Akari lamp: 7 alternatives from $9.99 to $160
As of October 11, 2026, 7 paper lamps come close to the Akari lamps, from $9.99 to $160. Closest to the style: STRANDAD floor lamp (IKEA, $19.99). Cheapest: STRANDAD table lamp (IKEA, $9.99). A handmade Akari table lamp costs $195 at The Noguchi Museum Shop.
Updated By the Spaace It team
Alternatives
7
at 4 retailers
From
$9.99
STRANDAD table lamp, IKEA
Median price
$130
of the 7 alternatives
The original
$195
Akari 1A table lamp, Ozeki
7 alternatives to the Akari lamp
These are paper lamps that retailers sell under their own names and that pick up part of the style. First come the alternatives that pick up the most traits; on a tie, the cheapest goes first.
−90%4 of 4IKEA
STRANDAD floor lamptall rice paper column on a wire stand · rice paper, metal
$19.99
$175 less
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−59%4 of 4Staples
Adesso Lanai Table Lamptwo stacked paper shades on a black tripod · 8"W x 8"D x 26.75"H · paper shade, black metal
$80
$115 less
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−95%3 of 4IKEA
STRANDAD table lamprice paper shade on a black wire stand · 11" high · rice paper, metal
$9.99
$185 less
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−33%3 of 4Staples
Adesso Keanu Floor Lamphanging paper lantern, antique brass pole, wood base · 10"W x 16"D x 64.5"H · paper shade, metal, wood base
$130
$65 less
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−24%3 of 4The Container Store
Asano Paper Moon Table Lamp No. 1egg shape, handcrafted in Japan, design Shigeru Uchida · 7-1/2" x 7-1/2" x 9-1/2" H · Japanese paper
$149
$46 less
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−23%3 of 4World Market
Debony Stacked Paper Lantern Column Floor Lampfive stacked paper lanterns, 3 bulbs, tripod base · 8"W x 12"D x 60"H · paper, black metal
$149.99
$45 less
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−18%3 of 4The Container Store
Asano Paper Moon Table Lamp No. 5sphere, handcrafted in Japan, design Shigeru Uchida · 12" x 12" x 11-1/4" H · Japanese paper
$160
$35 less
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BuyTry it in your roomThe original
Isamu Noguchi designed the first Akari in 1951: washi paper stretched over thin bamboo ribs, carried on a metal-wire stand. The Ozeki workshop, in Gifu, still makes them by hand, in dozens of shapes.
- Design
- Isamu Noguchi, 1951
- Maker
- Ozeki
- Price new
- $195 for Akari 1A table lamp (washi paper and bamboo ribbing, wire legs, H 17" (43 cm)), price read on October 11, 2026 at The Noguchi Museum Shop.
- Where to buy it new
- The Noguchi Museum Shop
What makes the style of the Akari lamp
- Paper shade
- Thin white paper that lights up all over.
- Visible ribs
- Thin ribs draw even lines under the paper.
- Sculptural shape
- A globe, a column or a freeform shape: the lamp is an object, even when it's off.
- Wire stand
- Metal-wire legs so thin the shade seems to float.
- What takes a piece away from it
- Opaque papier-mâché, woven rope or a fabric shade: the light no longer comes through the same way.
Where these prices stand
The Akari costs 1.5 times the median price of its alternatives. 2 of the 7 alternatives come in under the category's median price.
Median price in the United States, table lamp See the record
$58
Median price of the 7 alternatives
$130
Akari 1A table lamp, Ozeki
$195
Median price recorded on October 8, 2026 across 80 listings. This median price is for table lamps. Some alternatives are floor lamps: their format is in the table.
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See it in your roomFrequently asked questions
- Is there a dupe of the Akari lamp?
- Ozeki alone makes the Akari. Retailers sell, under their own names, paper lamps in the same style: this page lists 7, from $9.99 to $160, prices read on October 11, 2026.
- What's the difference between the Akari and these alternatives?
- An Akari is made of washi paper, from mulberry bark, glued by hand onto bamboo. The alternatives are in rice paper or ordinary paper, on a metal or bamboo frame. Compare the dimensions: the shapes range from a bedside lamp to a floor lamp.
- Why does the Akari cost $195?
- That's the price read at The Noguchi Museum Shop on October 11, 2026 for Akari 1A table lamp. Each lamp is made by hand in Gifu, in washi paper and bamboo. Large models cost much more, and retailers sometimes offer a discount.
- Are these alternatives counterfeits?
- Retailers sell the products on this page under their own names, with their own designs. We list no seller offering a piece under the model's name or as a reproduction of the original. The official addresses of the original are at the top of the page.
More pages
Furniture prices: table lampThe median price, the quartiles and the same piece in twelve countries.