Realized by Buckminster Fuller, the Noguchi Foundation, Val Bertoia, Celia Bertoia and Mira Nakashima, βHomage to Four Friendsβ sets foot in New York at Studio Zung, an architecture and interior design studio with an intimate connection through Tommy Zung, son of Thomas TK Zung and godson of Buckminster Fuller.
HOMAGE is comprised of an Isamu Noguchi Akari lamp, a Val Bertoia sounding sculpture, a Buckminster Fuller Geodesic Tensegrity Sphere, and a Mira Nakashima Claro Walnut Burl on a pentagonal Bertoia Oak base crafted by Nakashima Studios. It includes two newly designed nestled bases by Nakashima Studios, signed and dated to the underside of tabletop βMira Nakashima May 10 2021β. Incised signature to one rod βR. Buckminster Fullerβ. Printed signature to shade βI. Noguchiβ with a red circle and half-moon. The item is sold with a certificate issued by Val Bertoia. A second Nakashima Table crafted with a Maple Burl top and Walnut pentagonal coopered base dated May 10, 2022 will also be offered during the exhibition.
Available for purchase as a collection or each piece individually. Proceeds to go to the Nakashima Foundation for Peace and the Buckminster Fuller Partners Foundation. Browse the Homage here.