In creating the design for his Coffee Table, Isamu Noguchi extracted the biomorphic aesthetic of his sculptures into a piece of furniture with organic forms. Perhaps this is why Noguchi considers this table his best furniture design. Two pieces of black ash, maple, or walnut wood, placed at right angles, offer stable support to the thick and resistant glass top.
Furniture, Living room, Side and coffee tables
COFFEE TABLE
Isamu Noguchi was born in Los Angeles in 1904, the son of Japanese poet Yone Noguchi and American writer Leonie Gilmour. He studied at Columbia University and the Leonardo da Vinci Art School. He is considered a universal talent whose creative work crossed the borders of sculpture to encompass the creation of sets, furniture, lighting, interiors, and also outdoor plazas and gardens. His sculptural style, indebted to a vocabulary of organic forms, exerted a marked influence on the design of the fifties.
