Isamu Noguchi once said: "Everything is sculpture, any material, any idea without hindrance born into space, I consider sculpture." Nowhere is this more apparent than in his Noguchi Coffee Table, which takes the idea of a table, breaks it down into its barest components, and then re-imagines and re-energizes it.

Genius in its simplicity, yet intriguing from all angles, the Noguchi table has become so emblematic of modern design that it's even the namesake of a Tumblr site (the irreverently titled F&@# Your Noguchi Coffee Table) that pokes fun at interior decorating tropes.

Joking aside, however you decide to style your Noguchi table — paired with complementary MCM pieces or in a mode traditional interior — it's likely to steal the show.

TOP ROW:
1 & 2. In a Houston apartment by designer Chris Nguyen.
3. In a beautifully styled living room from Mix and Chic.
4. In black in an elegant, traditional-meets-modern interior from The Design Files.
5. With an Eames lounger in this mod home from Rue Magazine.

BOTTOM ROW:
6. In Laura's minimal midcentury home.
7. In a Sydney home from The Design Files.
8. In the living room of Michael's LA home.
9. Part of the MCM-stravaganza at Modern Findings.
10. With a couple of Crate & Barrel Petries in Rich and Emily's Sommerville home.

(Images: as linked above)

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