Isamu Noguchi
United States and Japan · 1904 to 1988
Sculpture that happens to hold a glass top or a paper shade.
I have not tested every piece myself unless I say so. Prices move. The retailer's price when you order is the one that counts. How I work
Noguchi is the name I use when a coffee table should feel like one decision, not three objects stacked.
Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) moved between sculpture, landscape and furniture. Herman Miller holds the famous table. Akari light sculptures still shape how soft a room can feel after dark.
How I read his style
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Biomorphic wood, clear glass, and paper light that glows instead of pointing.
His best rooms keep the floor calm so the table or lantern can be the only soft curve.
- 1 Coffee table · similar to Noguchi · [[product:noguchi-coffee-table]]
- 2 Lantern · similar to Akari · [[product:akari-lamp]]
Noguchi coffee table (1948)
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Two interlocking wood pieces and one glass top still define the living room middle.
Herman Miller produces the authorised table. Triangular glass lookalikes fill every stock library. Caption similar to unless the maker path is clear.
- 1 Noguchi table · similar to · [[product:noguchi-coffee-table]]
- 2 Sofa · similar to · [[product:linen-sofa]]
Akari light sculptures
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Washi paper and bamboo ribs that turn a bulb into a moon.
Vitra and the Noguchi Museum distribute authorised Akari. Round paper lanterns in stock photos are almost always similar to. I say so in the caption.
- 1 Floor or pendant lantern · similar to Akari · [[product:akari-lamp]]
- 2 Side table · similar to · [[product:walnut-side-table]]
Biomorphic side tables
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A freeform top on three legs that reads as sculpture from the hallway.
Early Noguchi occasional tables are scarce in honest retail stock. Most freeform side tables online are only similar to. I link a row when I have one. Until then the caption stays loose.
- 1 Side table · similar to biomorphic Noguchi-style · [[product:biomorphic-side-table]]
- 2 Lounge chair · similar to · [[product:boucle-lounge-chair]]
The table is copied more than almost any other icon. I never invent Herman Miller on a stock frame.
The hub holds the same rule for the rest of the list.
Made today by Herman Miller.