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Kazuhide Takahama two-seater 'Marcel' sofa for Gavina, Italy, 1965
About the Item
Japanese designer Kazuhide Takahama (1930–2010) started working in Kazuo Fuioka’s studio soon after completing his architecture studies in Tokyo. In 1957 he oversaw the design of Japan’s first pavilion at the Milan Triennale, where he had a fateful meeting with Dino Gavina. He developed a distinctive style, characterised by clean lines and formal restraint, in a climate of profuse cultural exchanges.
Named for Dino Gavina’s friend Marcel Duchamp, the wonderfully blocky Marcel sofa has a purity of form typical of Takahama. A softly geometric body sits on a trio of brushed aluminium brackets, which emerge like scooped feet at the front. A three-seater is available separately.
Newly reupholstered in black ‘Ponyhair’ (cowhide).
- Creator:Kazuhide Takahama (Designer),Gavina (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 25.2 in (64 cm)Width: 59.85 in (152 cm)Depth: 34.65 in (88 cm)
- Style:Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1965
- Condition:Reupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: K177E1stDibs: LU1420240237742
Kazuhide Takahama
Kazuhide Takahama was a Japanese designer born in Miyazaki, Japan. After graduating from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1953, Takahama designed the Japanese Pavilion for the Milan Triennale. There he met Dino Gavina, and over the next decade, Takahama designed several pieces for Gavina.
Later, Takahama also collaborated with B&B Italia, Simon and Knoll, just to name a few. His designs are clear in line and shape and have a high-quality design. With the functionalist approach to modernism, he designed with a Japanese sense of material and aesthetics conveniently combined with Western elements.
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