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THE ISAMU NOGUCHI FOUNDATION & FIVE TIES PUBLISHING, 2007
Publisher: The Isamu Noguchi Foundation; Five Ties Publishing
Year: 2007
Text By: Hitoshi Mori
Foreword By: Katarina Posch
Contributions: Bonnie Rychlak, Tetsu Matsumoto
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Pages: 192
Dimensions: 24 × 30,5 cm
Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi is the exhibition catalogue that examines the creative dialogue between sculptor Isamu Noguchi and designer Isamu Kenmochi, whose friendship began in Tokyo in 1950. United by a shared belief in the expressive potential of natural materials and experimental techniques, the two designers pursued a form of modernism rooted in craftsmanship and innovation. The volume traces their individual design trajectories as well as their collaborative projects, including the celebrated woven bamboo chair that exemplifies their synthesis of tradition and modernity. Through essays, archival texts and visual documentation, the catalogue offers a comprehensive study of their parallel and intersecting contributions to 20th-century design.