Can anyone really claim to be the 'original' for paper lanterns, though - they've been being made since the 17th C. I'm not sure an unbranded one being sold cheap owes anything to Noguchi - it's not like a knock off Eames chair or something where the 'original' is responsible for design.
Can anyone really claim to be the 'original' for paper lanterns, though - they've been being made since the 17th C. I'm not sure an unbranded one being sold cheap owes anything to Noguchi - it's not like a knock off Eames chair or something where the 'original' is responsible for design.