{"product_id":"vitra-isamu-noguchi-akari-70en","title":"Akari 70EN","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAkari 70EN Pendant \u003c\/strong\u003eby \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/twentytwentyone.mom\/designer\/isamu-noguchi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eIsamu Noguchi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003efor\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"http:\/\/twentytwentyone.mom\/manufacturer\/vitra\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVitra\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eIsamu Noguchi, a Japanese-American artist and designer, started designing the Akari Light Sculptures in 1951. He created over 100 models and named the series \"Akari\", which means brightness, lightness, and light in Japanese. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Akari lamps are made using a meticulous process that involves stretching bamboo rods over Noguchi's original wooden moulds. Strips of Washi paper are then cut to match the lamp's size and shape and meticulously attached to the bamboo ribbing. Once the glue sets, the wooden form is removed, making it easy to fold the shade.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll the light fixtures are produced in the Ozeki workshop in Gifu, the very town which inspired Noguchi to create the Akari.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHerman Miller has the sole license for the Isamu Noguchi collection in the U.S. and the Far East. Therefore the export of these products from the UK to the U.S. is not possible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplore our entire range of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.twentytwentyone.mom\/collections\/vitra-isamu-noguchi-akari\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVitra Akari lights\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vitra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595143823661,"sku":"VIT-20151901","price":569.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0032\/4966\/8207\/files\/vitra-isamu-noguchi-akari-70en.jpg?v=1776848082","url":"https:\/\/www.twentytwentyone.mom\/products\/vitra-isamu-noguchi-akari-70en","provider":"twentytwentyone","version":"1.0","type":"link"}