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Examples of Noguchi Designs in Modern Homes

Isamu Noguchi's table is iconic but the artist, landscape designer, and industrial designer produced many unique fixtures and furniture models. Explore these six contemporary residences to see his work define - or blend within - living rooms, bedrooms, and more.

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The home's upper floor features copious amounts of untreated pine. Five large cross-braces keep the timber frame rigid. The royal blue Ikea kitchen, Noguchi Cyclone dining table for Knoll, and Karim Rashid Oh chairs for Umbra all made the trip from the mainland in a twenty-foot-long shipping container. Above the wall-mounted credenza, a colorful painting of the Puma moonrise is by local artist Arthur Johnson.
The home's upper floor features copious amounts of untreated pine. Five large cross-braces keep the timber frame rigid. The royal blue Ikea kitchen, Noguchi Cyclone dining table for Knoll, and Karim Rashid Oh chairs for Umbra all made the trip from the mainland in a twenty-foot-long shipping container. Above the wall-mounted credenza, a colorful painting of the Puma moonrise is by local artist Arthur Johnson.
Perched on a steep hillside in Seattle, this house contains a large, colorful, central living area. Subtly located next to the sofa is this Akari lamp by Noguchi.
Perched on a steep hillside in Seattle, this house contains a large, colorful, central living area. Subtly located next to the sofa is this Akari lamp by Noguchi.
The iconic table that bears Isamu Noguchi's name was almost attributed to another designer, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings. Robsjohn-Gibbings tried to steal Noguchi's design while he was interred during World War II. After the war, Noguchi improved on the table and began producing it for Herman Miller.
The iconic table that bears Isamu Noguchi's name was almost attributed to another designer, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings. Robsjohn-Gibbings tried to steal Noguchi's design while he was interred during World War II. After the war, Noguchi improved on the table and began producing it for Herman Miller.
The master bedroom, which is painted a soothing green-gray, features a chair and nesting tables in Oregon pine designed by Grete Jalk in the 1960s, and a standing lamp by Isamu Noguchi. The armchair is by Gerald Summers. The couple found the overhead fixture at an auction.
The master bedroom, which is painted a soothing green-gray, features a chair and nesting tables in Oregon pine designed by Grete Jalk in the 1960s, and a standing lamp by Isamu Noguchi. The armchair is by Gerald Summers. The couple found the overhead fixture at an auction.
The teahouse is lit by Isamu Noguchi’s classic mid-century Akari 1AS lamp.
The teahouse is lit by Isamu Noguchi’s classic mid-century Akari 1AS lamp.