Sori Yanagi (1915-2011)
'Butterfly' stool
Bent-laminated plywood and brass
Edited by Tendo Mokko
Manufacturer’s label 'Tendo Mokko co. Ltd,
Made in Japan'
No. '54' in pencil inside the footing
Model created in 1956
H 39,5 × L 42 × P 31 cm
Provenance: Steph
Simon’s personal collection, passed down by inheritance
Bibliography:
- Design: Sori Yanagi's works, and philosophy, 1983,
similar model illustrated p. 91
- Design Japonais 1950-1995, exhibition catalogue,
Editions du Centre Pompidou, 1996, similar model p. 65
