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"Kotobuki" Shelves

Designed 1989
Designed by Sinya Okayama (Japanese, born 1941) Made by Daichi Company, Tokyo, Japan
One of a series that “translates” Japanese writing into three-dimensional furniture, Kotobuki is a set of brilliantly designed shelves by Sinya Okayama. The shape is an abstraction of the pictogram for the word kotobuki (meaning “tributes” or “longevity”) that would be recognizable to a Japanese audience. Sleek and modern, this piece was created using a traditional lacquering technique on wood.

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