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Kyoto Table, 1983
Ishimaru Co. Ltd, Japan

Designer
Shiro Kuramata

Material
Star Piece Terrazzo, chrome-plated steel

Dimensions
Ø 59 cm, H 71 cm

 

Shiro Kuramata took advantage of a recently-invented adhesive to create this tense, cool glass chair, which is perfectly functional despite its effect of unreliable fragility and weightlessness.

Terrazzo was originally a 'surrogate marble'. Kuramata changed its meaning, using a new material rainbow-coloured mosaic glass called 'Star Piece' for the floors, walls and furniture of his Issey Miyake boutique interior.
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