ModwayTriangle Coffee Table in Walnut

Ok, so in the same spirit as many other reviewers I'll note several things:(1) The packaging on this thing is quite robust. This is a good thing given that you're receiving a solid piece of glass that's an inch thick and while I didn't personally weigh it, has to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 lbs. The glass was packaged in its own box, which was stapled/nailed tighter than....well you get the point. On top of this, was another securely sealed box with the two legs and the axle. These two items were stacked on one another and then sealed inside of a small crate for stability. Removing the crate was the hardest part so be prepared to have a hammer or a crow bar to pry them loose. Be care though as the glass, although thick, is still glass. All this was in turn wrapped in plastic wrap, covered in bubble wrap and then wrapped again in plastic wrap. All this is to say, you'll break a sweat getting this thing out of it's packaging, and if you don't have a hammer (like we did) then you'll just be S.O.L.(2) The glass is thick and heavy, so have at least one person help you move it on top of the legs. Speaking of the legs, I thought they would be a heavier wood, but they may just be walnut veneer. This doesn't detract from the overall quality or feel of the table. It definitely looks like the real thing.(3) I didn't receive any instructions on how to put the item together, but if you can manage to order the table online, you should, with a bit of trial and error, figure out how to attach the legs. If you can't, kill yourself.(4) Once we got the glass on the legs, the glass had a tendency to slide around a bit. Picture Tom Cruise from risky business in his tighty whities. We solved this problem by taking a couple of plastic thingys you put underneath a cabinet to make it level (I'll add pictures eventually) on the existing plastic thingys already attached to the legs. If you don't mitigate this, the glass will slide off at the slightest touch, most likely chipping or breaking the glass (this is especially true if you live and/or hang out with alcoholics).Final Thoughts: The table looks great. I have encountered a real table and the average consumer/house guest will not be able to discern a difference.

Great replica table, glass top is thick and sturdy and has the same greenish hue that a Noguchi from DWR would have. The base connects well, the wood looks great (its solid wood, not laminate), the only thing seperating this table from an actual Noguchi is the signature on the glass and the plaque on the bottom.I should note however that the packaging for this table was not sturdy enough, or maybe mine was run through a wood chipper. Im talking wooden frame destroyed, box looked like it had tire marks on it, absolutely wrecked. The 100 pound glass top (yes, get a friend to help move it) only had a small chip on one corner, I was able to return it for a full refund and not pay return shipping. Only reason I'm removing a star was due to the poor shipping.

The table is lovely, and the cherry base matches my other furniture perfectly. I'm not sure if the wood is real cherry or not, but if not, it is a darn good imitation. The hardest part was unpacking the package. Good grief, it took me forever. Probably a good thing it was packed so well because the shipper left it sitting in a huge puddle in the pouring rain, where it sat for hours. The packaging was quite damaged, but the table appears to have survived unscathed. I had to call for help because it was so heavy, there was no way I could lift the table top myself. So take note, this is NOT a one-woman job. I thought about buying a "real" Noguchi, but I'm really glad I bought this one. It is a great deal for a beautiful piece of furniture.

Oh, what a disappointment. I should have realized that when you pay IKEA prices, you get IKEA quality.Here's the positive part of this review: Now that I've sort of corrected the many flaws of this piece, it looks good, pretty much like the photo. Oh, and it arrived quickly and well packed.So why one star? Because the item description is a flat-out lie. And even apart from the fake wood, this thing is poorly made. Here are the issues I've had with this item:1. It's not solid wood. As far as I can tell, it's not wood at all, because where the plastic veneer has come off, I've seen a white, plasticky surface underneath. Not sure what it's actually made of, come to think of it.2. The plastic veneer is thin and fragile. I found this out the hard way (see items #3 and #4).3. The glass top has nothing to anchor it to the base. The base has curved edges, and doesn't do much to hold on to the glass top. I learned this abruptly when the glass slid off the base and onto a friend's foot. And that glass is HEAVY. Fortunately, my friend is not litigious and nothing was broken (glass-wise or foot-wise). She did sport a lovely purple bruise on her instep for a couple weeks. And a piece of veneer was damaged, revealing the "wood base" to be a cheap sham. It looks bad, and there's no way to fix the wrinkled/torn plastic coating.4. In order to solve the problem of the sliding glass, I put clear rubber adhesive bumpers on strategic spots on the top of the base. Unfortunately, the base is wobbly (see #5), so that dislodged the bumpers. And one of them took a little piece of the wood-colored plastic with it. I had to peel the tiny pieces of plastic off the sticky back of the rubber bumper with an X-acto knife and glue them back on to the base with the skill of a microsurgeon, because the damage was in a very visible place.5. The base wobbles. The upper and lower parts are held together with a metal dowel, and the base just wobbles wildly. I tried every hack I could imagine. Shimming with wood, cardboard or toothpicks. Jamming toothpicks into the hole with the dowel to hold it steady. Wrapping the dowel in electrical tape so it wouldn't wobble so much in the hole. And a few other desperate tricks. None worked. The dang thing is just unstable, and with the heavy top, that makes it scary. It also means that the plastic bumpers are constantly being dislodged. I prefer furniture to be inert and obedient; as it stands, I'm doing battle with this thing nearly every day.As I said, a huge disappointment. Hope my review can save someone else from being similarly let down.UPDATE on 5/1/13:Well, I finally figured it out. The solution was very low tech. I got a 5/8" wooden dowel -- it fit my table, but yours might take a different size -- and sawed it to the proper length, then epoxied it into the holes in the base where the metal bar originally fit. The base pieces are now frozen at a 90 degree angle and the table is stable. Unfortunately, the top of the table, which is under the glass, got marred along the way and the plastic shows through now. There was no way to recreate the wood grain and the garish plastic patch was in a very visible spot. So I turned the table over and now the bottom bumpers hold the glass while the bumperless bottom sits on a carpet. It looks okay that way, though I'm not overjoyed with it.The fact remains: This table is far more work than it's worth. It stinks.