Sori Yanagi Seating
Japanese, 1915-2011
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.
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Creator: Sori Yanagi
Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
A butterfly stool, model "S-0521/M", by Sori Yanagi, in wood and patinated brass, manufactured by Tendo Mokko, Japan, with the old editor’s label, model designed in 1954.
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Seating
Materials
Brass
Sori Yanagi BUTTERFLY Stool
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Sori Yanagi (Japanese, 1915-2011); Tendo (Japan)
Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent
Materials: rosewood plywood, brass
Dimensions (H, W, D): 15....
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20th Century Sori Yanagi Seating
Materials
Wood
Sori Yanagi 'Monjiro' Stool in Oak and Steel for Hida
By Hida, Sori Yanagi
Located in Glendale, CA
Sori Yanagi 'Monjiro' Stool in Oak and Steel for Hida.
For centuries, famed Hida artisans in Gifu prefecture have played a role in Japan's woodworking culture, crafting iconic bentwood furniture from sustainable local forests. Established in 1920, Hida Sangyo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Javanese Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Sori Yanagi, "Butterfly" Stools, Walnut, Brass, Japan, 1954
By Tendo Mokko, Sori Yanagi
Located in High Point, NC
A set of first production walnut "Butterfly" stools, designed in 1954 by Sori Yanagi and produced by Tendo Mokko, Japan, c. 1960s.
Unlabeled.
Seat height: 15.75"
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Seating
Materials
Brass
Sori Yanagi 'Collection' Dining Armchair in Stained White Oak for Hida
By Sori Yanagi, Hida
Located in Glendale, CA
Sori Yanagi 'Collection' Dining Armchair in Stained White Oak for Hida
For centuries, famed Hida artisans in Gifu prefecture have played a role in Japan's woodworking culture, craft...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi Seating
Materials
Oak
Sori Yanagi 'Collection' Dining Chair in White Oak for Hida
By Sori Yanagi, Hida
Located in Glendale, CA
Sori Yanagi 'Collection' Dining Chair in White Oak for Hida
For centuries, famed Hida artisans in Gifu prefecture have played a role in Japan's woodworking culture, crafting iconic ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi Seating
Materials
Oak
Sori Yanagi "Butterfly" Mid Century Stool in Plywood Produced by Tendo, 1980s
By Sori Yanagi, Tendo Mokko
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare and iconic mid century stool model "Butterfly" in molded plywood by Sori Yanagi produced by Tendo Mokko, Japan ca 1980s. Acquired from the very original owner who bought this st...
Category
1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Seating
Materials
Plywood
Sori Yanagi Rosewood and Brass Butterfly Stool Vintage
By Sori Yanagi
Located in North Miami, FL
This iconic and collectable butterfly stool is a work of simple and elegant sculpture by the Japanese designer Sori Yanagi. It is rosewood and brass structure. The combination aesthe...
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Seating
Materials
Brass
Sori Yanagi ‘Elephant’ stool for Kotobuki, Japan 1954
By Kotobuki, Sori Yanagi
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Elephant stool by Sori Yanagi for Kotobuki Seating Company, Tokyo 1954. Yanagi originally designed the stool as a work chair for his studio, a couple of years later it was released b...
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Seating
Materials
Fiberglass
Kotobuki Chair by Sori Yanagi, 1969
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Venezia, VENETO
Designed in 1969 by Sori Yanagi, the Kobotuki chair has a comfortable FRP shell seat, steel plated legs and original black and yellow upholstery.
Back in the 1960s, this chair was u...
Category
1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Seating
Materials
Steel
Armchair X by Tendo Mokko, circa 1960
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Venezia, VENETO
This very unique vintage armchair has been manufactured by Tendo Mokko in the 1960's. It is a very rare item coming from a facilities in Japan, after the relocation of the warehouse,...
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Seating
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Sori Yanagi Side Chairs for Kotobuki, Pair, Designed in 1969
By Sori Yanagi, Kotobuki
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Stackable side chairs designed by Sori Yanagi in 1969 and manufactured by Kotobuki. Sold as a pair. Priced in pair.
Upholstery, FRP (fiber-glass reinforced plastic), steel.
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Sori Yanagi Seating
Materials
Steel
Rare Japanese Stool by Soetsu Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Uccle, BE
This stool was made for the In 1936, the Japanese Folk Crafts Museum. Made of Japanese cherry wood and seagrass. Today, you can still see the original benches made for this museum.
Yanagi Soetsu (1889 – 1961), also known as Yanagi Muneyoshi, was a Japanese art critic, philosopher, and founder of the mingei (folk craft) movement in Japan in the late 1920s and 1930s. His son, Sori Yanagi, was a renowned industrial designer. In 1916, Yanagi made his first trip to Korea out of curiosity about Korean crafts. The trip led to the establishment of the Korean Folk Crafts Museum in 1924 and the coining of the term mingei by Yanagi, potters Hamada Shoji (1894–1978) and Kawai Kanjiro...
Category
1930s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Seating
Materials
Seagrass, Cherry
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool Rosewood Brass
By Sori Yanagi
Located in San Diego, CA
Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stool in rosewood and brass. Designed in 1954 and produced in the 1990s. Signed, Sori Yanagi.
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi Seating
Materials
Rosewood
SORI YANAGI , Mageki Stacking Chairs for Akita Mokkou , 1960s , Japanese modern
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
SORI YANAGI , Mageki Stacking Chairs for Akita Mokkou , 1960s , Japanese modern
each price
Category
1960s Vintage Sori Yanagi Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair Black Sori Yanagi Elephant Stools by Kotobuki Japan c. 1950s
By Sori Yanagi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of black Sori Yanagi Elephant Stools by Kotobuki, Japan c. 1950s.
Yanagi foil sticker on underside.
Originally designed by Yanagi as ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi Seating
Materials
Fiberglass
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Sori Yanagi seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Sori Yanagi seating are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Sori Yanagi seating, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original seating by Sori Yanagi were created in the mid-century modern style in japan during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider seating by Junzo Sakakura, Isamu Kenmochi, and Akita Mokko. Prices for Sori Yanagi seating can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,221 and can go as high as $11,095, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,500.