Sori Yanagi Furniture
Sōri Yanagi was a Japanese product designer. Born in 1915 in Tokyo, Japan. His father was Yanagi Sōetsu, founder of the Japanese folk crafts mingei movement, which celebrated the beauty of everyday objects, and the Japanese Folk Crafts Museum (Nihon Mingeikan). Yanagi entered Tokyo Art School in 1934, where he studied both art and architecture. He played a role in the Japanese modern design developed after the Second World War to the high-growth period in the Japanese economy. Yanagi was both a representative of the wholly Japanese modern designer and a full-blown Modernist, who merged simplicity and practicality with elements of traditional Japanese crafts. He designed the official torch for the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Yanagi died in 2011 at the age of 96.
Early 2000s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi Furniture
Rosewood
1930s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Seagrass, Cherry
Early 2000s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi Furniture
Rosewood
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Plastic
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Brass
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Rosewood
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Paper
1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Plywood
1960s Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Sori Yanagi Furniture
Oak
1960s Japanese Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Fiberglass
Late 20th Century Japanese Sori Yanagi Furniture
Glass
1970s Japanese Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Sori Yanagi Furniture
Cork
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Fiberglass
1960s Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi Furniture
Fabric
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi Furniture
Velvet
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi Furniture
Velvet, Beech
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Metal
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi Furniture
Goatskin, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi Furniture
Brass
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Fiberglass
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi Furniture
Metal
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Plywood
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Maple
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Rosewood
1960s Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Wood
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi Furniture
Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi Furniture
Brass
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Fiberglass
1980s Japanese Vintage Sori Yanagi Furniture
Mirror, Beech