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

bottle for Laputa restaurant

Ishimaru Co., Ltd.
Japan, 1991
acrylic, anodized aluminum 12 h × 3 dia in (30 × 8 cm)
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $3,250
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This bottle, intended for display, is made of solid acrylic. Incised signature to bottle: [Shiro Kuramata Presented by Ishimaru Co., ltd].
provenance: Laputa, Tokyo | Private collection
literature: Shiro Kuramata, Sudjic, ppg. 173, 385-386 illustrate commission Shiro Kuramata 1934-1991, Hara et al., ppg. 197-198 illustrate commission

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Laputa, Tokyo

One of Kuramata’s last commissions, Laputa restaurant, was completed after his death in 1991. Every aspect of the restaurant was artfully designed and curated by Kuramata and executed by a team of close friends, artisans and family. The restaurant was comprised of three distinct spaces; a lounge, dining area and sushi counter and featured acrylic forms and bold colors. Laputa also marked one of Kuramata’s first and only interiors that included works by fellow designers. 

The restaurant interior showing the bar, lounge and dining room.

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