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Sori Yanagi White Elephant Stool for Kotobuki, 1960s
$5,500
£4,138.28
€4,793.35
CA$7,743.68
A$8,604.07
CHF 4,522.82
MX$105,022.12
NOK 57,184.58
SEK 53,611.82
DKK 35,774.12
About the Item
An iconic mid-century design by Japanese master Sori Yanagi. The Elephant Stool embodies simplicity, functionality, and sculptural beauty. Featuring a distinctive arching silhouette inspired by an elephant’s legs, it is lightweight, stackable, and suitable for both indoor and outdoor use.
This piece exemplifies Yanagi’s philosophy of organic design, merging Japanese tradition with modern materials. A true collectible, perfect as an accent seat, low table, or sculptural object in a minimalist or contemporary interior.
- Creator:Sori Yanagi (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 14.57 in (37 cm)Width: 20.08 in (51 cm)Depth: 18.31 in (46.5 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1960s
- Condition:Minor losses.
- Seller Location:Tokyo, JP
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2614345728242
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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