'How High the Moon' armchair
Designer
Shiro Kuramata
Manufacturer/Maker/Editor
Vitra
Origin
Switzerland
Year
1986
Design Museum Section
Japanese Design Icons
Design in Steel
Categories
Armchairs, Lounge chairs
Designheroes ID
147588
Auction House
Phillips
Headquarter
New York, United States
Materials
Steel
Availability
sold
Condition
pre-owned/vintage
Sale name
Design
Sale Location
New York, United States
'How High the Moon' armchair
1986
Nickel-plated steel mesh.
73.3 x 95.5 x 83 cm (28 7/8 x 37 5/8 x 32 5/8 in.)
Produced by Vitra, Basel, Switzerland.
Literature
Domus, no. 714, March 1990, n.p.
Domus, no. 788, December 1996, p. 55
Shiro Kuramata 1934-1991, exh. cat., Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, 1996, pp. 60, 181
Domus, no. 858, April 2003, pp. 124-25
Domus, no. 788, December 1996, p. 55
Shiro Kuramata 1934-1991, exh. cat., Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, 1996, pp. 60, 181
Domus, no. 858, April 2003, pp. 124-25
Provenance
Private collection, Lisbon, acquired directly from Vitra, Basel
Object
'How High the Moon' armchair
Designer
Shiro Kuramata
Manufacturer/Maker/Editor
Vitra
Origin
Switzerland
Year
1986
Design Museum Section
Japanese Design Icons
Design in Steel
Categories
Armchairs, Lounge chairs
Designheroes ID
147588
Auction House
Phillips
Headquarter
New York, United States
Materials
Steel
Availability
sold
Condition
pre-owned/vintage
Sale name
Design
Sale Location
New York, United States
