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Lot 437
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w - 'TAWARAYA': A BOXING RING SEATING ARENA, DESIGNED BY MASANORI UMEDA FOR MEMPHIS , DESIGNED 1981

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Description

composed of laminated timber, the base in striped black and white, side ropes and mat base, each corner post with an opaque spherical light

Catalogue Note


CATALOGUE NOTE

Memphis invited three Japanese designers, Umeda, Isozaki and Kuramata to design for their first exhibition held in 1981. Umeda listed his creation as having four possible uses - a shrine, a platform, a conservation area and a bed.