Herman Miller ® Noguchi Table

Isamu Noguchi, born in 1904 in Los Angeles to the Japanese poet Yone Noguchi and the American writer Leonie Gilmour, studied at Columbia University and the Leonardo da Vinci Art School. He subsequently established his first independent studio and received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1927. He then worked as an assistant to Constantin Brancusi in Paris and presented his first solo exhibition in New York. He studied brush drawing in China and worked with ceramics under Jinmatsu Uno in Japan. His experiences living and working in different cultural circles are reflected in his work as an artist. Isamu Noguchi is considered a universal talent with a creative oeuvre that went beyond sculpture to encompass stage sets, furniture, lighting, interiors as well as outdoor plazas and gardens. His sculptural style is indebted to a vocabulary of organic forms and exerted a sustained influence on the design of the 1950s. “My father, Yone Noguchi, is Japanese and has long been known as an interpreter of the East to the West, through poetry. I wish to fulfill my heritage”, he wrote in his proposal for a Guggenheim Fellowship. Isamu Noguchi died in New York in 1988.

• Noguchi believed the sculptor's task was to shape space, to give it order and meaning, and that art should "disappear," or be as one with its surroundings.
• Unwilling and unable to be pigeonholed, Noguchi created sculptures that could be as abstract as Henri Moore's or as realistic as Leonardo's. He used any medium he could get his hands on: stone, metal, wood, clay, bone, paper, or a mixture of any or all--carving, casting, cutting, pounding, chiseling, or dynamiting away as each form took shape.
• "To limit yourself to a particular style may make you an expert of that particular viewpoint or school, but I do not wish to belong to any school," he said. "I am always learning, always discovering."
• His relationship with Herman Miller came about when one of his designs was used to illustrate an article written by George Nelson called "How to Make a Table." It became his famous "coffee table," and It's as appealing today as it was then.

• Functional Sculpture
  
  
  • Graceful, organic appearance
  • Glass top features unique shape
  • Functions as both furniture and art in homes and offices
  • Base is available in clear-coat Walnut, Natural Cherry, or Noguchi Black
  
  
• Perfect Balance
  
  
  • Consists of three pieces
  • 3/4 inch freeform plate-glass top
  • Two curved, solid wood legs
  • Metal dowel connects the two legs
  • Legs interlock to form a tripod
  • Self-stabilizing support
  
  
• Signature Features
  
  
  • The Noguchi table is distinguished by its simple form and sculptural curves
  • To assure authenticity, Isamu Noguchi appears on the longest edge of the glass top and on a medallion on the underside of the bench
  • Isamu Noguchi’s initials are also stamped into the base under the medallion
  
  

• Height: 15.75”
• Width: 50”
• Depth: 36"

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• Wayfair also backs a 1-Year Herman Miller Manufacturer Warranty. Should you experience any problems with your Noguchi Table, Herman Miller will cover the cost of fixing it for you within this time period.
• Also, should you discover shortly after receiving your Noguchi Table that parts are either damaged or missing, please call us immediately, and we will be happy to send you replacement parts as soon as possible and at no additional cost.