Prismatic Table (1957)A crisp, geometric departure from his standard suite of organic forms, Noguchi’s Prismatic Table takes inspiration from origami, resembling a child’s fortune teller cast in aluminum and turned on its head. It came from a commission by Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa). Photo courtesy of The Noguchi Museum, New York. Photo 7 of 9 in Design Icon: Isamu Noguchi by Patrick Sisson

Design Icon: Isamu Noguchi

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Prismatic Table (1957)A crisp, geometric departure from his standard suite of organic forms, Noguchi’s Prismatic Table takes inspiration from origami, resembling a child’s fortune teller cast in aluminum and turned on its head. It came from a commission by Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa). Photo courtesy of The Noguchi Museum, New York.