Estimated value: 5000-7000 US$
Reached Price : 4000 US$
Auction:
Modern Design
Sales date: 2004-10-03
Location:
Chicago
Lot number: 604
Design
Shiro Kuramata
Year
1987
Architonic id
4105587
Chromed tube and enameled steel, plywood, leather
20"w x 17.5"d x 35"h
This stool in one of only a few examples custom made for the Yamigawa Corporation's shop in the Axis Building in the Roppongi neighborhood of Tokyo. This design was never put into production, and although it is made of steel, Kuramata's stool appears lightweight because of its minimal form.
Literature:
Axis, Quarterly on Trends in Design, Spring 1988