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"Kashiwado" Chair

Designed 1961
Designed by Isamu Kenmochi (Japanese, 1912–1971) Made by Tendo Mokko, Tendo, Japan (1940–present)
This chair is built of blocks of Japanese cedar. They are geometrically arranged to form a U-shaped profile, with their wood grains producing abstract patterns. It is the stout, compact shape of this chair that inspires its name—Kashiwado, who was a famous sumo wrestler of the period.

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