Saturday, August 16, 2025

Oh, patents! Noguchi's Cyclone™ table

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 Copyright © Françoise Herrmann Isamu Noguchi’s Cyclone ™  table was directly inspired by his  Rocking stool . Designed for Knoll , the ta...
Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Oh, patents! Noguchi's Rocking stool

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 Copyright © Françoise Herrmann Isamu Noguchi’ s Rocking stool , designed for the Swiss furniture company Vitra  in the 1950s, was re-issued...
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Oh, Noguchi! Akari sculpture production process

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 Copyright  ©  Françoise Herrmann The YouTube video  below shows the internal wooden frames used to make one version of the many different A...
Friday, August 8, 2025

Oh, patents! Isamu Noguchi Akari (sculpture) lamps

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 Copyright © Françoise Herrmann The famous and prolific Japanese American sculptor, Isamu Noguchi [1904-1988], created a series of lamps th...
Friday, August 1, 2025

Oh, patents! Roche Bobois™ vintage coffee table

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 Copyright © Françoise Herrmann The timeless  Roche Bobois ™* marble sphere and square glass coffee table is an invention that was patented ...
Saturday, July 26, 2025

Oh, patents! Interface for Rain Bird® wireless rain/freeze sensor

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  Copyright © Françoise Herrmann Rain Bird® irrigation systems are foremost concerned with water conservation. “ Every drop counts ” guides...
Friday, July 25, 2025

Oh, patents! Rain Bird® Insertion tool

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 Copyright © Françoise Herrmann The Rain Bird® insertion tool minimizes hand fatigue when connecting drip lines with coupling, elbow, or th...