Shiro Kuramata-How High the Moon Armchairs for Vitra, 1986

How High the Moon, designed by Shiro Kuramata for Vitra in 1986, is a poetic reflection on the very idea of the chair. Kuramata reinterprets one of the most recognizable forms of Wes...

Shiro Kuramata’s ‘How High The Moon’ Armchair is an iconic exploration of material, form, and perception in modern design. Created in ...

Six available in total. Shiro Kuramata (1931-1991) created a fluid exchange between Japanese design philosophy and methodology and European postmodern design. Kuramata’s training was initially centred around traditional woodworking however, when he enrolled at the Kuwasawa Design School was taught by Isamu Kenmochi, who helped him reimagine ancient Japanese traditions using modern materials. The philosophy Kuramata. His designs are made from materials that have reflective, transparent, translucent, opaque and tactile qualities to them, each form a response each material. The sing sing sing chair...

Designed by the visionary Japanese designer Shiro Kuramata (1934–1991), this iconic “Sing Sing Sing” chair (1985) embodies a seamless dialogue between traditional Japanese sensibilit...

Set of six available. Shiro Kuramata (1931-1991) created a fluid exchange between Japanese design philosophy and methodology and European postmodern design. Kuramata’s training was initially centred around traditional woodworking however, when he enrolled at the Kuwasawa Design School was taught by Isamu Kenmochi, who helped him reimagine ancient Japanese traditions using modern materials. The philosophy Kuramata. His designs are made from materials that have reflective, transparent, translucent, opaque and tactile qualities to them, each form a response each material. The sing sing sing chair...

Designed by Toyo Ito in 1987 for Driade, the Suki armchair demonstrates the architect’s exploration of lightness, structure, and spatial perception translated into furniture form. Kn...

As a master in architecture, the Japanese Ito has proposed few but extraordinary design works. Suki armchair, designed in 1987, is one of them: an object made mysterious by the use o...

Set of four or six available. Shiro Kuramata (1931-1991) created a fluid exchange between Japanese design philosophy and methodology and European postmodern design. Kuramata’s training was initially centred around traditional woodworking however, when he enrolled at the Kuwasawa Design School was taught by Isamu Kenmochi, who helped him reimagine ancient Japanese traditions using modern materials. The philosophy Kuramata. His designs are made from materials that have reflective, transparent, translucent, opaque and tactile qualities to them, each form a response each material. The sing sing sing...

Sing Sing Sing chair designed by Shiro Kuramata circa 1985 in France Coated steel. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful p...

Very rare "web" armchair designed by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia Chromed steel structure, seat and back in metal mesh, silicone feet Measure cm. height 70 cm, width 65 ...