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Sori Yanagi’s work are some of the most cherished Japanese designer products since World War II. Among the beautiful pieces from his collection, the Butterfly Stool stands as the best-known signature from Yanagi.
The stool combines Eastern forms with plywood moulding technique to evoke a butterfly’s wings. Softly curved, the stool silhouette has been an elusive and elegant icon for generations.
The Butterfly Stool is a unique functional product that also gracefully decors any living room.
Sori Yanagi 柳宗理 (1915–2011) was a Japanese product designer.
Influenced by Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand work, Yanagi developed a organic style in his product and combined the western industrial technology with Japan's native artisanal traditions.
The successful fusion made Sori Yanagi one of the most acclaimed representative of the Japanese modern design. His success played an important role after World War II by pushing the Japanese economy to the high-growth period.
In 1952, he founded the Yanagi Industrial Design Institute, which created a prolific number of articles of daily use and furnishings.
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