Sori Yanagi
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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Butterfly Stool
Sori Yanagi Elephant Stool
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
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Wood
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.
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1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi
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Brass
Sori Yanagi 'Monjiro' Stool in Oak and Steel for Hida
By Sori Yanagi, Hida
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
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Steel, Chrome
Sori Yanagi 'Monjiro' Coffee Table in Oak and Steel for Hida
By Sori Yanagi, Hida
Located in Glendale, CA
Sori Yanagi 'Monjiro' Coffee Table 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
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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"
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1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sori Yanagi
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi
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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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sori Yanagi
Materials
Oak
Sori Yonagi for Hida Bleached Oak Table and Chairs Reissue 2022
By Sori Yanagi, Hida
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful dining table and chairs by Sori Yanaga Design for Hida of Japan. This wonderful set in oak consists of 2 armchairs, 2 side chairs and the 47 inch diameter table.
While he...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Sori Yanagi
Materials
Oak
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Butterfly Stool
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Butterfly Stool
By Sori Yanagi
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Wood, Brass, Metal
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Mid Century Modern
Consisting of two gracefully curving and identical molded plywood shells that recall butterfly wings and are fastened together by a single brass crossbar, the Butterfly stool by Sori Yanagi (1915–2011) is the most acute mid-century merging of Eastern and Western sensibilities. When he introduced the structured chair to a market that had until then been defined by tatami mats, Yanagi upended Japanese tradition. But the Tokyo-born furniture designer, who created the all-plastic Elephant stool d...
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Sori Yanagi Elephant Stool
By Sori Yanagi
The postwar era in Japan is now considered the origin of the country’s design and manufacturing revolution, and the Elephant stool, designed in 1954 by Sori Yanagi (1915–2011), is one of the most recognizable objects to emerge from it.
The Elephant stool — named for its similarity to the lovable mammal’s chunky feet — is a stackable three-legged plastic stool. Originally produced in fiberglass by Japan's Kotobuki Seating, the Swiss furniture company Vitra now makes the stool in injection-mold...
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Sori Yanagi furniture 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 furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture 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 furniture by Junzo Sakakura, Akita Mokko, and Takeshi Nii. Prices for Sori Yanagi furniture 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.