Isamu Noguchi Prismatic Side Table
In the mid-1950s, designer and landscape architect Isamu Noguchi began experimenting with aluminum, a material that had become fashionable in interior design. In 1957, he conceived the Prismatic Side table, a design composed of three folded pieces of aluminum fastened together to create a hexagonal top that transitions into three legs. After developing several monochromatic variations, he designed these three versions in arrangements of three different shades of gray. Singularly, the Prismati...
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DesignerIsamu Noguchi
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Size14.75h x 16.25w x16.25"d
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MaterialPowder Coated Sheet Aluminum
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Year of Design1957
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OriginPoland
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Prolific artist and landscape architect Isamu Noguchi created everything from sculptures to furniture to nurse speakers—he even designed sets for various Martha Graham productions. Over 20 of his designs are represented in MoMA's collection, including a coffee table that was a commission from MoMA's president in 1939. His work has been featured in over 40 MoMA exhibitions, including Human Quality in Creative Experience in 1952 and The Value of Good Design in 2019.
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