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The Noguchi Coffee Table

Designer: Isamu Noguchi
Designed:
The Noguchi Coffee Table is one of the best examples of “mid century modern design”. It was created by the designer with the same name in 1944 and was made for A. Conger Goodyear, President of the Museum of Modern Art. It’s a simple, beautiful design made of glass with ashwood or solid walnut legs. It’s an anthropomorphic table with a freeform, put into production in the early 1950s. The Noguchi Coffee Table was originally designed in 1944 and is a simple, yet beautiful design is made of only three pieces – a glass top, and two joining wood pieces for the base.
Dimensions: H 15 3/8 x D 36 1/4″ x W 51 1/2″.
Home desk

Designer: George Nelson
Designed: 1958
This George Nelson Home Desk is a design classic in 1958. It was originally designed for ladies’ use but today it’s the stylish home office for anyone. It has tubing legs made of chrome, a white laminated writing surface and wooden frame in walnut veneer. The drawer dividers are made of bright colored plastic. Dimensions: H:86.7cm; W:99cm; D:72.3cm
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