Floor Lamp
Floor lamp Mod. UF4-31N
Cast aluminium base and stem and washi paper and bamboo shade
Electrically checked
Early edition from the 1970's, signed in the lower part on the paper shade in red "Sun and Moon" ideogram
DESIGNER Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988)
MANUFACTURER Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
COUNTRY Japan
DATE 1951
DIMENSIONS H. 190 x D. 32 /cm
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi, Noguchi, Five Tiles, pg. 93 (illustration)
SPECIAL NOTE
Isamu Noguchi was an American artist and landscape architect whose artistic career spanned six decades. He was also one of the twentieth century’s most important and critically acclaimed sculptors. Through a lifetime of experimentation, he created sculptures, gardens, furniture and lighting designs, ceramics, architecture, and set designs. His work, at once subtle and bold, traditional and modern, set a new standard for the reintegration of the arts.
Noguchi traveled extensively throughout his life and maintained studios both in Japan and New York. He incorporated a wide range of materials into his work, including stainless steel, marble, cast iron, balsa wood, bronze, sheet aluminum, basalt, granite, and water.
The Akari light series, created by Isamu Noguchi in 1951, blends design with Japanese craft. Inspired by Gifu’s paper lanterns, these sculptures—named for the Japanese word meaning both “light” and “weightless”—combine bamboo and mulberry paper. Over 100 models were created ranging in size from 24 to 290 cm.
