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"Akari" Floor Lamp

Designed 1975
Designed by Isamu Noguchi (American, 1904–1988) Made by George Kovacs Lighting, Inc., New York (1954–present)
The sculptor Isamu Noguchi designed this lamp, one of a series inspired by traditional Japanese lanterns. He named the lamps akari, which means "the light of illumination" and "the essence of lightness."

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