{"product_id":"akari-24n-table-lamp","title":"Akari 24N Table Lamp","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1951 the Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi began to design the Akari Light Sculptures, a group of works handcrafted out of washi paper that eventually comprised over 100 luminaires – table, floor and ceiling lamps. He chose the name ‘Akari‘ for these objects, a word that means ‘light‘ in Japanese, connoting both illumination and physical lightness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach luminaire is meticulously crafted by hand in the Ozeki workshop, a traditional family-run company based in Gifu.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Akari Light Sculptures are marked with a stylised sun-and-moon logo, which also resembles the corresponding Japanese characters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e‘The harshness of electricity is thus transformed through the magic of paper back to the light of our origin – the sun – so that its warmth may continue to fill our rooms at night.‘ – Isamu Noguchi.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Anneliese Bate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59061025046853,"sku":"1085347","price":430.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1078\/6416\/2629\/files\/1085347_akari-24n-table-lamp_pdp.jpg?v=1788215311","url":"https:\/\/www.uprightmove.com\/products\/akari-24n-table-lamp","provider":"Anneliesebate","version":"1.0","type":"link"}