Shiro Kuramata & Hiroshi Sugimoto: Works from the Absent Past 
15 January 2015
Shiro Kuramata & Hiroshi Sugimoto: Works from the Absent Past 
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Shiro Kuramata

pair of Sofa with Arms (single) for the Esprit House

Ishimaru Co., Ltd.
Japan, 1982 / 1983
upholstery, chrome-plated steel 25½ h × 25½ w × 36 d in (65 × 65 × 91 cm)
estimate: $30,000–50,000
result: $56,250
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provenance: Esprit House, Tokyo | Private Japanese collection
literature: Shiro Kuramata 1934-1991, Hara et al., pg. 167 illustrates commission and sofas in situ Shiro Kuramata, Sudjic, ppg. 319, 327 illustrate commission and sofas in situ

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Esprit House, Tokyo

Throughout his long lasting relationship with Esprit, Kuramata produced some of his most important work and substantial interiors. In 1983 he was asked to design the interior of the company’s guesthouse located in a residential area of Tokyo. In the living room, floor to ceiling windows contrasted against Kuramata's terrazzo floors, where a custom table made of Star Piece terrazzo was flanked by two Sofas with Arms (single) and a unique Sofa with Arms (triple) designed exclusively for the interior.

The living room of the Esprit House.

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