Vitra Akari 1AG Philippe Starck Designed by Alvar Aalto

Designed by Alvar Aalto

The supporting frame arcs underneath the elliptical tabletop similar to a bridge formation allowing the legs to face outwards creating more comfortable

The Kaari collection by renowned designers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec is the first collaboration between the brothers and the Finnish brand Artek

Production was stopped in the 1970's and it was Wegner's daughter Marianne Wegner who suggested it be reintroduced 20 years later

The Eames Fiberglass Chair is instantly recognisable (and widely copied) today proving their popularity

Vitra Akari 1AG Philippe Starck Designed by Alvar AaltoIn 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