Shiro Kuramata
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A "Kyoto" table, Memphis, Italy, post 1983.
Terrazzo, chromed steel, marked SHIRO KURAMATA MEMPHIS. Height 73.5 cm, diameter 59 cm.
Minor chips.
Provenance
Private Collection, Sweden. Read more about the Memphis Group – A private collection.
Literature
Barbara Radice, "Memphis: Research, Experiences, Failures and Successes of New Design", Thames & Hudson 1994, model illustrated p. 153.
More information
Designed in 1983.
This lot is being sold on behalf of the Swedish Enforcement Authority.
Designer
Shiro Kuramata was a Japanese designer. In the 1980s, Kuramata was invited by the Italian designer Ettore Sottsass to join the Memphis Group in Milan, where he, together with young designers, revolted against the conventional design ideals.
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