Modern Furniture
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Place of Origin: Japanese
"Diary (2303)" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii, 2023
By Toyoharu Kii
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Clas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
"Blue Tree, " Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii, 2023
By Toyoharu Kii
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Clas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Mountains at Dawn by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : Mountains at dawn
Japan / 2022s
Size : W 990 H 1500 mm
A work inspired by the mountains at dawn.
This quilt is made with french linen.
Hand-quilted with Japanese sashiko...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Linen
Zabuton Sofa, Handmade Japanese Futon on Modular Maple Frame, Kvadrat, Sou Sou
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
The Zabuton Sofa is available in infinite configurations.
It is customizable through modular system of wood partitions, futon, Zabuton, and bolsters. St...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Maple
Japanese Bamboo Ikebana Hanging Basket by Yufu Shohaku
Located in Atlanta, GA
This small wall hanging ikebana basket (Hanakago) was hand-woven by Japanese Bamboo artist Yufu Shohaku (1941-) circa 2000s. The basket was woven in the s...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Mathilda by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : Mathilda(Ⅰ,Ⅱ)
Japan / 2023s
Size : w440 x h440 mm
This quilt is made with french linen.
Hand-quilted with cotton thread.
Hand dyed with madder, chinese sumac, Japanese Pagoda Tree flower buds
and tingi （A kind of bark of mangrove）.
[Blue Tip...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Linen
$1,200 / set
Shiryu Morita
Ki-Return
Sumi Ink on Paper Calligraphic Drawing
By Shiryu Morita
Located in Sharon, CT
Important work by this founding member of the Bokujin group. Signed lower right with the artists seal. Measures: 21" x 14".
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Tomoko Nishida “Genesis No.15” Woodblock c1970s Japan
Located in Oakland, CA
Beautiful vintage abstract geometric woodblock by Japanese artist, Tomoko Nishida c1970s. Linen mat, period frame.
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Japanese Contemporary Etched Blue Black Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary large porcelain table lamp, a stunning masterpiece hand painted, hand-glazed and edtched on a large glob...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Aquatints by Tadaaki Kuwayama
Located in San Francisco, CA
Tadaaki Kuwayama, Aquatints, 1990, on hand made Ichibei Iwano Japanese paper, each signed in pencil,
Printed by Wingate Studio, New Hampshire.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Saburosuke Okada, Japan, Watercolor on Paper, Landscape
Located in København, Copenhagen
Saburosuke Okada (b. Japan 1869, d. 1939). Watercolor on paper. Landscape with a tree, circa 1920.
Visible dimensions: 29 × 22 cm.
The frame measures: 2.5 cm.
In very good conditi...
Category
1920s Japanese Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Woven Ikebana Hanging Basket by Suemura Shobun
By Suemura Shobun
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese woken bamboo Hanakago, a wall hanging Ikebana basket by Suemura Shobun (1917-2000). The basket is entitled Purple Bamboo Mt. Fuji and was woven with Susudake (smoked bamboo) using irregular plaiting technique to achieve a voluminous form that resembles the iconic Mount Fuji and with the textural appearance of a bird's nest. The base was detailed with mushi-maki knotting and the mouth rim is equipped with a small loop for hanging. The surface has a lustrous lacquer coating that shows off the natural pattern of the bamboo marking. It houses a removable lacquered container made from bamboo culm. The piece is not singed, but it comes with an original fabric stroage pouch, and an original storage box (Tomobako), which is signed with the title on the esterior Mt. Fuji Purple Bamboo” and signed Suemura Shobun on the inside with two red seals.
Suemura Shobun was from Kansai region and active in Osaka. He studies under Yamamoto Chikuryosai I. Shobun is known for making unconventional baskets that are modern and sculptural.
For reference, see page 94 Master of Bamboo" Rinne.
For a recently sold basket...
Category
20th Century Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
" Shibori no Machi " Traditional Japanese Wood Block Print
Located in Weesp, NL
Traditional Japanese wood block print "The town of Shibori II " by Hideo Senba 1992.
The woodblock print titled “Shibori no Machi II” by Hi...
Category
1990s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Unique Japanese Woven Bamboo Hanging Ikebana Basket Suzuki Gengensai
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare hanging ikebana basket by Japanese bamboo artist Suzuki Gengensai (1891-1950) circa 1923-50. This elegant hanakago was made entirly from white bamboo. It consists of a square footed platform with bent bamboo rods on four corners converging onto the top into an open birdcage-like form, which is to be hung from a hooked bamboo rod. The platform features a square plating base and finely woven edges and feet and a single strand of rope fence. A separate ikebana container...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
By-interiors Sweepy Chair w/ arms
By By-interiors
Located in Toronto, CA
By Byinteriors
Designed by: Kensaku Oshiro
Sweepy lives up to its name with a backrest made from a single curve of solid ash and set in a squared-off frame. Available with or witho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Ash
Framed Contemporary Japanese Print Landscape Depicting a Flowering Cherry Tree
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary Japanese print of a minimalist style oil landscape depicting a flowering cherry tree branch with a brown and yellow color palette against a faux gold leaf ground, mounte...
Category
20th Century Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Cherry
"Yu-Shuang" Cristal White Center Piece by Kazuhiko Tomita For Arcade Murano 1993
By Kazuhiko Tomita
Located in Weesp, NL
Kazuhiko Tomita for Arcade Murano, “Yu-Shuang” Centerpiece, 1993
Italy, 1993
Hand-blown and hand-cut crystal centerpiece
Dimensions: H. 24 cm x W. 47 cm x D. 38 cm (H. 9.45 in x W. 18.5 in x D. 15 in)
An exceptional sculptural centerpiece titled “Yu-Shuang”, designed by Kazuhiko Tomita for Arcade Murano in 1993. This rare and exquisite work is crafted from three layers of glass—crystal, white, and crystal— expertly hand-blown and hand-cut, then frosted in an acid pool...
Category
1990s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Large Contemporary Japanese Shigaraki Vessel Kohyama Yasuhisa
By Kohyama Yasuhisa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking stoneware vase made in the tradition of Shigaraki ware by celebrated Japanese potter Kohyama Yasuhisa (1936-) in the year of 2005. Born in the town of Shigaraki, Yasuhisa ...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
1989-90’s Clear Crystal Lexus LS 400 Car Paperweight
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a clear crystal Lexus LS 400 car paperweight. Very nicely you can see through the crystal the inside details of the car, like the seats and the b...
Category
20th Century Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
"Spring" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii, 2021
By Toyoharu Kii
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Clas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Japanese Contemporary Ceramic Plate Yoshikawa Masamichi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic square plate with white-celadon glaze by Japanese potter Yoshikawa Masamichi (1946-). The sharp-edged plate features a concaved center an...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Zabuton Sofa, Handmade Japanese Futon on Modular Maple Frame, Kvadrat
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
The Zabuton Sofa is available in infinite configurations.
It is customizable through modular system of wood partitions, futon, Zabuton, and bolsters. Star...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Maple
Tokujin Yoshioka
Tofu
Table Lamp (s)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Minimalist and modern, these lamps are beautifully designed to open space in any intimate setting.
Sold separately:
Large: 11.5" H x 14.5" W x 3" D
Small: 8.5" H x 11.25" W x 3" D
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
$3,500 / item
"Bleu" by Kumi Sugaï (1996)
By Kumi Sugai
Located in Weesp, NL
"Bleu" by Kumi Sugaï (1996)
Experience the allure of contemporary Japanese art with "Bleu," a stunning copperplate etching by the celebrated artist Kumi Sugaï. Created in 1996, this...
Category
1990s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
2010s Max Bill for Metrocs of Japan Wool Rug 6.5x6.5
By Max Bill
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a wool rug designed by Max Bill in 1946. This example was produced by Metrocs of Japan in the 2010s. The rug is comprised of New Zealand Wool and features a striking composit...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
"Ghost (Get Out of Town)" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii
By Toyoharu Kii
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Classically trained in Florence, Italy, Kii creates his modern mosaics using traditional techniques and materials, including hand-cut Italian marble and Venetian smalti glass. Eschewing the figural in favor of the abstract, his mosaics rely on contrasts of pattern and form to convey complex themes and achieve visual harmony.
Toyoharu Kii’s latest body of work “Geophytes” continues themes of rebirth and renewal. A reference to plants that regrow from hidden elements beneath the earth’s surface, the series celebrates the resilience of the natural world. Each mosaic is imagined as a landscape that documents a history of environmental damage due to human activity, and the subsequent return of nature as a restorative force. Through the juxtaposition of patterns and the interplay of order and disorder, Kii creates man-made “images of destruction” and finds hope in the future by “reconstructing nature.”
In this mosaic entitled "Ghost (Get Out...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Japanese Woven Ikebana Bamboo Basket Ueda Shounsai Original Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
A bespoken Japanese hanakago (flower basket) for ikebana by Bamboo artist Ueda Shounsai (1897-1990). Hand-woven with bamboo and rattan, and equipped with a copper lined inner vase, the basket features a modern bucket form with bended bamboo frames. The body was woven with Thousand-line construction, also known as comb plaiting. It was designed in an oblique pattern that gives this piece a distinctive flavor. The arched handle was bended gracefully with branches attached to the rim of the basket. The base is inscribed Shounsai zo (尚雲齋造) to base. The basket comes with its original Japanese wood box...
Category
20th Century Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Kenji Fujita for Tackett Associates, Modernist Coffee Pot in Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
Kenji Fujita for Tackett Associates. Modernist coffee pot in porcelain. Dated 1953-56.
Measures: 22 x 17 cm.
In excellent conditi...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
"Asanoha Landscape" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii
By Toyoharu Kii
Located in Chicago, IL
Monochromatic, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Aquatints by Tadaaki Kuwayama
Located in San Francisco, CA
Tadaaki Kuwayama, Aquatints, 1990, on hand made Ichibei Iwano Japanese paper, each signed in pencil,
Printed by Wingate Studio, New Hampshire.
Framed: Height: 35" Width: 26.5"
Shee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
The Girl on a Motorcycle
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1968
Located in Devon, GB
A rare Japanese B2 for the 1960s cult classic 'The Girl on a Motorcycle,' which followed Marianne Faithful on a psychedelic motorcycle ride across...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
"Ghost (Big Wings)" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii
By Toyoharu Kii
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Classically trained in Florence, Italy, Kii creates his modern mosaics using traditional techniques and materials, including hand-cut Italian marble and Venetian smalti glass. Eschewing the figural in favor of the abstract, his mosaics rely on contrasts of pattern and form to convey complex themes and achieve visual harmony.
Toyoharu Kii’s latest body of work “Geophytes” continues themes of rebirth and renewal. A reference to plants that regrow from hidden elements beneath the earth’s surface, the series celebrates the resilience of the natural world. Each mosaic is imagined as a landscape that documents a history of environmental damage due to human activity, and the subsequent return of nature as a restorative force. Through the juxtaposition of patterns and the interplay of order and disorder, Kii creates man-made “images of destruction” and finds hope in the future by “reconstructing nature.”
In this mosaic entitled "Ghost (Big Wings)," Kii takes a more representational approach to his storytelling, creating figurative drawings out of thin lines of tesserae. The mosaic belongs to his “Ghost” triptych, wherein Kii uses “wings” to represent the presence of a heavenly being, the ghosts of past spirits or the presence of an angel or guardian. In “Ghost (Big Wings),” Kii mourns the extinction of many creatures due to environmental change and imagines their lonely spirits wandering the earth. Enveloping their silhouettes is “a bird with big wings,” writes Kii, depicted here within a dense mosaic of abstract patterns, a symbol for nature’s healing power. “The bird consoles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Black
White Limited Edition Japanese Rice Vendor Portrait
Located in Weesp, NL
Limited Edition #01/10 Black & White portrait of a rice vendor in Tokyo October 2022 by Taco Joustra.
This portrait is part of a series titled "Faces of ...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Woven Ikebana Bamboo Basket Maeda Chikubosai I
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall woven bamboo ikebana hanakago (flower basket) circa first half of the 20th century (Taisho or Showa era) by Japanese bamboo master Maeda Chikubosai I (1872-1950). Hand-woven w...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Contemporary Ceramic Sculptural Slab Yoshikawa Masamichi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A richly glazed ceramic sculptural slab in the shape of a centerpiece plate by Japanese ceramic artist Yoshikawa Masamichi (1946-). The highly abst...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Zabuton Sofa, Handmade Japanese Futon on Modular Maple Frame, Kvadrat
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
The Zabuton Sofa is available in infinite configurations.
It is customizable through modular system of wood partitions, futon, Zabuton, and bolsters. Star...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Maple
"Ghost (Waiting For Friends)" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii
By Toyoharu Kii
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Clas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
1970 lithograph titled ‘Fête’ by Kumi Sugaï 92/100
By Kumi Sugai
Located in Weesp, NL
Kumi Sugai, Fête, 1970 – Signed
Numbered Lithograph (Edition 92/100)
Dimensions: H 65 x W 50 cm 25.6 x 19.7 in
A striking example of post-war Japanese modernism, Fête (1970)...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
$1,119 Sale Price
25% Off
Zabuton Sofa, Handmade Japanese Futon on Modular Maple Frame, Kvadrat, Sou Sou
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
The Zabuton Sofa is available in infinite configurations.
It is customizable through modular system of wood partitions, futon, Zabuton, and bolsters. St...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Maple
Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Sculpture by Kawano Shoko
By Kawano Shoko
Located in Atlanta, GA
A contemporary Japanese bamboo sculpture entitled Light at Dawn (Gyoko) made in 2004 by Kawano Shoko (B. 1957). This airy piece is unconventi...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Traditional Japanese Hand Crafted Wooden and Lacquered Center Piece
Located in Weesp, NL
Presenting a timeless treasure: "Elegance in Ebony and Crimson."
Delight in the allure of this exquisite handcrafted Japanese centerpiece, adorned with a sleek black painted wooden...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Bulge Lines wall lamp pink Norihiko Terayama Sculptural lamp
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Bulge Lines: fluorescent lamp pink
This sculptural lighting is made of mainly a lot of wires bonded each.
Three light bulbs are attached. It is a lighting work of an artist with a...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Wire
Bulge Lines wall lamp orange Norihiko Terayama Sculptural lamp
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Bulge Lines: fluorescent lamp red
This sculptural lighting is made of mainly a lot of wires bonded each.
Three light bulbs are attached. It is a lighting work of an artist with a ...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Wire
Bulge Lines floor lamp yellow Norihiko Terayama Sculptural lamp
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Bulge Lines: floor lamp yellow
This sculptural lighting is made of mainly a lot of wires bonded each.
Three light bulbs are attached. It is a ligh...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Wire
Japanese Shigaraki Jar for Ikebana by Shiho Kanzaki
By Shiho Kanzaki
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Shigaraki stoneware jar by Japanese potter Shino Kanzaki (1942-2018). Kanzaki is a world renowned potter in Shigaraki who based his modern work on the ancient tradition of Shigaraki and Iga ware...
Category
20th Century Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Zabuton Sofa, Handmade Japanese Futon on Modular Maple Frame, Kvadrat
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
The Zabuton Sofa is available in infinite configurations.
It is customizable through modular system of wood partitions, futon, Zabuton, and bolsters. Star...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Maple
Black
White Photography Limited Edition Portrait of a
Located in Weesp, NL
Limited Edition #01/10 Black & White portrait of a road house Chef in Nikko, October 2022 by Taco Joustra.
This portrait is part of a series titled "Faces of Japan".
The museum quality fine art B&W print measures Height : 20.866 x Width : 15.994 inches. This includes the 0.787 inch white border The photograph will be signed and numbered .
Japanese cuisine, also known as washoku, is characterized by its emphasis on seasonality, simplicity, and balance of flavors. It also places a strong emphasis on the appearance of dishes, with a focus on presentation. Sushi, ramen, and tempura are some of the most well-known Japanese dishes...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Black
White Photography Limited Edition Portrait of a Japanese Sushi Chef
Located in Weesp, NL
Limited Edition #01/10 Black & White portrait of a Sushi Chef in Tokyo October 2022 by Taco Joustra.
This portrait is part of a series titled "Faces of Ja...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Ceramic Sculptural Centerpiece by Ryuichi Kakurezaki
By Kakurezaki Ryuichi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large and bespoken stoneware centerpiece platter in sculptural form by Japanese ceramic artist Ryuichi Kakurezaki (1950-) circa 2000s. Made in Bizen ware tradition in a thick slab ...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Kazaribako Glass Box Kyohei Fujita
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Kazaribako "Ornamented Box" made of glass by Japanese artist Kyohei Fujita (1921-2004) circa 1980s. The hand-blown glass box with fitting lid is of an oval shape, slightly irregula...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Silver
Japanese Bamboo Art Sculpture Kawashima Shigeo Soul
s Trance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A contemporary bamboo sculpture art pieces by Japanese artist Kawashima Shigeo (1958-). Entitled
"Soul's Trace", this bespoken piece was made in 2009 and purchased from Tai Modern, ...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Thread
Japanese Modern Classic 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set Dinner Service 118 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
This large 118 piece Japanese silver by Hosoya Modernism style silver flatware set (reminiscent of Modern Classic by Lunt) has a higher silver c...
Category
20th Century Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Supreme x rOtring 600 3-in-1 Multicolor pen &v mechanical pencil, SS 2023, Japan
By Supreme
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Supreme®/rOtring 600 3-in-1
Multicolor pen and mechanical pencil. Includes black and red ballpoint inks with 0.5 mm mechanical pencil. Additional blue refill included.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Zabuton Sofa, Handmade Japanese Futon on Modular Maple Frame, Kvadrat
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
The Zabuton Sofa is available in infinite configurations.
It is customizable through modular system of wood partitions, futon, Zabuton, and bolsters. Star...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Maple
Zabuton Sofa, Handmade Japanese Futon on Modular Maple Frame, Kvadrat
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
The Zabuton Sofa is available in infinite configurations.
It is customizable through modular system of wood partitions, futon, Zabuton, and bolsters. Star...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Maple
Japanese Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture Kiyoharu Ichino
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Purple Dawn", a ceramic sculpture piece by Japanese potter Kiyoharu Ichino (1957-). Purchased from Touching Stone, Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2003. Tradition meets renovation, this sculptural piece with its slab like minimal shape draws the viewer into its mysterious shape that is reminiscent of a monument. Its surface, with the typical Tanba clay fired at very high temperature and completely free of glaze, radiates a subtle metallic sheen that is nearly in a shade of purple. This piece was purchased from Touching Stone, Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2003.
Artist's bio from the gallery and the exhibition:
"Kiyoharu Ichino was born in 1957 in Tachikui into an extended family steeped in pottery-making tradition. He learned all aspects of Tanba pottery since childhood. When he was twenty, he moved to Seto to study pottery under a master of Akatsu-yaki. Upon returning to Tachikui, he launched his career with the Tanba Group Kiln. In 1983, he established his own kiln and began showing in galleries all over Japan. His works have been selected repeatedly for the prestigious juried Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition sponsored by the Japan Crafts Association. In 1995, he was nominated to be a permanent member of The Japan Crafts Association, an honor bestowed to the most experienced and talented artists.
Traditional Tanba pottery is fired unglazed at very high temperature in large wood-fueled kilns. Ichino uses both an anagama (hole kiln) and a noborigama (climbing kiln), burning almost a thousand bundles of wood over several days to bring out the unique personalities of Tanba clay, which is renowned for its rich texture and deep purplish brown colors. Many of his pieces show silvery fire-marks like swirling mists left by the wood fire. His pieces appear to be integral parts of the clay rather than separate objects made from it. To show the unique clay texture, he often includes seemingly unfinished edges in his designs, exposing the rough clay body. Despite the high level of sophistication and innovation, Ichino's works maintain a strong connection with the ancient Tanba pottery tradition. Ichino should be no stranger to many Santa Fe residents. His work has been exhibited both in Touching Stone Gallery and as part of a major exhibition in the New Mexico Museum of International Folk Art in 2006.
About Tanba ware...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Zabuton Sofa, Handmade Japanese Futon on Modular Maple Frame, Kvadrat
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
The Zabuton Sofa is available in infinite configurations.
It is customizable through modular system of wood partitions, futon, Zabuton, and bolsters. Star...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Maple
Japan, Spectacular Ceramic Vase by Akira Arakawa circa 2000
Located in PARIS, FR
Akira Arakawa, born in 1950 in Hamamatsu and a graduate of Kokushikan University’s Department of Architecture, has carved a unique path in Japanese ceramics. Although trained in architecture, he is a self-taught ceramic artist, renowned for his exceptional mastery of crystallized glazes. This intricate technique demands precise temperature control, reaching extreme levels of 1250°C to 1300°C to melt the glaze components thoroughly. As the temperature slowly decreases, crystals emerge, forming delicate flower or snowflake patterns on the glazed surface. By adding zinc or rutile, Arakawa can manipulate the size and shape of these crystals.
This meticulous process results in captivating works like this deeply carved vase, where blue crystals stand out against earthy backgrounds, creating striking contrasts between crystallized and vitrified areas. Arakawa’s technical excellence has earned him numerous accolades, particularly in Japan’s ceramic competitions and exhibitions.
Arakawa’s work has been featured in prestigious events, including multiple selections for the Nissin Noodle Bowl...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$1,385 Sale Price
20% Off
Sculptural Table, Unique Daté Kan Stone Design by Okurayama
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculptural table - Unique Daté Kan stone design by Okurayama
Materiel: Daté Kan Stone and forged iron
Sculpted in the Okurayama's Studio in Miyagi's Prefecture, Japan
Each creatio...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Stone
Dining Table, Unique Daté Kan Stone Sculptural Design by Okurayama
Located in Geneve, CH
Dining table, Unique Daté Kan Stone sculptural design by Okurayama
Materiel: Daté Kan Stone and forged iron
Sculpted in the Okurayama's Studio in Miyagi's Prefecture, Japan
Each c...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Furniture
Materials
Stone
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