Property from a Private Collection, Miami Shiro Kuramata "Acrylic stool (with feathers)," for the Spiral boutique, The Axis Building, Roppongi, Tokyo designed 1990 Acrylic, aluminum, stained alumite finish, dyed Mallard feathers. 21 1/4 x 13 x 16 1/4 in. (54 x 33 x 41.3 cm) Manufactured by Ishimaru Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. Number 36 from the edition of 40. Together with a certificate of authenticity from Mieko Kuramata.
Literature Shiro Kuramata 1934-1991, exh. cat., Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, 1996, pp. 74, 195-96 Yasuko Seki, ed., Shiro Kuramata and Ettore Sottsass exh. cat., 21_21 Design Sight, Tokyo, 2001, pp. 74-76, p. 211 Deyan Sudjic Shiro Kuramata: Essays & Writings, London, 2013, p. 107 Deyan Sudjic Shiro Kuramata: Catalogue of Works, London, 2013, pp. 379-80 Catalogue Essay Phillips would like to thank the Kuramata Design Office for their assistance cataloguing the present lot. Read More Artist Bio Shiro Kuramata Japanese • 1934 - 1991 Shiro Kuramata is widely admired for his ability to free his designs from gravity and use materials in ways that defied convention. After a restless childhood, his ideas of being an illustrator having been discouraged, Kuramata discovered design during his time at the Teikoku Kizai Furniture Factory in Arakawa-ku in 1954. The next year he started formal training at the Department of Interior Design at the Kuwasawa Design Institute. His early work centered on commercial interiors and window displays. In 1965, at the age of 31, he opened his own firm: Kuramata Design Office. Throughout his career he found inspiration in many places, including the work of Italian designers (particularly those embodying the Memphis style) and American conceptual artists like Donald Judd and combined such inspirations with his own ingenuity and creativity. His dynamic use of materials, particularly those that were transparent, combination of surfaces and awareness of the potential of light in design led him to create objects that stretched structural boundaries and were also visually captivating. These qualities are embodied in his famous Glass Chair (1976). View More Works
Property from a Private Collection, Miami Shiro Kuramata "Acrylic stool (with feathers)," for the Spiral boutique, The Axis Building, Roppongi, Tokyo designed 1990 Acrylic, aluminum, stained alumite finish, dyed Mallard feathers. 21 1/4 x 13 x 16 1/4 in. (54 x 33 x 41.3 cm) Manufactured by Ishimaru Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. Number 36 from the edition of 40. Together with a certificate of authenticity from Mieko Kuramata.
Literature Shiro Kuramata 1934-1991, exh. cat., Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, 1996, pp. 74, 195-96 Yasuko Seki, ed., Shiro Kuramata and Ettore Sottsass exh. cat., 21_21 Design Sight, Tokyo, 2001, pp. 74-76, p. 211 Deyan Sudjic Shiro Kuramata: Essays & Writings, London, 2013, p. 107 Deyan Sudjic Shiro Kuramata: Catalogue of Works, London, 2013, pp. 379-80 Catalogue Essay Phillips would like to thank the Kuramata Design Office for their assistance cataloguing the present lot. Read More Artist Bio Shiro Kuramata Japanese • 1934 - 1991 Shiro Kuramata is widely admired for his ability to free his designs from gravity and use materials in ways that defied convention. After a restless childhood, his ideas of being an illustrator having been discouraged, Kuramata discovered design during his time at the Teikoku Kizai Furniture Factory in Arakawa-ku in 1954. The next year he started formal training at the Department of Interior Design at the Kuwasawa Design Institute. His early work centered on commercial interiors and window displays. In 1965, at the age of 31, he opened his own firm: Kuramata Design Office. Throughout his career he found inspiration in many places, including the work of Italian designers (particularly those embodying the Memphis style) and American conceptual artists like Donald Judd and combined such inspirations with his own ingenuity and creativity. His dynamic use of materials, particularly those that were transparent, combination of surfaces and awareness of the potential of light in design led him to create objects that stretched structural boundaries and were also visually captivating. These qualities are embodied in his famous Glass Chair (1976). View More Works
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