NOGUCHI BB3 FLOOR LAMP, LANTERN SHADE

THIS IS AN ISAMU NOGUCHI BB3 FLOOR LAMP WITH A RARE LANTERN-SHAPED WASHI PAPER SHADE. DESIGNED IN THE 1950S, THIS EXAMPLE WAS MADE BY OSEKI & CO., JAPAN, CIRCA 1980–1990.

THE LAMP HAS A CAST ALUMINUM BASE AND A SLENDER BAMBOO STEM, TIPPED WITH A HAND-CRAFTED LANTERN SHADE. THE SHADE CARRIES THE PRINTED SIGNATURE AND RED SUN LOGO, MARKING ITS AUTHENTICITY.

EVERY DETAIL OF THIS LAMP SHOWS NOGUCHI’S FUSION OF SCULPTURE AND LIGHT, FROM THE ORGANIC BAMBOO STEM TO THE GENTLY GLOWING WASHI SHADE. THE LANTERN SHAPE IS RARE AND MAKES THIS PIECE PARTICULARLY DISTINCT.

MATERIALS

CAST ALUMINUM, BAMBOO AND PAPER

DIMENSIONS

HEIGHT 191 CM

LENGTH 35 CM 

WIDTH 35 CM

PRODUCED BY OSEKI & CO., JAPAN, CIRCA 1980–1990.

CONDITION

EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION WITH SIGNS OF WEAR COMMENSURATE FOR ITS AGE. THE PAPER LANTERN IS STILL PRISTINE.