Freeform Sofa & Ottoman - Boucle Wool-Charcoal Grey / Large - Q032-B2
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DescriptionDesignerDesigned in 1948, Isamu Noguchis Cloud Freeform Sofa with its biomorphic, organic shape is a direct extension of the artists 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.Material & Feature:Structure: Frame made from naturally rot resistant Merbau wood; No chemical treatmentMedium 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 materials are Flame resistant & non-toxic (Baby Friendly)Dimensions:Sofa (Large): Width: 122 x Depth: 50 x Height: 28.3；Seat Height: 15Ottoman (Large): Width: 48.4 x Depth: 27.6 x Height: 15Backrest (Large): Width: 61.8 x Height:14.6Sofa (Small): Width: 94 x Depth: 36 x Height: 27；Seat Height: 15Ottoman (Small): Width: 42 x Depth: 27 x Height: 15Backrest (Small): Width: 49.6 x Height: 11.8* All measurements are approximations.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 a 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
