Isamu Kenmochi Rattan S301 Stool, Yamakawa, Japan, 1962

Painted steam-bent wood. Almost animalian in its expression, this stool is crafted from steam-bent waste wood, rendering each in the edition unique. Below a curved split seat, two roughly-hewn legs are held in composition with a more conventional post. The piece is part of Held Absence, Grace Prince’s largest furniture collection to date addressing a long-held fascination with absence and fragility. The pieces develop the designer’s free, gestural approach into six assemblages in bronze, steel and wood. Designed exclusively for Béton Brut, the works emerged from a period spent living in a traditional house just north of Kyoto. The collection is handmade to order in 12 weeks. Grace Prince (born in London, 1992) is a multidisciplinary designer based between Zürich, Milan and London. A graduate of Central Saint Martins, she worked as the assistant designer to Vincenzo De Cotiis...

Painted steam-bent wood, fibreglass and polished stainless steel. A dialogue between heft and poise is keenly felt in this low stool. Each piece retains a unique identity, fabricated from odd sections of steam-bent waste wood – a chance encounter of irreplaceable offcuts. Slim polished steel rods bisect at the base, mirroring the triad structure. The piece is part of Held Absence, Grace Prince’s largest furniture collection to date addressing a long-held fascination with absence and fragility. The pieces develop the designer’s free, gestural approach into six assemblages in bronze, steel and wood. Designed exclusively for Béton Brut, the works emerged from a period spent living in a traditional house just north of Kyoto. The collection is handmade to order in 12 weeks. Grace Prince (born in London, 1992) is a multidisciplinary designer based between Zürich, Milan and London. A graduate of Central Saint Martins, she worked as the assistant designer to Vincenzo De Cotiis...

This distinctive seat in aluminium was designed exclusively for Béton Brut by Archive for Space. An exercise in imaginative modern metalwork, it is made from a single sheet of unseal...

This distinctive bench in aluminium was designed exclusively for Béton Brut by Archive for Space. An exercise in imaginative modern metalwork, it is made from a single sheet of unsea...

Isamu Kenmochi Japanese Bentwood & Italian Boucle Stool Japan, circa 1960s Manufactured by Akita Mokko Beautifully preserved, Timeless Classic Sculpted bentwood beech base has been ...

Pair of Isamu Kenmochi Japanese Bentwood & Shag Wool Stools Japan, circa 1960s Manufactured by Akita Mokko Beautifully preserved, timeless classics Sculpted bentwood beech base newl...

Pair of Isamu Kenmochi Japanese Bentwood & Shag Wool StoolsJapan, circa 1960s Manufactured by Akita Mokko Beautifully preserved, timeless classics Sculpted bentwood beech bases have ...

Single bentwood stool by Isamu Kenmochi (1912-1971) for Akita Mokko. Original condition, minor scuffs. Label, circa 1950s Kenmochi was one of the most significant designers in midcentury Japan. He was a founding member of the Japan Industrial Designers, which included Sori Yanagi and Riki Watanabe...