• Japanese Aesthetics

    We have worked diligently on this reissue project in order to pass on the Japanese aesthetic and proud footprints to future generations, and to cultivate world-class Hida master craftsmen through the creation of Sori Yanagi’s works. The Yanagi Chair is made of a single piece of curved wood for the armrests, using Hida Sangyo’s advanced curved wood technology, without altering the original shape of the chair. Yanagi Design Office is still working as YANAGI DESIGN under Yanagi’s philosophy, supervising new designs as well as specification changes.

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Designer
柳 宗理
SORI YANAGI

Designer

Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1915. Industrial designer.
He graduated from the Oil Painting Dept. at Tokyo Fine Arts School. He established a foundation known as the Yanagi Design Office in 1953.
As a founder of the modern industrial design method after World War II, he created numerous industrial products that were valued as “tools for living”, including furniture. Moreover, he was a powerful advocate for design workshops. His design expertise also extended to automobiles, pedestrian overpasses and the platform for the Olympic flame used at the Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan. His “Butterfly Stool” is famous as the first piece of work for which a Japanese designer received global recognition.