Isamu Noguchi Furniture

Akari model 1A light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. The shade is made from handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. Akari light sculptures by Isamu ...

Originally designed in 1944 and regarded by Isamu Noguchi as his best furniture design, the Noguchi coffee table has become a true mid century icon. This model of the coffee table w...

Rare and unusual New old stock Isamu Noguchi Akari floor lamp model ST2-36N, Isamu Noguchi stamped on steel base and shade. In pristine condition no scratches on the frame or tears o...

Rare and unusual Old stock Isamu Noguchi Akari floor lamp model ST2-36N, Isamu Noguchi stamped on steel base and shade. In pristine condition no scratches on the frame or tears on th...

Rare and unusual Old stock Isamu Noguchi Akari floor lamp model ST2-36N, Isamu Noguchi stamped on steel base and shade. In pristine condition no scratches on the frame or tears on th...

This iconical Isamu Noguchi Akari Lamp Sculpture 26A is a pendant lamp executed in handmade washi paper, bamboo ribs and a structure in black lacquered metal. Akari light sculptures ...

This iconical Isamu Noguchi Akari Lamp Sculpture 45A is a pendant lamp executed in handmade washi paper, bamboo ribs and a structure in black lacquered metal. Akari light sculptur...

Isamu Noguchi for Vitra black aluminum "Prismatic Table", from the 2002 edition manufactured by Vitra. The small Prismatic Table, designed in 1957, was the last piece of furniture that Isamu Noguchi designed. This creation coincides with his sculptures of bent and folded aluminum from the late 1950s. The faceted aluminum piece was designed for Alcoa as part of their advertising “Forecast program” to explore new uses for aluminum. Noguchi designed two versions. One was presented in advertisements of the time as modular and multicolored. This version, manufactured by Vitra Design Museum beginning in 2002, is the first time it has been put into production. Measures 15” high x 18” wide x 18” deep. Good vintage condition with only light scratching to surface seen at an angle to light and wear to paint where legs meet the floor. Isamu Noguchi was the son of Yone Noguchi, a Japanese poet, and Léonie Gilmour, an American writer. He was born in Los Angeles in 1904 but lived in Japan from the age of two until 1918 when he returned to the United States to attend school in Indiana. In 1922 Noguchi moved to New York to study pre-medicine at Columbia University. He also took night courses in sculpture with Onorio Ruotolo and soon after, he left Columbia in pursuit of a career in the arts. In 1927 Noguchi received a Guggenheim Fellowship for a trip to Paris and the Far East. For six months in Paris, he worked in the studio of Constantin Brancusi and his own work became more abstract as Noguchi explored working with stone, wood and sheet metal. Noguchi returned to New York and in 1929 he met R. Buckminster Fuller and Martha Graham, colleagues and friends with whom he would later collaborate. In 1938 Noguchi was commissioned to complete a work for the Associated Press building in the Rockefeller Center in New York. Marking his first public sculpture, this work garnered attention and recognition for the artist in the United States. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Noguchi became politically involved. He started Nisei Writers and Artists Mobilization for Democracy, a group dedicated to raising awareness of the patriotism of Japanese Americans, and he volunteered to be placed in an Arizona internment camp where he resided for seven months. Following the war, he spent time in Japan exploring the issues highlighted by the conflict of war; the experiences culminating in sculptural works that were included in the exhibition Fourteen Americans hosted by the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1946. Noguchi traveled throughout his lifetime and was inspired by experiences, artists and techniques around the world. Never confined by material or a particular movement, Noguchi’s aesthetic accomplishments covered a broad range including sculpture, furniture and lighting design, parks, gardens, theater and more. His first retrospective was held at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1968. He received multiple accolades and awards during his lifetime and in 1986 he represented the United States at the Venice Biennale. A testament to his commitment to public spaces, in 1985 Noguchi opened The Isamu Noguchi Garden...

This iconical Isamu Noguchi Akari Lamp Sculpture 55A is a pendant lamp executed in handmade washi paper, bamboo ribs and a structure in black lacquered metal. Akari light sculptur...

This sculptural Isamu Noguchi Akari Lamp Sculpture 35N is a floor lamp executed in handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with original Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp and metal leg...

This large Isamu Noguchi Akari Lamp Sculpture 23N is a floor lamp executed in handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with original Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp and metal legs. ...

Rare and unusual Old stock Isamu Noguchi Akari floor lamp model ST2-36N, Isamu Noguchi stamped on steel base and shade. In pristine condition no scratches on the frame or tears on th...