In Japan, paper lamps and lanterns have a very long history. They exist in an almost endless variety of different aesthetics.
In the 1950s, the American-Japanese artist and versatile designer Isamu Noguchi dealt with this topic and designed the Akari Light Sculptures as a result. A total of more than 100 models handmade from the highest quality shoji paper, as table, floor or ceiling lamps. As a name he chose the word 'akari', the Japanese expression for 'brightness' and 'light', which also includes lightness. For him, the paper transforms the cool electricity back into warm sunlight.
He's right, I think, and I switch on my new spherical light source, hanging so light as air from the ceiling.
An iconic object and a really beautiful light at the same time.
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