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Monday, 6 June 2005 | Levent OZLER
Velocity Presents an Exhibit of Isamu Noguchi
Velocity is excited to celebrate the Isamu Noguchi exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum with a concurrent show featuring furniture, lighting, and accessories designed by Noguchi and available for purchase.
Produced in collaboration with Vitra and the Noguchi Museum, the exhibit will highlight the ways in which Noguchi sought to make sculpture useful in everyday life through his designs for interiors.
During the 1940s and 1950s, Noguchi created home furnishings that reflected the biomorphic imagery of his contemporary sculpture. After his death in 1988, his influence continues to impact modern design, and his furnishings -- most notably the Free Form sofa and the Akari lighting -- have never been more popular.
Velocity's installation will illustrate that these museum-worthy designs are also timeless, functional, and beautiful additions to today's interiors.
About Isamu Noguchi
Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) is one of the most celebrated sculptors of the 20th century. His lifetime of work intersected some of the major cultural figures of our century, in fields ranging from sculpture and architecture to dance and design.
His works traverses the boundaries between fine art and applied art, Western modernism and Japanese aesthetic, and the natural and industrial worlds. As a sculptor and designer, it was space that most engaged Noguchi, and he created a broadened conception of sculpture as the creation of lived space. He sought to explore the space of human experience in the lived environment through all of his works, which include monuments, memorials, gardens, fountains, landscape architecture, furniture, and interior design.
Noguchi has a strong presence in public works in the Northwest, including Black Sun (1970) at the Seattle Asian Art Museum, Landscape of Time (1975) at the Federal Building, and Sky Viewing (1972) at Western Washington University.
About Velocity Art and Design
Velocity is your one-stop source for the best in modern home furnishings, stylish accessories, and contemporary, affordable art.
Velocity offers a well-edited collection of design classics by mid-century modern masters such as Eames, Nelson, and Panton, as well as art and design by contemporary rising stars: Jonathan Adler, Angela Adams, Thomas Paul, Rex Ray, and many more. While Velocity is an authoritative source for modern classics and new, forward-thinking design, we also create an inspired mix that complements a range of styles, from modern to traditional, from classic to eclectic, from cozy craftsman to urban condo.
The complete Velocity lifestyle collection includes furniture, and accessories for dining, lounging, living, sleeping, entertaining, office, kids, pets, and more. Velocity is your home for modern living.
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