, theatre designer and landscape architect. In 1951, he began designing Akari Light Sculptures – 100 of them ...
Wire
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...
Metal
Large Early 31N Akari Pendant by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, 1950s
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Echt, NL
Model 31N is a large round shaped pendant in the Akari series, This example features the earliest manufacturer's mark, a red sun and half-moon insignia.
Metal
Large Early J1 Akari Pendant by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, 1950s
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Echt, NL
Model J1 is a large square shaped pendant in the Akari series, This example features the earliest manufacturer's mark, a red sun and half-moon insignia.
Metal
$4,831Sale Price / item|75% Off
Isamu Noguchi ‘Akari’ Pendant Mod, 45A for Steph Simon, France c1950
By Isamu Noguchi, Steph Simon
Located in London, GB
Isamu Noguchi (1904 – 1988) was an artist, furniture designer, ceramicist, theatre designer and landscape architect. In 1951, he began designing Akari Light Sculptures – 100 of them ...
Paper
Early and Rare 40D Akari Pendant by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, 1950s
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Echt, NL
Model 40D is a globe shaped pendant in the Akari series. This example features the earliest manufacturer's mark, a red sun and half-moon insignia.
Metal
Large Early Model K Akari Pendant by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, 1950s
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Echt, NL
Model K is a large diamond shaped pendant in the Akari series, This example features the earliest manufacturer's mark, a red sun and half-moon insignia.
Metal
Early and Rare 30D Akari Pendant by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, 1950s
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Echt, NL
Model 30D is a globe shaped pendant in the Akari series. This example features the earliest manufacturer's mark, a red sun and half-moon insignia.
Metal
Early and Rare 45XL Akari Pendant by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, 1950s
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Echt, NL
Model 45XL is a square shaped pendant in the Akari series. This example features the earliest manufacturer's mark, a red sun and half-moon insignia.
Metal
Pair of Isamu Noguchi ‘Akari’ Pendants Mod, 45A for Steph Simon, France c1950
By Isamu Noguchi, Steph Simon
Located in London, GB
Isamu Noguchi (1904 – 1988) was an artist, furniture designer, ceramicist, theatre designer and landscape architect. In 1951, he began designing Akari Light Sculptures – 100 of them ...
Paper
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
Monumental Akari Model 70F Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Glendale, CA
Monumental Akari model 70F light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. The shade is made from handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with original Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. Akari light...
Metal
$11,000
Isamu Noguchi, Akari, 35N
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
An Akari model “35N” by Isamu Noguchi. This sculptural light construction features an original finish with washi and bamboo accents, tied together with black metal. Originally han...
Metal
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
$4,800 / item
Vintage Isamu Noguchi 30P Box Lamps for Akari
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Dallas, TX
A matching pair of old stock, never used 30P box lamps by Isamu Noguchi for Akari. These were purchased in the 1980's and never used. Sold with original boxes.
Paper
$16,000 / item
Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture Model 33N
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture. Model 33N. Early model, marked with iconic red sun and moon ideogram. Hand-made form by Ozeki & Co. Ltd., Gifu, Japan. Noguchi’s Akari series ...
Bamboo, Paper
Isamu Noguchi, Akari Light Sculpture, model S2, Japan 1970s
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, model S2 suspension lamp with sun and moon ideogram together with the original paper bag stamped S2 Noguchi designed his series of Akari light s...
Metal
$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. Designed by Noguchi beginning in 1951 and handmade for a half century by the original manufacture...
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. Designed by Noguchi beginning in 1951 and handmade for a half century by the original manufacture...
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. Designed by Noguchi beginning in 1951 and handmade for a half century by the original manufacture...
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. Designed by Noguchi beginning in 1951 and handmade for a half century by the original manufacture...
Bamboo, Paper
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...
Metal
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
Early Rare Isamu Noguchi 30A Akari Light Sculpture, Ozeki 1951
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Mortsel, BE
Introducing the Akari Light Sculpture Model 30A by Isamu Noguchi, a rare gem from 1951 meticulously crafted in the renowned Ozeki factory. This piece stands as one of the earliest pr...
Metal
$10,576Sale Price|20% Off
Early Rare Isamu Noguchi Akari "L", Ozeki, 1951, 1st Edition
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Mortsel, BE
Introducing the iconic "Akari" Lamp model "L" designed by the legendary Isamu Noguchi. This particular lamp holds special significance as it is a first edition produced by the esteem...
Bamboo, Paper
Early Rare Akari Series Model D by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Mortsel, BE
Introducing the iconic Akari lamp model 'D' designed by the visionary artist Isamu Noguchi. Crafted as part of his renowned Akari Series, this suspension model boasts a mesmerizing b...
Metal
Rare Akari Series Model H by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki 1951, 1st edition
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Mortsel, BE
Introducing the iconic Akari lamp model 'H' designed by the visionary artist Isamu Noguchi. Crafted as part of his renowned Akari Series, this suspension model boasts a mesmerizing b...
Metal
Unavailable|$15,277
Isamu Noguchi : Akari Pendant Lamp, Model H
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in lyon, FR
Isamu Noguchi : Akari pendant lamp, model H circa 1970 Washi paper, bamboo sticks and metal.
Bamboo, Paper
Unavailable|$916
Akari Light Sculpture 30A Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Venezia, VENETO
This iconical Isamu Noguchi Akari Lamp Sculpture 30A is a small pendant lamp executed in handmade washi paper, bamboo ribs and a structure in black lacquered metal.
Metal
Unavailable|$6,000
Vintage Akari 24A Lamp Shade by Isamu Noguchi, 1950s-1960s
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Early Isamu Noguchi Akari 24A sculptural lamp (shade only). The shade is in well preserved condition with the original box included (No shade stretcher is included). Early sun, moon ...
Bamboo, Paper
Sold|$2,500
Isamu Noguchi Akari Pendant Lamp 37D, 1960s
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Vintage Akari pendant lamp designed by Isamu Noguchi. Made with washiest paper and thin strips of the bamboo.
Bamboo, Paper
Vintage "Akari" Pendant Lamp Model 20A, Isamu Noguchi, 1950s
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Vintage "Akari" pendant lamp model 20A designed by Isamu Noguchi.
Paper
Paper Akari Pendant by Isamu Noguchi, 1951
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Starting from 1951, the American-Japanese artist and designer Isamu Noguchi designed the Akari Light Sculptures. For these objects he chose the name "Akari", a Japanese word meaning ...
Paper
Isamu Noguchi Akari pendant Model N°30P, Gifu, Japan, 1990s
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in London, GB
Isamu Noguchi (1904 – 1988) was an artist, furniture designer, ceramicist, theatre designer and landscape architect. In 1951, he began designing Akari Light Sculptures – 100 of them ...
Paper
Sold|$9,500
Pendant by Isamu Noguchi for Akari
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pendant by Isamu Noguchi for Akari. Manufactured in Japan in 1955.
Brass, Iron
Vintage Akari Light Sculpture Model L3 by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Akari Light Sculpture model L3 designed by Isamu Noguchi. This is a vintage, used model from an estate. Manufacture date is unknown but estimated to have been purchased in the late 6...
Metal
Collection of Five Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi for Akari
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed by Noguchi and handmade for over a half century by the original manufacturer in Gifu, Japan, the paper lanterns are a blend of Japanese handcraft and modernist form. The lam...
Metal
Early and Rare Model 19A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi for Akari
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early and Rare Model 19A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi for Akari. Manufactured in Japan, 1951. Rice paper, bamboo, steel wire. Early sun/moon stamp. Model 19A , easily identified ...
Steel
samu Noguchi Akari 55A Pendant Lamp – Timeless Japanese Elegance
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Isamu Noguchi Akari 55A Pendant Lamp – Timeless Japanese Elegance (1980s) Embrace the timeless elegance of the Isamu Noguchi Akari 55A Pendant Lamp, a true design masterpiece that b...
Paper
Isamu Noguchi Akari 45D Pendant Lamp: Timeless Japanese Elegance
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Experience the timeless elegance of the Isamu Noguchi Akari 45D Pendant Lamp, a design masterpiece that transcends generations.
Paper
Sold|$3,500
ISAMU NOGUCHI AKARI LAMPS
Located in New York, NY
Isamu Noguchi (AMERICAN, 1904-1988) designed the Akari ceiling lamps (3) in the 1950s. All three pieces are signed.
(Literature: The following text is excerpted from I...
Ceiling Lamp Akari Designed by Isamu Noguchi for Akari, Japan, 1950s
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ceiling lamp Akari designed by Isamu Noguchi for Akari, Japan, 1950s. Mulberry bark paper. Measures L 105 cm/ 41 1/2''.
Paper
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
Sold|$1,350
Akari N31 by Isamu Noguchi, Japan
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Akari N31 pendant lamp by Isamu Noguchi, ribbing structure covered by washi paper manufactured according to the Japanese traditional procedures.
Mid Century "120A" Washi Paper Akari Ceiling Lamp Pendant by Isamu Noguchi 1960s
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Stockholm, SE
A very rare and large round "120A" mid century paper ceiling lamp sculpture in washi paper and bamboo by Isamu Noguchi produced and branded with the iconic red "Sun on The Moon" logo...
Metal
Sold|$1,650
Isamu Noguchi Akari 33N Light Sculpture
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. This fixture has one socke...
Bamboo, Paper
Sold|$5,000
No.20a Akari by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Isamu Noguchi's lighting, AKARI series No. 20 A vintage. It seems to have remained in the dead stock, there is no big tear or scratch. At that time, it was something that was sold ...
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.
Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.
While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.
The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina, with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier. (Note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too.)
Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged.
Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes.
Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.
For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.
The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room.
With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs — shop a collection today that includes antique Art Deco chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers and more.