Sold for:
$38,100
$38,100
Taichiro Nakai
rare and important sofa
Esposizione Permanente Mobili Japan, 1954 upholstery, enameled steel 93 w x 51 d x 28½ h in (236 x 130 x 72 cm)
result: $38,100
This rare sofa successfully combines the dynamic formal qualities of postwar design with the restraint and elegance of Japanese aethetics.
The design was an award-winning entry for the 1955 Concorso internazionale del Mobile , Cantu. The jury for the competition included Alvar Aalto, Finn Juhl, Gio Ponti and Carlo de Carli.
provenance: Private European collection
literature: Mobili Tipo , Aloi, pg. 108
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2015-06-11
