Postmodern Studio Side Table by Michael Graham, 1987

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Sculptural studio side table by American sculptor Michael Graham, signed and dated 1987 on the underside of the black blade … Read more Sculptural studio side table by American sculptor Michael Graham, signed and dated 1987 on the underside of the black blade element ("M. Graham © 1987").

The piece is constructed as an intersecting composition of geometric forms: a sage green powder-coated steel cylinder serves as the central support, crossed by a stepped black "skyline" blade and a curved teal accent element. The circular top is wire-reinforced glass with embedded grid pattern — an intentional postmodern reference to industrial materials — finished with a brushed aluminum disc cap.

Graham's work occupies the territory between furniture and sculpture, drawing on the Memphis Group's vocabulary of geometric collision, industrial materials, and unexpected color combinations. Each piece is individually fabricated as a studio work rather than a production design. See less