| The concept of symmetry is beautifully manifested in the joined
wings of Sori Yanagi's Butterfly Stool. Executed using the pressed
plywood molding technique invented by Charles and Ray Eames, this
graceful stool marries ancient Japanese forms with modern Western
materials |
With the ability to go from resembling a Japanese chabu-dai with its
low, compact form, to having the multiplaned look of a Mondrian
painting, the Par 4 Table is an exercise in versatility. |
Presenting a very special re-introduction: the Nakashima
Straight-Backed Chair (1948), designed by George Nakashima for Knoll.
Nakashima was an MIT-trained architect who was known to describe himself
as Japanese Shaker |
