Shiro Kuramata

Born in Tokyo in 1934, Kuramata grew up during World War II and the American occupation of Japan. In 1953, he graduated from Tokyo polytechnic, where he studied wood art and then worked for a local furniture company, Teikokukizai. Shortly afterwards, he enrolled at the Kuwasawa Design School in Tokyo.

A design icon, he was the Japanese designer who best epitomized the spirit of the era in which he lived, through his highly significant products and creations.

In 1965, he founded the Kuramata Design Office in Tokyo, where he remained until the year of his death, in 1991, working on numerous projects that entered the product and Design hall of fame.

Kuramata first encountered Italian design through Memphis, then in 1987, with Cappellini, for whom he created the Progetti Compiuti chest of drawers series. All of the pieces Kuramata made for the company were incredibly well-received, such as the Steel Pipe Drink Trolly, the Sofa With Arms, the Ko-Ko coffe table, the Bookshelf and the Revolving Cabinet chest of drawers.

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Cappellini - Sofa with Arms Armchair

PC_17
€2,569.67
The dynamic lines and the chosen materials define its contemporary style, while the simplicity of its innate elegance is undeniably evocative of the distinctive Japanese style. Price refers to armchair upholstered in fabric category A.
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Cappellini - 01 Chair

01 chair + PC_22
€2,264.75
Created as a tribute to the 1980’s, the 01 Chair features an ultralight volume and is characterized by the sinuous interweaving of lines and arches. Price refers to chair upholstered in fabric category G and lacquared base.