Akari UF4-L8 Washi Paper Floor Lamp Japanese Design Lift the seat panel and

Lift the seat panel and the chair unfolds along the three-disc hinge in a single motion

It is the Akari to choose when you want the lamp to be the room's sculpture

With normal indoor use it lasts for years

If you want a lantern that anchors a room from the floor

Assembly takes about five minutes with no tools — unfold the shade along its ribs

Akari UF4-L8 Washi Paper Floor Lamp Japanese Design Lift the seat panel andDesigned in the spirit of Isamu Noguchi's Akari light sculptures, the UF4 L8 is the most sculptural floor lamp in the family a faceted washi paper totem that rises over six feet, its diamond panels folding in and out like origami as the column climbs from four slender black steel legs. Lit, it reads less like a lamp than a standing column of warm geometry. At a Glance Designer: after Isamu Noguchi's Akari light sculpture series, begun in 1951 Form: a