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Shiro Kuramata Steel "Sing" Armchair for Xo - 1985
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Japanese steel wire mesh "Sing Sing Sing" armchair by Shiro Kuramata. The chairs feature roll form backs and seats supported on a tubular chrome frame. Manufactured by XO, Engraved XO on the back of proper right armrest. The flow of the piece is reminiscent of a treble clef – perhaps a nod to its title. Shiro Kuramata was also part of the Memphis design movement in the 1970s. "The Sing Sing Sing" armchair is an iconic piece of Japanese post-modern design.
Shiro Kuramata (1931 to 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 forms a response to each material. - More Information
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