Isamu Noguchi 1904 - 1988 was a sculptor, architect, furniture and landscape designer.

Born to Japanese poet Yonejiro Noguchi and Irish - American writer Leonie Gilmour, Noguchi was born in Los Angeles, America; but was raised in both Japan and the US.

Noguchi constantly sought to combine and balance the influences of the Japanese and the American aesthetic in his work and in his life. Repeatedly moving between the two countries throughout his life, his work genuinely synthesizes elements of both cultures.