{"product_id":"isamu-noguchi-i-am-not-a-designer-9780847876198","title":"Isamu Noguchi: \"I Am Not a Designer\"","description":"\u003cb\u003eA major retrospective offers a new perspective on the work of Noguchi, whose remarkable design and artistic legacy encompasses sculpture, lighting, furniture, ceramics, public plazas, and garden design.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs part of its 100th anniversary celebrations in 2026, the High Museum of Art is launching an exhibition and accompanying catalogue, which together explore the extraordinary sixty-year career of influential artist and designer Isamu Noguchi. Next year is also the fiftieth anniversary of Playscapes, a Noguchi-designed playground located just a few blocks from the museum. Though Noguchi claimed he was not a designer, the High Museum approaches his work through the design lens, bringing to light many potently prescient and under-explored aspects of his practice. Noguchi exemplified the interdisciplinary, social-minded approach to the role of artist-designer, and his never-ending search for modes of expression reflected an unusually expansive view that extended across everything from sculpture, furniture, and lighting to landscapes, stage sets, and kitchen timers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis comprehensive volume features more than twenty in-depth essays and shorter vignettes by an impressive international roster of scholars and curators, addressing all aspects of Noguchi's design practice. In addition, a rich and diverse selection of more than 250 archival and contemporary images depict the works in the exhibition as well as illuminate and expand on Noguchi's exceptional career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEssential reading for Noguchi fans, this book also appeals to lovers of modern art, mid-twentieth-century architecture and design, and the creative ethos that imbues everything Noguchi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Monica Obniski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rizzoli Electa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.11h x 10.01w x 1.35d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780847876198","brand":"Rizzoli Electa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45606395740297,"sku":"9780847876198","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_c2e914c5-ade1-4e74-8c91-6ec7493d0d23.jpg?v=1776750967","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/isamu-noguchi-i-am-not-a-designer-9780847876198","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}