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Measured Time Isamu Noguchi

Extremely Rare 1932 Isamu Noguchi “Measured Time” Clock
Extremely Rare 1932 Isamu Noguchi “Measured Time” Clock

Extremely Rare 1932 Isamu Noguchi “Measured Time” Clock

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in Philadelphia, PA

We are very pleased to present this *genuinely rare* Isamu Noguchi Measured Time Clock and Kitchen

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Isamu Noguchi Hawkeye "Measured Time" Clock and Kitchen Timer
Isamu Noguchi Hawkeye "Measured Time" Clock and Kitchen Timer

Isamu Noguchi Hawkeye "Measured Time" Clock and Kitchen Timer

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Foundation has recently confirmed the “Measured Time” case design to be the work of Isamu Noguchi. Source

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Mid-Century Isamu Noguchi Hawkeye Measured Time Clock and Timer
Mid-Century Isamu Noguchi Hawkeye Measured Time Clock and Timer

Mid-Century Isamu Noguchi Hawkeye Measured Time Clock and Timer

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Noguchi's first mass-produced design, completed circa 1932, predating his design for the "

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Measured Time Clock by Isamu Noguchi

Measured Time Clock by Isamu Noguchi

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H 6 in W 5.5 in D 3.5 in

Measured Time Clock by Isamu Noguchi

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in Pittsburgh, PA

A Noguchi design that went unattributed for over 80 years. This work was Noguchi's first design to

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Isamu Noguchi Time Measured Hawkeye Clock
Isamu Noguchi Time Measured Hawkeye Clock

Isamu Noguchi Time Measured Hawkeye Clock

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Isamu Noguchi’s first mass-produced design. The clock showcases the inception of Industrial

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Isamu Noguchi Time Measured Hawkeye Clock
Isamu Noguchi Time Measured Hawkeye Clock

Isamu Noguchi Time Measured Hawkeye Clock

By Isamu Noguchi

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Isamu Noguchi’s first mass-produced design. The clock showcases the inception of industrial

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Isamu Noguchi "Measured Time" Clock or Timer

Isamu Noguchi "Measured Time" Clock or Timer

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H 6.13 in W 5.25 in D 3.5 in

Isamu Noguchi "Measured Time" Clock or Timer

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in Toronto, Ontario

An exceptional example of a newly discovered design piece by Isamu Noguchi. This clock or timer

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Vintage 1930s American Modern Clocks

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Bakelite

Isamu Noguchi Designed Stevenson Hawkeye Measured Time Clock
Isamu Noguchi Designed Stevenson Hawkeye Measured Time Clock

Isamu Noguchi Designed Stevenson Hawkeye Measured Time Clock

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in Chalk Hill, PA

The Stevenson "Hawkeye Measured Time" Model-L clock is one of renowned sculptor and designer, Isamu

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Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Measured Time clock by Isamu Noguchi
Measured Time clock by Isamu Noguchi

Measured Time clock by Isamu Noguchi

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H 6 in W 5.5 in D 3.5 in

Measured Time clock by Isamu Noguchi

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in Centreville, VA

This interval clock was Noguchi's first industrial design. Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) for

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Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Measured Time Clock by Isamu Noguchi
Measured Time Clock by Isamu Noguchi

Measured Time Clock by Isamu Noguchi

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H 6 in W 5.5 in D 3.5 in

Measured Time Clock by Isamu Noguchi

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

The Hawkeye Measure Time Clock Timer, a masterpiece by Isamu Noguchi, stands as a testament to both

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Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Original Design by Isamu Noguchi Measured Time Streamline Bakelite Desk Clock
Original Design by Isamu Noguchi Measured Time Streamline Bakelite Desk Clock

Original Design by Isamu Noguchi Measured Time Streamline Bakelite Desk Clock

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in Las Vegas, NV

An original design by Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988), circa 1932. Measured Time, model E, bakelite

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Isamu Noguchi Midcentury Pristine Measured Hawkeye Time Clock/ Timer, circa 1932
Isamu Noguchi Midcentury Pristine Measured Hawkeye Time Clock/ Timer, circa 1932

Isamu Noguchi Midcentury Pristine Measured Hawkeye Time Clock/ Timer, circa 1932

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in Studio City, CA

A fabulous midcentury piece by famed Japanese American designer Isamu Noguchi. This piece as

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Vintage Isamu Noguchi Measured Time Black Bakelite Clock and Kitchen Timer Model
Vintage Isamu Noguchi Measured Time Black Bakelite Clock and Kitchen Timer Model

Vintage Isamu Noguchi Measured Time Black Bakelite Clock and Kitchen Timer Model

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in Cincinnati, OH

industrial designer Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988). The piece features a shiny black bakelite arched case and has

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Isamu Noguchi Measured Time Clock and Kitchen Timer
Isamu Noguchi Measured Time Clock and Kitchen Timer

Isamu Noguchi Measured Time Clock and Kitchen Timer

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in New York, NY

Measured time clock of bakelite, glass, metal, plastic, and printed paper, produced by the

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Measured Time, Clock & Kitchen Timer, by Isamu Noguchi
Measured Time, Clock & Kitchen Timer, by Isamu Noguchi

Measured Time, Clock & Kitchen Timer, by Isamu Noguchi

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France

A « Measured Time » clock & kitchen timer by Isamu Noguchi, in bakelite, metal, enameled metal and

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Isamu Noguchi Art Deco Bakelite Hawkeye Measured Time Clock / Timer
Isamu Noguchi Art Deco Bakelite Hawkeye Measured Time Clock / Timer

Isamu Noguchi Art Deco Bakelite Hawkeye Measured Time Clock / Timer

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in Dallas, TX

Isamu Noguchi Art Deco Bakelite Hawkeye Measured Time Clock / Timer PRICE REDUCED Essentially

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Isamu Noguchi for sale on 1stDibs

A sculptor, painter, ceramicist and furniture and lighting designer, Isamu Noguchi was one of the most prolific and protean creative forces of the 20th century and a key figure in the development of organic modernism. Noguchi’s sculptures and designs — his chairs and tables as well as his timeless Akari lamp and other lighting fixtures — share a common spirit: one of lyrical abstraction, tempo and flow and harmonious balance.

Noguchi was born in Los Angeles to an American mother and Japanese father, and spent most of his childhood in Japan. He returned to the United States at age 13, went to high school in Indiana and enrolled at Columbia University to study medicine. At the same time, he took night courses in sculpture. 

Within three months, Noguchi left college to pursue art full time. Noguchi was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1927 and traveled to Paris to work under Constantin Brancusi. It marked a turning point. Inspired by Brancusi, Noguchi embraced abstraction and began to sculpt in the expressive, rhythmic style that would be the hallmark of his work.

Once back in New York, Noguchi was introduced to design by what would become a lifelong collaboration creating sets for choreographer Martha Graham. His first industrial designs were in Bakelite: the sleek Measured Time kitchen timer created circa 1932, and his famed Zenith Radio Nurse intercom, from 1937. 

Ten years later, Herman Miller introduced Noguchi’s now-iconic glass-topped coffee table with an articulated wooden base. His washi paper and bamboo Akari light sculptures, handmade in Japan, debuted in 1951. In the late 1950s, Noguchi designed for Knoll, creating such pieces as his dynamic Cyclone table and rocking stool.

For collectors, Noguchi’s furniture and lighting designs remain his most accessible work — they have the same power and presence that Noguchi brought to his art.

Find vintage Isamu Noguchi floor lamps, table lamps, coffee tables and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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