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Freeform Sofa & Ottoman

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PRODUCT DETAILS

DIMENSIONS

Sofa (Large) W 122.8" x D 39.4" x H 31.5"
Ottoman (Large) W 46.9" x D 27.2" x H 16.5"
Sofa (Small) W 96.5" x D 31.5" x H 28.4"
Ottoman (Small) W 42.1" x D 25.6" x H 15.7"
Seat Height 16.5" (Large) / 15.7" (Small)
  • Designed in 1948, Isamu Noguchi's "Cloud" Freeform Sofa with its biomorphic, organic shape is a direct extension of the artist's sculptural aesthetic and it effortlessly blurs distinctions between design and art. The idea of furniture as art was, at the time, a rather new concept that was fostered, at least in part, by several programs initiated by the Museum of Modern Art, New York in the 1940s to introduce good design to a wider audience.

    Materials & Features:
    • Structure: Frame made from naturally rot-resistant Merbau wood; No chemical treatment
    • Medium firm cushion seat feel (Cushion softness customizable)
    • Premium fabric and Classic Suede upholstery (C.O.M available)
    • Solid wood legs with walnut stain finish (More color options available)
    • All upholstery materials and fill content are non-toxic and fire-resistant
  • Isamu Noguchi was born in Los Angeles in 1904 to Yone Noguchi, a Japanese poet, and Leonie Gilmor, an American writer. Noguchi 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 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 culminated 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 Museum in Long Island City, New York (now known as The Noguchi Museum) and today his legacy lives on through the museum's work. Noguchi died in 1988 at the age of eighty-four.

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