Image source: Vitra — Prismatic Table
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Prismatic Table
Noguchi's 1957 folded-aluminium side table with a hexagonal top, in three grey combinations
410 × 375 mm
1957
Approx. $1,100 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Prismatic Table is the side table that Isamu Noguchi designed in 1957. Vitra's page says it takes inspiration from Japanese paper folding and joins three folded elements into a three-legged table with a hexagonal top.
Construction
- Powder-coated sheet aluminium, three elements joined together
- Three versions, each in a different combination of muted greys, all three tone (smooth)
Specifications
- Fact sheet front view: 410 mm wide, 375 mm high; the depth is not printed
Story
Paper folding in aluminium
Vitra's page says the Prismatic Table follows a purely geometric design inspired by traditional Japanese paper folding techniques. Three elements of folded sheet aluminium join to form a three-legged table with a hexagonal top.
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Colours that form patterns
The page says Noguchi first designed the tables in different colours, and that side by side they showed kaleidoscope-like patterns. Vitra returned to the idea with three versions in muted greys.
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