Sori Yanagi, "Elephant" Stool, Fiberglass, Japan, 1954
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Sori Yanagi, "Elephant" Stool, Fiberglass, Japan, 1954
About the Item
- Creator:Tendo Mokko (Manufacturer),Sori Yanagi (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 13 in (33.02 cm)Width: 16.75 in (42.55 cm)Depth: 17 in (43.18 cm)Seat Height: 13 in (33.02 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1954
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Lively wear and patina.
- Seller Location:High Point, NC
- Reference Number:Seller: 56451stDibs: LU3228129941572
Sori Yanagi
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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