Shiro Kuramata

Yves Gastou, Paris, ca. 1990

Philip Jodidio, "Kuramata:  Images du Monde Flottant," Connaissance des Arts, February 1990, p. 107
Ettore Sottsass, "Una Mostra dedicate a Shiro Kuramata," Domus, December, 1996, p. 56
Michiko Aikawa, ed., Shiro Kuramata, exh. cat., Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, 1996, cat. no. 1, pp. 26-27, 39-40, 48, and p. 189, fig. 8
Alexander von Vegesack, Peter Dunas, and Mathias Schwartz-Clauss, eds., 100 Masterpieces from the Vitra Design Museum, exhibition catalogue, Weil am Rhein, 1996, pp. 204-205, cat. no. 87
Alberto Bassi, "Shiro Kuramata: Il Design Transparente," Casabella, July/August, 1999, p. 17
Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 2000, p. 599
Shiro Kuramata, Tokyo, 2000, fig. 1
George H. Marcus, Masters of Modern Design: A Critical Assessment, New York, 2005, p. 155
Jean Louis Gaillemin, Design Contre Design, exh. cat., Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Anvers, 2007, pp. 301, 353

Overall excellent original condition. With a few very shallow surface scratches. A superb early example from the series.
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The present lot is from the first group of 10 chairs executed prior to Kuramata's death and before it was determined that the edition would be limited to 56.