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Taichiro Nakai

rare and important sofa

Esposizione Permanente Mobili
Japan, 1954
upholstery, enameled steel 28½ h × 93 w × 51 d in (72 × 236 × 130 cm)
estimate: $30,000–40,000
result: $38,100
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This rare sofa successfully combines the dynamic formal qualities of postwar design with the restraint and elegance of Japanese aethetics. The design was an award-winning entry for the 1955 Concorso internazionale del Mobile, Cantu. The jury for the competition included Alvar Aalto, Finn Juhl, Gio Ponti and Carlo de Carli.
provenance: Private European collection
literature: Mobili Tipo, Aloi, pg. 108

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