Akari UF4-L8 - Floor Lantern art Handle - wild mountain cherry

Handle - wild mountain cherry blossom tree that can only be found in Gifu region

traditionally handcrafted in Ishikawa

(c) Essence will gently diffuse itself in the air

elegant and refined - a work of art

Akari UF4-L8 - Floor Lantern art Handle - wild mountain cherryPre order item Traditional Japanese paper lantern designed by Isamu Noguchi. 'Akari' means 'Light' in Japanese, and alludes to both physical lightness and illumination. Isamu Noguchi has had a life time of experimentation and a successful, multi disciplinary art practice. He designed the first Akari lamp in 1951, after learning about traditional paper lanterns in Gifu, Japan. In his quest for creating a sculpture of light that was was experienced like