How high the moon, armchair
(1987)
Medium
nickel-plated steel
Measurements
71.8 × 95.0 × 82.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Ruth Margaret Frances Houghton Bequest, 2021
Gallery location
Level 3, NGV International
About this work
Tokyo-based designer Shiro Kuramata was globally influential during the 1970s–80s. He is celebrated for his experimental works combining traditional Japanese concepts and aesthetics with non-traditional forms and materials. Kuramata’s How high the moon armchair is one of his most successful furniture designs. The chair merges sculpture and design, with sheets of nickel-plated steel mesh impersonating the form of a generously upholstered armchair.
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