Bob Bonies and Shiro Kuramata were both born before the worldwar II and started their career in the 60's. Both belonged to the avantgarde in the 1960's-'70. Kuramata, one of the most important Japanese designers had a strong connection with Holland. The Dutch brand Pastoe produced several of his designs. Unfortunateley he died in 1991 at an age of 56.
The very best in design returns to Sotheby’s London in a dedicated sale taking place at New Bond Street on 4 November 2015.
Showcasing ground-breaking post-war and contemporary design by the most influential designers of the 20th and 21st-centuries, the auction includes key pieces by Harry Bertoia, Ferdinand and Humberto Campana, Franz West, Shiro Kuramata and Mark Newson.
In the first auctions the category to take place at 30 Berkeley Square, Phillips April Design Sales totalled £8,641,000 (comfortably in the middle of their estimated total of £6.7-9.9m ) selling 87% by value and 77% by lot.
The exhibition attracted three times as many visitors compared to the previous Design auctions in September 2014.
On 28 April Phillips will present the first Design Auction held in 30 Berkeley Square featuring over 250 lots with a pre-sale low estimate of £6.7m/$10m/€9.3m and a pre-sale high estimate of £9.9m/$14.7m/€13.8m.
Wright is delighted to present Shiro Kuramata and Hiroshi Sugimoto: Works from the Absent Past. This auction and exhibition celebrates two of the most creative minds of the 20th century, and will be presented entirely in New York.
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Shiro Kuramata (1934-1991) was one of the most influential Japanese designers of the 20th century. His unique approach married the traditional Japanese design aesthetic with Western design princi- ples of Postmodernism.
Chest of drawers on castors. Pyramid-shaped structure in transparent acrylic resin, 17 drawers in black acrylic resin in different dimensions.
LITERATURE
Shiro Kuramata, exh. cat., Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, 2000, pp. 24, 42–43, 48, and p. 149, pl. 3; Charlotte and Peter Fiell, eds., Domus VIII: 1975–1979, p. 366
Lot 123 in Wrights's Sale of Important Design, 8 December 2009, Chicago.
Sold with signed certificate from Meiko Kuramata. This example is number 15 from the edition of 40.
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Lot 5, Phillips de Pury & Company Design Auction, 14 November 2009, New York
Manufactured by Ishimuri, Japan. Number 25 from the edition of 40. Together with a certificate of authenicity from Meiko Kuramata.
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