The Modern Glass Coffee Table

The timeless Noguchi Coffee Table

Coffee tables! The functional center piece of every well designed room. In particular, the modern glass coffee table serves as a great conversation piece and lends itself to a variety of modern/contemporary décor. One of the most iconic glass contemporary coffee tables ever designed would undoubtedly be the Noguchi Coffee Table.

A glass top resting on interconnected rosewood supports, created specifically for the residence of MoMA president A. Conger Goodyear, was Noguchi’s first version of this table.

Modifying his original design, Noguchi transformed this table into a base consisting of two identical wooden elements and is pinned together at a right angle. Since 1947, this modern glass coffee table has been in production for the US market by Herman Miller.

Reminiscent of his bronze and marble sculpture, during the same period, Noguchi described this coffee table as his best furniture design.