Production of the Akari Light Sculptures, Isamu Noguchi, 1951

[@BIUMfurnitureacademy]

"The other day, I went to the Noguchi Museum in Takamatsu, and it was very impressive." It was a good opportunity to get a glimpse of his spirit.

[@laurelavie5586]

You bet I’m going to try and make my own

[@mr2981]

Beautiful. When you consider how much goes into making them, they are worth every penny.

[@iliapetrovic3582]

So beautiful at every stage of the making process.

[@lordlandbeast]

Wow, that takes so much work! Beautiful 😱

[@leobrent7926]

I really wanted to see how they take the form out.

[@jordansferie8103]

Very satifsying video you have made here, I enjoyed it very much. Best regards - Magnus from Denmark

[@Edna-animation]

Kind of behind the scene we love

[@Luv4AIandScience]

So beautiful! 😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Largepapa2]

The most interesting part was missed. Wanted to see how he gets the form out.

[@albertovernillo8048]

straordinario

[@albertovernillo8048]

and then????

[@pointthree3]

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[@madaxe]

The same way it was put together, but each piece gets slid out through the hole in the lantern.

[@annalisazimmermann4019]

same... came here for that cuz i'm trying to design a form that i'll preferably be able to get out once it's finished XD

[@CherylDavison-j8k]

Amazing artist. Thank you for sharing this with me. I watch every video i find of these lanterns being made. I do have a question, though. Is the cord done in a continuous wrap, or are the different sizes cut as you go?

[@Shaun.is.typing]

Good idea 💡

[@christopherbrown9206]

Beautiful

[@YoursTrulyMew]

🤯 amazing work🤩

[@A.Netizen.Since.2010]

..Is that tissue paper they were gluing on the frames & what kind of glue they use to make these great lanterns? 🤔

[@chompers11]

What kind of paper is it it?

[@annalisazimmermann4019]

i think it's washi paper and methyl cellulose... from what i've heard... (doesn't mean it's the only way tho)

[@aiandtechexpert]

@@annalisazimmermann4019hi, do they also spray it with water after gluing? I saw another vitra video where they do it. Do you know how thick the paper is? Thank you

[@annalisazimmermann4019]

@@aiandtechexpert idk tbh... tho i don't think that spraying water on it after gluing is gonna do any good... i think it could rip... (do you know which video that was? sounds interesting!) the paper is really thin but still kinda sturdy (you can go into some kind of japan store where they have similar lamps and just touch the stuff... i doubt the paper in modern lamps is much different than in traditional ones...) as a diy idea: i've been saving the paper our local bakery wraps their bread in, to try and make a lamp out of them... we'll see how that goes ^^

[@StarBelarus]

What is the paper? Should it be wet in something?

[@voiceprint101]

any videos on how to repair this type of shade or proper paper type?

[@chompers11]

Did you ever find out what kind of paper it is

[@mia____]

shoji paper

[@mia____]

@@chompers11shoji paper

[@grecow3484]

I wonder if the ones at Ikea are made the same way.....🙂

[@chompers11]

What kind of paper is he using

[@Yapostadodat]

Hypnotic; a device like a prism it reassembles energy back into a light we are drawn to.

[@lolaland_arch147]

w o n d e r f u l 🌸

[@maynorroque8791]

Que tipo de papel y que tipo de pegamento es?

[@mynameisyasmeen]

Wow

[@lensadereje1539]

Woww

[@gvkl09palakkad]

Why?

[@zangasperic11]

And then Ikea yoinks the design and makes the lamps 7eur.. Of course the quality and love is nowhere near this level but still it is just so wrong.

[@misterhope5241]

That still doesn’t explain why they’re so unbelievably expensive

[@tomaszmaterna5071]

Hours spend on the project, countless prototypes, investment behind the production, marketing, brand positioning, 6 working hours of a trained professional. Maybe that will explain the price tag? If you can’t afford or won’t pay for that I can recommend IKEA, they are great at mass production and budget friendly products. Everyone is so smart until they realize that things cost money and designer brands still have to make some profit from low scale production…

[@quentillatrawick7907]

Stop making my name into products