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Rocking Stool<br />

During his entire lifetime, <strong>Noguchi</strong> alternated between<br />

East and West. After returning from Japan in 1954, he<br />

presented the design for a Rocking Stool to US furniture<br />

manufacturer Hans Knoll. Its form evokes the hourglass<br />

shape of African stools. Although <strong>Noguchi</strong> originally<br />

wanted to make the stool out of polyurethane, a new<br />

plastic, he ultimately decided on a <strong>com</strong>bination of more<br />

traditional materials: wood for the seat and foot, and<br />

chrome-plated steel rods for the central support.

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