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Isamu Kenmochi (Japanese: 剣持勇, 1912 - 1971) was a Japanese modernist designer significant in the development of Japanese industrial design after World War II. [ 1 ] Isamu Kenmochi was born on 2 January 1912 in Tokyo. [ 2 ]
Ryobiraki tansu being carried by hired porters. Woodblock print, Utagawa Toyokuni, 1807. Tansu were rarely used as stationary furniture. Consistent with traditional Japanese interior design, which featured a number of movable partitions, allowing for the creation of larger and smaller rooms within the home, tansu would need to be easily portable, and were not visible in the home except at ...
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George Katsutoshi Nakashima (Japanese: 中島勝寿 Nakashima Katsutoshi, May 24, 1905 – June 15, 1990) was an American woodworker, architect, and furniture maker who was one of the leading innovators of 20th century furniture design and a father of the American craft movement [citation needed].
Tendo Mokko chairs and tables are held in the collections of museums and have been sold for high prices at furniture auctions. [ 1 ] The company has collaborated with designers and architects such as Isamu Kenmochi , Sori Yanagi , Riki Watanabe [ jp ] , Daisaku Chō [ jp ] , Katsuhei Toyoguchi, Kenzo Tange , Bruno Mathsson , Katsuo Matsumura ...
Chabudai in a traditional setting In use, circa 1900. A chabudai (卓袱台 or 茶袱台 or 茶部台) is a short-legged table used in traditional Japanese homes.The original models ranged in height from 15 cm (5.9 in) to 30 cm (12 in). [1]
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Miya Shoji is a manufacturer and retailer of shōji, futons, and other Japanese furniture based in New York City. It was founded in 1951 to make shōji. It was founded in 1951 to make shōji. Hisao Hanafusa, the shop's current owner, started working there after he immigrated to the US in 1963 and purchased the shop in 1970.