Shiro Kuramata (1934-1991) — Feather Stool [acrylic, aluminum and dyed feathers, 1990]
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Hirō Isono - Untitled, n.d.
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Sanyo Sytem Midi 50 CD. Japan, 1985.
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Unknown, Japanese paper from the Wazome Katazome Moriki Paper Company
RCW Museum Collections
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Folds of Future: Issey Miyake's Avant-Garde Fashion through Irving Penn's Lens
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Crane and Tortoise Box. Japanese origin, dated 1894; medium is silver with gold and lacquer; dimensions: 10.5 cm high. From the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum collection, accession number: M18e44.a-b
"This crane and tortoise box was designed and produced to be given to guests at the imperial banquet for the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of the Meiji Emperor and Empress in 1894. Often referred to by the French term “bonbonnière,” the box is decorated with a crane and two tortoises (minogame), historic motifs that convey messages of auspiciousness and longevity across East Asia. …"
(Source: gardnermuseum.org)
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Shiro Kuramata (1934-1991) — "Miss Blanche" Chair [paper flowers, acrylic resin, and aluminum, 1988]
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Japanese bread packaging
[via yukovskiy | instagram]
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Cordless telephone by Takenobu Igarashi (1989)
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Kiyoshi Awazu, August - pampas grass, 1979
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