In 1954, immediately after returning from Japan, Isamu Noguchi presented the design for a Rocking Stool to furniture producer Hans Knoll. In design terms, the stool evokes the dumbbell-shape of African stools. Noguchi wanted to use a material which was then new for furniture production, namely polyurethane, but finally chose a more luxurious material combination instead. The slightly curved seat and base sections were turned in teak or walnut then waxed, the joints composed of chromed steel wire rods slanted diagonally to form a central, round foot, paying tribute to wire artist and furniture designer Harry Bertoia.

The unusual sitting feeling is also experienced by users of the stool's lower version - designed for children. The Rocking Stools later metamorphosed into a small table that was advertised as a companion to Harry Bertoia's wire children's chair. On his own initiative, in 1957 Hans Knoll has the small table enlarged to full size.

Chromed steel rod, stained maple wood in Maple Tone or Walnut Tone finish.

Available in both high (42.5 cm) and low (25 cm) versions. The seat on both the high and low version is 36 cm in diameter.

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Item		Description		Highbrow price
high version
1320		noguchi high rocking stool, maple tone		$970
1321		noguchi high rocking stool, walnut tone		$970
low version
1322		noguchi low rocking stool, maple tone		$890
1323		noguchi low rocking stool, walnut tone		$890