Radio Nurse by Isamu Noguchi for Zenith Radio Corporation, 1937
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A highly expressive baby monitor/ radio nurse designed by the artist Isamu Noguchi in bakelite, its
Plastic
Mid-Century Isamu Noguchi Hawkeye Measured Time Clock and Timer
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
;Radio Nurse" baby monitor by about five years. Produced by Stevenson Manufacturing Company, La
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Hawkeye "Measured Time" Clock and Kitchen Timer
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
/kitchen timer called “Measured Time,” and then the baby monitor “Radio Nurse” and accompanying “Guardian
Metal
$3,250
H 6 in W 5.5 in D 3.5 in
Isamu Noguchi Mid-Century Modern Hawkeye Measured Time Clock & Timer, circa 1932
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Studio City, CA
1932. A handful of years later he would design his famous "Radio Nurse" baby monitor. This work has
Metal
1932 Isamu Noguchi “Measured Time” Hawkeye Clock
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
timer, was Noguchi's first design to go into mass production before his iconic "Radio Nurse" baby
Bakelite
Measured Time Clock by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
go into mass production before his iconic "Radio Nurse" baby monitor design from 1936. Produced by
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Radio Nurse
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Toronto, Ontario
An exceptionally rare Isamu Noguchi Radio Nurse for Zenith ca. 1937. This beautiful sculptural
Metal
Isamu Noguchi "Measured Time" Clock or Timer
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Toronto, Ontario
as the very first design piece by Noguchi. This clock predates the radio nurse. Odd as the form and
Bakelite
Isamu Noguchi Designed Stevenson Hawkeye Measured Time Clock
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
reminiscent of Noguchi's "Radio Nurse" design for Zenith. This example features a black bakelite casing free
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Radio Nurse
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A clean example of Isamu Noguchi's iconic "Radio Nurse" for Zenith, circa 1937. Originally
Bakelite
Isamu Noguchi Prismatic Table
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Dronten, NL
designed the Zenith Radio Nurse, the iconic original baby monitor now held in many museum collections. The
Aluminum
Isamu Noguchi Prismatic Table
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Dronten, NL
for the reintegration of the arts. He designed the Zenith Radio Nurse, the iconic original baby
Aluminum
Isamu Noguchi Hawkeye Measured Timer
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Cincinnati, OH
the "Radio Nurse". This simple and sculptural piece of art was crafted in the early 1930s and led
Bakelite
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H 6 in W 5.5 in D 3.5 in
Isamu Noguchi Midcentury Pristine Measured Hawkeye Time Clock/ Timer, circa 1932
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Studio City, CA
"Radio Nurse" baby monitor. This work has the requisite produced by Stevenson Manufacturing Company
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Measured Time Clock and Kitchen Timer
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in New York, NY
prefiguring the Radio Nurse monitor of 1936. Printed marks to face; manufacturer's label on back.
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Radio Nurse and Guardian Ear
By Isamu Noguchi, Zenith
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Isamu Noguchi Radio Nurse and Guardian Ear in Bakelite Case. Manufactured for Zentih Plastic Corp.
Bakelite
Original Brochure for Isamu Noguchi's Radio Nurse for Zenith
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Extremely rare original brochure for the radio nurse designed by Isamu Noguchi for Zenith. Also
Paper
1937 Zenith Radio Nurse – Designed by Isamu Noguchi
Located in Kensington, MD
1937 Zenith Radio Nurse designed by Isamu Noguchi
Bakelite
Iconic Original Radio Nurse w/ Guardian Ear by Noguchi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a great example of the iconic Radio Nurse that Noguchi designed for Zenith Radio Co. of
Steel
Isamu Noguchi Radio Nurse and Guardian Ear Made by Zenith
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Bakelite radio nurse with the guardian ear designed by Isamu Noguchi for Zenith. Originally
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Art Deco Bakelite Hawkeye Measured Time Clock / Timer
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Dallas, TX
Design from 1932, pre-dating the iconic Radio Nurse by several years. Recently confirmed by the Noguchi
Bakelite
Solid Oak Dovetail Record Crate
By Blake Tovin, Matt Richmond
Located in Nyack, NY
As avid record collectors we all have albums we want close at hand. Whether storing new finds or favourite titles that are in heavy rotation, our dovetail record crate is the perfect...
Brass
Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in Batavia Black with a Sandbar finish interior, this bookcase showcases rhythmic, crescent-shaped oval cut-outs that form an architectural silhouette—an homage to the sculp...
Wood
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
1970s Lucite Ashtray and Lighter Set
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1970s Lucite chrome ashtray and lighter desk set. Lighter measurements: Width 3.75", depth 2.5, height 4.25".
Chrome
19th Century Spinach Leaf Flow Blue Spatter Ware
By Societe Ceramique Maestricht
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great 19th century flow blue spinach spatter. Signed Societe ceramique maestricht made in Holland Decorated with the “stick spatter” method, in which small pieces of sponge shaped ...
Pottery
$1,046Sale Price|25% Off
H 6.75 in W 9.75 in D 6 in
Delco Art Deco 1941 Vintage Bakelite R 1171 Tube Radio in Perfect Condition
Located in Miami, FL
An Art Deco tube radio designed by Delco. Here we are offering an absolutely stunning 1941 Delco model R-1171 tabletop tube radio. Featuring a gorgeous dark brown marbled Bakelite c...
Bakelite
After Joseph Hoffman Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Stained beech desk, after Joseph Hoffman, circa 1906-1960.
Beech
The Original Swing-Out Seat with Unfinished Alder
Located in Oakville, CT
Redolent of the cafeteria tables found in early-20th-century schools and factories, The Get Back Original Swing-Out Seat is our hallmark product—proudly sand cast and made in America...
Iron
$715Sale Price|46% Off
H 11.82 in W 8.27 in D 4.14 in
Art Deco Bakelite Skyscraper Alarm Table Clock and Lamp by Bayard France 1930s
By Bayard
Located in Bochum, NRW
Art Deco Bakelite Skyscraper Alarm Table Clock and Lamp by Bayard France 1940s Dimensions: 21x11x30cm Gorgeous design this alarm clock was made by the French clock makers Bayard. Ver...
Brass
$3,608Sale Price|20% Off
H 30.7 in Dm 18.5 in
Max Ingrand Fontana Arte Fontana Total Black Table Lamp in Glass, 2014 Edition
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Max Ingrand and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the Fontana total black table lamp, 2014 Edition, is an unusual Total Black produced in 2014 to mark the 60th anniversary of...
Metal
Mario Bellini Bambole lounge chair B&B Italia 1972
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Iconic Bambole lounge chair and poof designed by Mario Bellini and manufactured by B&B Italia in 1972. The Le Bambole collection marked a breakthrough in exploring the artistic possi...
Bouclé
$4,800
H 86 in W 39 in D 9.5 in
Custom-Crafted Art Nouveau Style Wrought Iron Gate with Stylized Flower
By Ron Moore
Located in San Francisco, CA
A custom-crafted Art Nouveau style wrought iron gate with stylized flower; of assymetrical form with a lively floral head emanating from one corner; with artist's initials 'RSM'.
Handmade Nickel Plated Decorative Snail, Paperweight
By Alguacil & Perkoff Ltd.
Located in London, London
Each of these exquisite solid brass snails is handmade individually with incredible detail. Cast using very traditional techniques, they are finished with a nickel plating giving the...
Nickel
1940 Fada Bullet 116 Bakelite Catalin Radio, Blue with Pumpkin Trim
Located in Newfoundland, PA
1940 Fada Bullet Catalin / Bakelite Tube Radio. Blue case with pumpkin trim. This radio is very rare with short wave (Model 116). The radio is original and in excellent condition, ...
Bakelite
Mario Bellini Le Bambole Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Pair, B&B Italia
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Raleigh, NC
1970s Mario Bellini Bambole set newly upholstered, B&B Italia. A classic from the Italian designer with neutral patterned upholstery. Listed as a four piece set, 2 chairs, 2 pouf...
Upholstery
Paul Laszlo, Dresser, Oak, USA, 1950s
By Paul Laszlo
Located in High Point, NC
An oak dresser designed by Paul Laszlo and produced by Brown Saltman, USA, 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 33.25"H x 62.0"W x 18.5"D All items ship from High Point, North Carol...
Wood, Oak
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.
Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.
From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.
When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.
Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.
Find vintage plastic lounge chairs, outdoor furniture, lighting and more on 1stDibs.