Junzo Sakakura - Design London Wednesday, September 30, 2015 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Daisaku Cho, Japan
    Private collection, Japan
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Literature

    Charlotte and Peter Fiell, eds., Decorative Art 70s, Cologne, 2000, p. 99 for the chairs
    Junzo Sakakura, Architect: Living in Modernism: Housing, Furniture and Design, Tokyo, 2009, p. 99, fig. 204, p. 100, p. 134, fig. 192, p. 138, fig. 197, p. 140, ref. 23, p. 141, fig. 196, p. 165 for a technical drawing, a prospectus and images

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Set of four early lounge chairs, model no. 5016 and coffee table

designed 1957, produced 1964-1988
Each chair: Teak laminated plywood, fabric.
Table: Teak laminated plywood, painted wood.

Each chair: 64.3 x 55.5 x 69 cm (25 3/8 x 21 7/8 x 27 1/8 in.)
Table: 30.2 x 64.8 x 44.8 cm (11 7/8 x 25 1/2 x 17 5/8 in.)

Manufactured by Tendo Mokko, Tokyo, Japan. Reverse of one chair with manufacturer’s plastic logo label and TENDO.

Estimate
£14,000 - 16,000 Ω

Contact Specialist
Madalena Horta e Costa
Head of Sale
+44 20 7318 4019

Design

London Auction 1 October 2015