Although Isamu Noguchi is often identified with the carving of stone, he created many sculptures in metal. Much of this work was experimental in nature, an expression of Noguchi's continuing interest in science and technology, and of the influence of R. Buckminster Fuller. Noguchi began such experimentation in 1927-28 after working with Constantin Brancusi in Paris, when his first abstract sculptures included works made from bent sheets of polished brass. In the late fifties, Noguchi returned to sheet metal to create sculptures of bent and folded aluminum.

The small Prismatic Table of 1957 was Noguchi's last piece of furniture. The faceted aluminum piece was designed for Alcoa in black, but advertised as available with multicolor, interchangeable elements. The table was part of Alcoa's forecast program to promote new uses for aluminum. While the Alcoa version has straight legs, Noguchi designed a second three-legged table where he multiplied the number of folds, creating a cubist table that recalls Japanese paper objects.

Coated sheet aluminum in black or white.

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Item		Description		Highbrow price
white and black
1305		noguchi prismatic table, black		$590
1306		noguchi prismatic table, white		$590
limited edition colors
1307		noguchi prismatic table, limited edition red		$590