Lounge Table
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
In 1944, Isamu Noguchi designed this low glass-topped table resting on organic-shaped walnut forms. To create it, he returned to the design of a unique object he had made in the late 1930s and revised it for manufacture by the Herman Miller company. Here, transparency is combined with balance, as the top is unfixed and the two support legs hinge at a single point.
Caption
Isamu Noguchi American, 1904–1988. Lounge Table, Designed 1944; Manufactured 1945. Glass, walnut, Overall: 15 3/4 x 50 x 36 in. (40.0 x 127.0 x 91.4 cm); Glass tabletop: 42 x 44 x 3/4 in. (106.7 x 111.8 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Lawrence Herring, 76.96a-c. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 76.96_bw.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Designer
Manufacturer
Title
Lounge Table
Date
Designed 1944; Manufactured 1945
Geography
Place manufactured: Zeeland, Michigan, United States
Medium
Glass, walnut
Classification
Dimensions
Overall: 15 3/4 x 50 x 36 in. (40.0 x 127.0 x 91.4 cm); Glass tabletop: 42 x 44 x 3/4 in. (106.7 x 111.8 x 1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Lawrence Herring
Accession Number
76.96a-c
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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Frequent Art Questions
I love this but I'm curious what material is woven into it? Glass?
That's a great question! Those are pieces of colored fiberglass, plastic, with glass fibers strengthening it.In the early 1960s, it would have been very unusual to incorporate a synthetic material like fiberglass into a work of art! Here, he contrasts it with natural materials like wood and natural fibers, perhaps jute?I also like its placement behind that table by Noguchi which also combines materials and uses organic-looking forms.I love woven pieces like that and I completely agree that table is awesome.Hallman definitely played a big part in establishing fiber/textile art as a fine art form!I like the combinations of paintings and furniture that the curators have installed in that gallery. The Art Deco dressing table and the abstract paintings over/around it are also worth a look, just behind you!I saw! Amazing!
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