shiro kuramata to be auctioned at wright

‘hal 2’ terada tekkojo, ltd. japan, 1987 enameled steel, plastic 16 w x 18 d x 35.5 h inches

estimate: 0–700

shiro kuramata’s pieces are part of the upcoming modern design to be held at chicago auction house wright on tuesday march 23,  2010. this bi-annual auction of mid-century modern showcases work by george nakashima, donald judd, philippe starck, harry bertoia, a selection of pieces for memphis by ettore sottsass, peter shire and michele de lucchi, paul evans,  richard meier, joe colombo and studio alchimia alongside other noteworthy italian, french and american designs.

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‘hal 3’ terada tekkojo, ltd. japan, 1987 enameled steel, stainless steel, plastic 19 w x 19 d x 44 h inches

estimate: 0–900

‘twilight time’ terada tekkojo, ltd./mihoya glass co., ltd. japan, 1985/2008 laminated glass, chrome-plated steel 45 w x 22 d x 27 h inches

estimate: ,000–15,000

‘apple honey’ chairs, pair UMS pastoe japan, 1986 chrome-plated and enameled steel, vinyl 18.75 w x 20 d x 28.75 h inches

estimate: ,000–1,500

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‘glass chair’ mihoya glass co., ltd. japan, 1976/2008 glass adhered with photobond 100 adhesive 35.5 w x 24 d x 34 h inches this work is number fifteen from the edition of forty.

sold with certificate of authenticity from the kuramata design office signed by mieko kuramata.

estimate: ,000–30,000

plastic wagon ishimaru co., ltd japan, 1968/2008 acrylic, chrome-plated metal 27 w x 15 d x 28 h inches this work is number two from the edition of fifty.

sold with certificate of authenticity from the kuramata design office signed by mieko kuramata.

estimate: ,000–7,000

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