Akari D Series Pendant Lamp

Name: Akari D Series Pendant Lamp
Brand: Marriton
SKU: DCP-1619-2
Price: 180.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

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The Akari D Series Pendant Lamp produces a quality of light that most fixtures never attempt. The Japanese Washi paper — translucent, fibrous, quietly irregular — diffuses the bulb inside into something that feels less like electricity and more like natural light arriving from no specific direction. The room softens. The ceiling recedes. Whatever is below the lamp becomes the only thing in the space.

An icon of mid-century Japanese modernism, renewed in five sizes for rooms that deserve something this considered.

Why Washi Paper — and What It Does to Light Washi is a handmade Japanese paper produced from long plant fibers — mulberry, bamboo, or hemp — that give it a natural translucency and a subtle texture visible when the lamp is lit. Unlike synthetic diffusers, Washi doesn't produce a uniform flat glow: the fiber distribution creates micro-variations across the surface that shift slightly as you move around the lamp. The result is a light that feels alive in a way that plastic and acrylic shades don't approach.

What Akari D Does

🌕 Washi Paper Diffusion The paper's natural fiber structure distributes the bulb's output across its entire surface without any visible source — a soft, even glow that feels proportionally larger than the lamp's physical size suggests.

🌾 Iron Wire Armature The underlying structure is iron wire — a framework that holds the paper in shape without adding visual weight. From below, the lamp reads as almost entirely paper: light, organic, and impossibly resolved.

🔆 Dimmer Compatible At full brightness, the Washi glows with a clean warmth that fills a room. Dimmed low, it becomes something closer to a lantern — intimate, quiet, present. Pair with a dimmer switch (sold separately) for the complete range.

📐 Five Sizes From 45 cm to 120 cm across — the same form, the same quality of light, scaled to the room that needs it. A single lamp over a small reading corner or a 120 cm sphere anchoring an open-plan living space: both work.

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🛏 Bedroom 🍽 Dining Room 🛋 Living Room 📚 Reading Corner 🏠 Open-Plan Space 🧘 Meditation Room 🖥 Studio

Choose Your Size

45 cm Bedside, reading corner

Dia × H 45 × 41 cm

Inches 17.7″ × 16.1″

55 cm Small dining, bedroom

Dia × H 55 × 51 cm

Inches 21.7″ × 20.1″

★ Most Popular 75 cm Dining room, living room

Dia × H 75 × 71 cm

Inches 29.5″ × 28.0″

100 cm Statement dining, open-plan

Dia × H 100 × 96 cm

Inches 39.4″ × 37.8″

120 cm Large space, architectural

Dia × H 120 × 118 cm

Inches 47.2″ × 46.5″

Details

Shade: Japanese Washi Paper
Frame: Iron Wire
Materials: Iron Wire & Washi Paper
Wiring: Hardwired
Socket: E26 or E27
Bulb: 5W LED or 40W incandescent equivalent
Voltage: AC 110–240V
Wire: 59 in / 150 cm — adjustable to desired height
Dimmer compatible (switch not included)
Sloped ceiling compatible — up to 30°
Certified: North America · Australia · Europe · Middle East

🌎 North America 🌏 Australia 🌍 Europe 🌍 Middle East

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Size - Dia 45cm x H 41cm / ∅ 17.7″ x H 16.1″

Dia 45cm x H 41cm / ∅ 17.7″ x H 16.1″ Dia 55cm x H 51cm / ∅ 21.6″ x H 20″ Dia 75cm x H 71cm / ∅ 29.5″ x H 27.9″ Dia 100cm x H 96cm / ∅ 39.3″ x H 37.7″ Dia 120cm x H 118cm / ∅ 47.2″ x H 46.5″ Dia 55cm + Dia 75cm / ∅ 21.6″ + H 29.5″ Dia 75cm + 100cm / ∅ 29.5″ + ∅ 39.3″ ∅ 17.7″ + ∅ 21.6″ + ∅ 29.5″ ∅ 17.7″ + ∅ 21.6″ + ∅ 29.5″ + ∅ 29.5″