There's a kind of light that doesn't just brighten a room — it changes the feeling of being in it. The Akari A Series Pendant Lamp is that kind. Its cotton paper shade catches light the way Japanese shoji screens do: absorbing it, softening it, and releasing it as something gentle and diffused. The room doesn't feel lit. It feels settled.
The form is Noguchi-adjacent — round, unhurried, and perfectly at ease above a dining table, a reading chair, or a bed. It's the kind of lamp designers put in rooms they want to feel like something, not just look like something.
Why Paper? Cotton paper has been used in Japanese lantern-making for centuries — not because it was the only option, but because nothing else does what it does. It scatters light in all directions simultaneously, eliminating harsh shadows and hot spots. The result is ambient illumination that feels less like a fixture and more like the room is simply glowing. Every bulb technology changes; this material principle has not needed to.
What Akari Brings
🌕Soft, All-Direction Glow Cotton paper doesn't direct light — it releases it. The entire shade becomes the light source, wrapping the room in an even, shadow-free warmth.
⭕Sculptural Simplicity The sphere form is resolved — nothing added, nothing removed. It works in a minimalist, Japandi, mid-century, or organic modern interior without trying.
🔆Dimmer Compatible Pair with a dimmer switch to move between full ambient brightness and the softest possible pre-sleep glow — the same shade, every level.
📐10 Sizes + Combos From a 40 cm bedside whisper to a 120 cm living room statement — and double-shade combos for layered, asymmetric arrangements.
Works In
🛏 Above the Bed🍽 Dining Table📚 Reading Nook🛋 Living Room🪞 Entryway🧘 Meditation / Studio🍳 Kitchen Island
Product Size
Single
SingleDia 40 × H 36 cm∅ 15.7″ × H 14.1″
SingleDia 50 × H 44 cm∅ 19.6″ × H 17.3″
SingleDia 55 × H 52 cm∅ 21.7″ × H 20.4″
★ Most PopularSingleDia 60 × H 56 cm∅ 23.6″ × H 22″
SingleDia 70 × H 66 cm∅ 27.5″ × H 25.9″
SingleDia 75 × H 71 cm∅ 29.5″ × H 27.8″
SingleDia 80 × H 76 cm∅ 31.4″ × H 29.9″
SingleDia 90 × H 86 cm∅ 35.4″ × H 33.8″
SingleDia 100 × H 98 cm∅ 39.3″ × H 38.5″
SingleDia 120 × H 118 cm∅ 47.2″ × H 46.4″
Combo — two shades, one drop
ComboDia 30 + 45 cm∅ 11.8″ + ∅ 17.7″
ComboDia 45 + 55 cm∅ 17.7″ + ∅ 21.7″
ComboDia 55 + 75 cm∅ 21.7″ + ∅ 29.5″
Details
Shade: Cotton paper in White finish
Materials: Cotton Paper & Steel Wire
Wiring: Hardwired
Socket: E26 or E27 — one per shade
Bulb: 5W LED or 40W incandescent equivalent — included (one per shade; combos include one bulb per shade)
Voltage: AC 110–240V
Dimmer compatible (switch not included)
Wire: 59 in / 150 cm — adjustable to desired height
IP Rating: IP20 — indoor use only
Sloped ceiling compatible — up to 30°
Certified: North America · Australia · Europe · Middle East