Shiro kuramata chair

CAMILLA AND MARC on Instagram: “Glass chair, Shiro Kuramata, 1976”

One of Japanese furniture design's brightest lights is now the subject of a stylish new book.

Lot 380: Shiro Kuramata. Chair with Steel Pipe and Wood Seat. 1987, chrome-plated steel, beech plywood, plastic. 30¼ h × 18 w × 18¼ d in. result: $1,920. estimate: $2,000–3,000.

Lot 266: Shiro Kuramata. Luminous Chair. 1969, acrylic. 21 h × 52 dia in. result: $37,500. estimate: $20,000–30,000. This work is number 7 from the edition of 30. Sold with certificate of authenticity from the Kuramata Design Office signed by Mieko Kuramata. Provenance: Private Collection, Japan

"He knew that you can chase novelty, but that originality is something you have to find inside yourself, within the ordinary rather than the extraordinary" - JOHN PAWSON - ("Sydney" Chair designed by Shiro Kuramata in 1987)

One of my most wanted iconic chair from 80's "How High The Moon" armchair designed by Shiro Kuramata 1986 for Vitra. Look luxury in contem...

In this design, light does not issue from a conventional source; a chair takes on a luminosity within its own space. This forging of different notions into one concept is typical of Kuramata's design aesthetic, at once a part of Pop and the Avantgarde. The luminous chair is limited to an edition of 30. —Christie’s… via de-architects.com

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