Noguchi Collection - Designcollectors.com
Noguchi Collection - Designcollectors.com
Noguchi Collection - Designcollectors.com
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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.