{"id":1017,"date":"2015-11-17T13:49:57","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T13:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/?p=1017"},"modified":"2017-10-09T17:23:13","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T16:23:13","slug":"happy-birthday-isamu-noguchi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/happy-birthday-isamu-noguchi\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Isamu Noguchi!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/isamu1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/isamu1.jpg\" alt=\"Isamu Noguchi Designer\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/isamu1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/isamu1-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today marks what would have been the 111<sup>th<\/sup> birthday of one of Japan\u2019s most celebrated designers, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/designer\/isamu-noguchi.html\">Isamu Noguchi<\/a><\/span>. Working across multiple fields including sculpture, painting, industrial and landscape design, many of his designs remain mainstays of modern interiors thanks to their timeless mix of Japanese minimalism and <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/collections\/mid-century-modern.html\">Mid-century form<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being first developed in 1939, we find that the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/noguchi-coffee-table.html\">Noguchi table<\/a><\/span>, arguably his most iconic piece, provides the perfect sculptural design to finish your living room. Pair alongside the warm glow of an <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/collections\/designers\/isamu-noguchi.html\">Akari paper lamp<\/a><\/span> to add stylish, zen to your space.<\/p>\n<p>All that\u2019s left to say is a big tanjoubi omedetou (that\u2019s happy birthday to you and me) to Isamu from everyone at Heal\u2019s!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/isamu3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/isamu3.jpg\" alt=\"Isamu Noguchi Coffee Table at Heals\" width=\"1024\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/isamu3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/isamu3-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/isamu2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/isamu2.jpg\" alt=\"Isamu Noguchi Akari Lights\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/isamu2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/isamu2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/isamu2-300x298.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Portrait photo courtesy of <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noguchi.org\" target=\"_blank\">Isamu Noguchi Museum<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks what would have been the 111th birthday of one of Japan\u2019s most celebrated designers, Isamu Noguchi. Working across multiple fields including sculpture, painting, industrial and landscape design, many of his designs remain mainstays of modern interiors thanks to their timeless mix of Japanese minimalism and Mid-century form. 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