Vitra Akari 33N Suspension Light Morgen Gottler detailed with a central divide

detailed with a central divide and angled edges

a sculpture by Gaston Lachaise

Slit Table is a unique table inspired by paper origami and translated into metal

allowing it to integrate seamlessly into a variety of interior settings

Vitra Akari 33N Suspension Light Morgen Gottler detailed with a central divideIn 1951, American Japanese artist and designer Isamu Noguchi started to design the Akari Light Sculptures. A total of over 100 hand made Shoji paper models for table lights, standard lamps or ceiling luminaries were created. For the name of this lighting series he chose the word "akari", the Japanese terms for brightness and light, and also lightness. "The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji. The harshness