This table is so eclectic. A mid century modern but the with enough of a modern accent to fit that decor as well. In addition the warmth of the wood will being it into a more traditional setting too. Love the quality. Glass is an inch think so very high quality
I was hesitant to order a copy of this famous table, but I was so happy with quality of this item. My only complaint is that it took me 3 full days to unpack it! It weighed 300 lbs so I had to unwrap it while it was on the floor. It comes in 2 pieces so it was flat on the floor and had SO many layers of wrapping, heavy cardboard, styrofoam, etc. I had to cut it out a little bit at a time
with a saw. The packaging broke down into tiny pieces that flew all over the house. The work was worth it! Love the table and the way it looks in front of my white leather couch.
Great, beautiful product here; mine is the light walnut finish. Of course it is not authentic, but quality and attention to detail are here. It arrived safe and well packed. There are no instructions and no clear plastic spacers included to put between the glass and wood; I found them later on . It is very heavy so you should always have another person to help lift/move it.
I just looked up the price of an original coffee table on first bids: $13,125.00 so with this one your savings is substantial but the enjoyment is equal.
If will allow it, heres some history everyone should know about this piece of functional sculpture:
As Isamu Noguchi (1904–88) saw it, he only created one truly good piece of furniture, a coffee table. Despite his legacy of design that combined dynamic forms with organic materials and resulted in an oeuvre still widely celebrated today, the Japanese-American artist and designer considered the Noguchi coffee table his singular success.
In 1944, Noguchi created the first version of his classic coffee table as a riff on a piece he designed for former MoMA president, A. Conger Goodyear, five years earlier. According to design lore, industrial designer and magazine journalist George Nelson visited Noguchi while working on an article titled “How to Make a Table” and found him at work on a prototype for the piece that would later become the Noguchi coffee table. Nelson, then the director of design at Herman Miller, was not only so taken by Noguchi’s creation that he used it to illustrate his essay but he also allegedly convinced the legendary furniture manufacturer to produce it. Beginning in 1948, the company did.
Art enthusiasts may compare the Noguchi table’s sculptural base to the work of a certain Romanian sculptor — and for good reason. A young Isamu Noguchi worked as Constantin Brancusi’s assistant for several months in 1927 before embarking on a wide-spanning career. He dabbled in furniture and lighting design, sculpture and more. Although it was produced some 15 years after Noguchi left Brancusi’s studio, the coffee table, with its sinuously shaped base, bears a stylistic similarity to Brancusi’s work. It also draws from the kind of abstract sculpture that Noguchi began to create during the 1940s while living in New York City’s Greenwich Village, where he first designed the table.
Comprised of just two materials — wood and glass — the coffee table is visually complex yet ingenious in its simplicity. Two interlocking, identical wood pieces act as the base of Noguchi’s design, and they’re covered with a glass top. Due to the base’s asymmetrical form, the table looks different from any angle — and the clear top ensures that no angle is ever obscured. When it debuted in the Herman Miller catalogue, the Noguchi coffee table was touted as a “sculpture for use.” Noguchi produced the first version of the table in rosewood, and Herman Miller now offers it in black, cherry, walnut and white ash, each of which uniquely celebrates the artist’s deep appreciation for natural materials.
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Nice workmanship
Stain on wood very nice. Nicely packaged for shipping
Very sturdy
Exactly what I expected
I love it!
This table is so eclectic. A mid century modern but the with enough of a modern accent to fit that decor as well. In addition the warmth of the wood will being it into a more traditional setting too. Love the quality. Glass is an inch think so very high quality
Great looking table
The table looks great, and is sturdy. To accomplish this, the glass top is very heavy. I’m very happy with this purchase.
Love this design!
I was hesitant to order a copy of this famous table, but I was so happy with quality of this item. My only complaint is that it took me 3 full days to unpack it! It weighed 300 lbs so I had to unwrap it while it was on the floor. It comes in 2 pieces so it was flat on the floor and had SO many layers of wrapping, heavy cardboard, styrofoam, etc. I had to cut it out a little bit at a time with a saw. The packaging broke down into tiny pieces that flew all over the house. The work was worth it! Love the table and the way it looks in front of my white leather couch.
Easy to clean
It looks great in our living room
Midcentury Classic
Feels wobbly at times but it’s gorgeous. It’s a midcentury classic and I am glad to have it.
Elegant table
Great table. Sturdy, heavy, and good quality.
A true classic in design, now affordable.
Great, beautiful product here; mine is the light walnut finish. Of course it is not authentic, but quality and attention to detail are here. It arrived safe and well packed. There are no instructions and no clear plastic spacers included to put between the glass and wood; I found them later on . It is very heavy so you should always have another person to help lift/move it. I just looked up the price of an original coffee table on first bids: $13,125.00 so with this one your savings is substantial but the enjoyment is equal. If will allow it, heres some history everyone should know about this piece of functional sculpture: As Isamu Noguchi (1904–88) saw it, he only created one truly good piece of furniture, a coffee table. Despite his legacy of design that combined dynamic forms with organic materials and resulted in an oeuvre still widely celebrated today, the Japanese-American artist and designer considered the Noguchi coffee table his singular success. In 1944, Noguchi created the first version of his classic coffee table as a riff on a piece he designed for former MoMA president, A. Conger Goodyear, five years earlier. According to design lore, industrial designer and magazine journalist George Nelson visited Noguchi while working on an article titled “How to Make a Table” and found him at work on a prototype for the piece that would later become the Noguchi coffee table. Nelson, then the director of design at Herman Miller, was not only so taken by Noguchi’s creation that he used it to illustrate his essay but he also allegedly convinced the legendary furniture manufacturer to produce it. Beginning in 1948, the company did. Art enthusiasts may compare the Noguchi table’s sculptural base to the work of a certain Romanian sculptor — and for good reason. A young Isamu Noguchi worked as Constantin Brancusi’s assistant for several months in 1927 before embarking on a wide-spanning career. He dabbled in furniture and lighting design, sculpture and more. Although it was produced some 15 years after Noguchi left Brancusi’s studio, the coffee table, with its sinuously shaped base, bears a stylistic similarity to Brancusi’s work. It also draws from the kind of abstract sculpture that Noguchi began to create during the 1940s while living in New York City’s Greenwich Village, where he first designed the table. Comprised of just two materials — wood and glass — the coffee table is visually complex yet ingenious in its simplicity. Two interlocking, identical wood pieces act as the base of Noguchi’s design, and they’re covered with a glass top. Due to the base’s asymmetrical form, the table looks different from any angle — and the clear top ensures that no angle is ever obscured. When it debuted in the Herman Miller catalogue, the Noguchi coffee table was touted as a “sculpture for use.” Noguchi produced the first version of the table in rosewood, and Herman Miller now offers it in black, cherry, walnut and white ash, each of which uniquely celebrates the artist’s deep appreciation for natural materials.
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I love everything about my table perfect size everything that I expected
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