Accession Number:
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111265
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Order Title:
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Shiro Kuramata (111193-111425)
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Type of View:
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front
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View Title:
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view of process photography where the chair is soaked in oil and burnt to incinerate the Thonet bentwood frame
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Image Rights:
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copyrighted
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Source Institution:
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NCSU Libraries
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Collection:
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Design Library Image Collection
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Culture:
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Japanese
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Subject:
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seating
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Work Types:
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Furnishings & Equipment; furniture; chairs (furniture forms)
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Preferred Title:
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Homage to Josef Hoffman, Begin the Beguine
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Agent Display:
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Shiro Kuramata (Japanese designer, 1934-1991)
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Date:
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1985 (creation)
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Materials:
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polished and enamel plated flat steel wire wrapped and welded around frame of Thonet bentwood chair, soaked in oil and burnt to incinerate frame
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Technique:
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wrapping (surface covering process)
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Measurement:
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83 x 50 x 54 cm ()
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Locations:
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Tokyo, Kanto, Japan
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Location Type:
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(creation)
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Locations:
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Private Collection, Tokyo, Tokyo, Kanto, Japan
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Location Type:
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(current)
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Style/Period:
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Postmodern
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Style/Period:
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Contemporary
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Classification:
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Industrial Design
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